Afghanistan: A Modern History - Angelo Rasanayagam - Google Books

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Afghanistan has long been the focal point of East-West relations, from the 19th and early 20th centuries when its mountain ranges provided the arena where the world's greatest powers sought to expand their influence to its center role in international…