Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Afghanistan: The "Graveyard Of Empires"

That's all. The title sums it up.

That and Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world with one of the lowest literacy rates.

That and it is rife with divisions between ethnic groups that dwarf current schisms in Iraq.

That and all the groups are lead by warlords who fight over control of the drug trade as much as they do over religion.

Terrorism, narcotics, and regional rivalries. All requiring different strategies.

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