Afghanistan: The Rise of the Taliban (2021)
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Afghanistan - A New Age of International War
Many companies were looking for ways to transport natural resources from countries in central asia, like turk meniston, to south asia. Running a line through afghanistan would allow companies to avoid working with russia or idon which the west generally considered unfriendly. But it could only be built if afghanistan had a stable, secure government. And during the chaotic civil war, that didn't exist. Some entity needed to come along and bring order to the country so corporations and governments could do business. Their new vision for afghonistan would reshape it for decades and usher in a new age of international war.
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