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Originally Posted by TigerII
It has a nickname. Death of Empires. The Russian's tried twice. The British had a hell of a time there, the Persians had a hell of a time. Ottomans tried and didn't do so hot, several central Asian kingdoms of old tried. The only ones who held Afghanistan for any length of time were the Mongolians, and that was because they basically depopulated the place.
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I'd almost call Afghanistan "The edge of the world", even though it's kinda in the center. It's certainly the edge from a human perspective, likewise the Caucasus. 2 very "wild" areas.