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Why is Afghanistan so hard to control and govern?

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This solution discusses the US presence in Afghanistan and issues that the US has experienced during their time there.

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Afghanistan has a very interesting and, in many ways, devastating history. It is deemed to be geopolitically important because of its proximity to the oil-rich countries, among other reasons. US companies (as well as Chinese and Russian) are interested, for example, in building a pipeline through the nation where oil and natural gas can flow more easily from Afghanistan's energy-rich neighbours such as Iran and Turkmenistan. The interest in ...

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