WE are in Asia; ours is the Far East. Afghanistan, the country on top of the news stories today, is in Central Asia. But between the Far East and Central Asia is a great distance, not only in kilometers but also because of our different histories and environments.

Afghanistan is the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Central Asia is Iran, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, among others. South Asia is Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Among the numerous military campaigns that have occurred in Afghanistan, from the Persians to the Macedonians and Greeks that came with Alexander, were the Muslim Arabs who brought Islam, the Mongols of Genghis Khan on their way to Europe and multiple other tribes, down to the British in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Russians in the 20th century and in the last 20 years, the America.

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