However. the epilog of the cold war is still being written In Afghanistan. The United States and particularly the Soviet Union used this country and its people as a surrogate battlefield during the cold war. A surrogate war to us continues to be a warravaged land to the people of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a small country. slightly smaller than the State of Texas. It has a population of 17.7 million people including 1.4 million refugees living in Pakistan and 2 million refugees living in Iran. A Moslem nation. it has been the centerpiece of South Asian history for decades mainly because of its geographic location. Landlocked and mostly mountains and deserts.
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