“Graveyard of Empires” Claims Another Victim, by James Corbett So what’s really happening in Afghanistan? The simplest answer to that question might be: Nothing unexpected. After all, the country is called “The Graveyard of Empires” for a reason. First, the history lesson: Situated on the main land route between Iran, Central Asia and India, Afghanistan has for millennia been recognized as a key square on the geopolitical chess board. The country has been subject to periodic invasions and conquests by various civilizations—the Macedonians, the Mauryans, the Greco-Bactrians, the Indo-Scythians, the Mongols, etc.—for thousands of years. In fact, control of Afghanistan continues to … Continue reading “Graveyard of Empires” Claims Another Victim