Afghanistan: The Great Game Revisited, edited by Rosanne Klass (Freedom House, 519 pp„ $29.95)
Once upon a time there was, well—not exactly an evil empire, but still a very, very naughty one. By accident, this great power stumbled into a war with a bunch of fierce, fanatical, half-savage Muslims in a far-off land called Afghanistan. The noble savages kept fighting and fighting. Realizing the futility of war, the good Prince Gorbachev graciously decided to withdraw his troops and Give Peace a Chance: proving once again that The
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