For example, from the middle of18th century to the beginning of 20th century, Britain invaded Afghanistan three times, as if it would never stop until Afghanistan was captured, but in 1979, the Soviet Union fought again? Support class brothers? The slogan of "eastward invasion" was adopted, but none of them succeeded. When the army entered Afghanistan, it was like entering a quagmire. The more it struggled, the more it lost, which made Afghanistan win? Imperial cemetery? The title of.
While we are surprised that weak Afghanistan can resist foreign aggression so flexibly, we will also think of a question: Is Afghanistan rich? In Afghanistan, which is dominated by agriculture, there is very little arable land and the land is extremely barren.
These disadvantages seem to determine that Afghanistan should not be taken so seriously by big countries, but the fact is that Afghanistan is indeed controversial in history, so what magic power does it have to make so many big countries so fond of it? This is mainly because of some natural advantages of Afghanistan, which makes these countries? Drooling? And these natural advantages we have to interpret for you from the perspective of geographical location.
Geographical location has created its resource advantage.
1. Although the average elevation of this country is 1000 meters, there are many deserts in the western region, which look barren. At that time, there was one thing in this country that other countries always wanted, and that was geological and mineral resources. Just like the southeast of Afghanistan, there are a lot of gold, silver and copper mines. According to the incomplete statistics of the US Geological Survey, the light metal deposits in Afghanistan exceed one trillion dollars. In addition, the north is rich in oil and natural gas.
The reason why Afghanistan has such rich resources is inseparable from its geographical location. First of all, it lives inland with many deserts, which is very conducive to resource burial. Moreover, the most important thing for the formation of resources is active crustal movement, and Afghanistan, which is located at the junction of plates, obviously conforms to this point.
2. Seeing this, many people may be curious. In fact, resources are so rich. To some extent, if these are exploited, the whole of Afghanistan can become in an instant? Rich country? Then why is Afghanistan still so poor? This is mainly because the exploitation in Afghanistan is too difficult, and the resources here are basically undeveloped? These mineral resources are influenced by mountainous terrain, and the mining difficulty and transportation cost are extremely high. Even if a part is mined, the resource utilization rate is quite low due to the technical level.
Afghanistan is rich in untapped resources, which is equivalent to an undiscovered treasure. For Britain, the Soviet Union, the United States and other countries with high domestic development level and great demand for mineral resources, it is natural to win, so we must win. Moreover, the mining technology of these big countries is many times stronger than that of Afghanistan. Let's take the former Soviet Union as an example. The former Soviet Union once had an extremely crazy plan to dig through the earth. Although the plan ended in vain, they still went deep underground 12000 meters, from which we can know how advanced the Soviet Union's technical level is.
So as long as they take Afghanistan, they take these resources. Indeed, the Soviet Union controlled Afghanistan for a short time in the last century, and then began to mine the Eynac copper mine near the capital Kabul.
Geographical location has created its strategic position.
1. Afghanistan is one of several important strategic places in the world. As you can see on the map, its geographical location is very important. It borders China in East Asia, South Asia, Pakistan and Indian Ocean in the west, Middle East oil-producing areas in the west, Central Asia and Russia in the north. For a big country that wants to dominate, if there is Afghanistan in this place, it is an excellent strategic buffer zone.
Let's take America as an example. In recent years, the US government has been keen on activities in Afghanistan. Since 200 1, it has been stationed there for almost 20 years. Afghanistan is a good place for it? Springboard? It can have a great impact on neighboring countries. Even without the "9 1 1" incident, the United States has been in Afghanistan? Are you ready? . Attacking Afghanistan with the idea of fighting terrorism was actually just an excuse, and its essential purpose was to serve the global strategy.
After all, the strategic defensive point of the United States in recent years has been focused on Asia. In particular, watching the rise of some countries also has a great impact on American hegemonism. I used to suffer from my country being in North America, so I can't show it here? Where do you put it? As long as Afghanistan is controlled, it will play a good balance role in several neighboring countries. This can not only control Iran, China and Russia, but also suppress India, which can be said to be a crucial move.
As we mentioned earlier in this article, apart from the United States, Britain and the former Soviet Union have all invaded Afghanistan, and their purposes are also very obvious. Britain wants to take the opportunity to expand its power eastward and March into East Asia dominated by China; At that time, the purpose of the Soviet Union was to open the sea passage to the Indian Ocean.
But none of them thought that Afghanistan was so hard to win, and which big country didn't get it here? Cheap? . But even with so many big countries in Afghanistan, bend over? Its strategic position has not decreased, but it is still as important as ever.
2. Besides, everyone should know that there are many tribes in Afghanistan, and the interaction among the major forces is complicated and has strong religious power. Like the Taliban we are familiar with, it has been working hard in Afghanistan for many years. To a large extent, big countries can't beat Afghanistan, and these reasons are also at work, and their combat capability is too strong.
Moreover, this place can also have a strong influence on neighboring countries, especially Central Asian countries such as Pakistan. If Afghanistan is captured, we can make full use of these forces to stir up the region. Generally speaking, we can use these to interfere in other countries' internal affairs. Especially those hostile countries, such as Iran and Russia, which the United States has always wanted to target.
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The geographical location of Afghanistan is the main reason why it is favored by big countries, because it brings him rich mineral resources and excellent strategic position. But instead of bringing prosperity to Afghanistan, these benefits have made it even more backward.
Because of these advantages of Afghanistan, some big countries are too jealous, so they began to attack Afghanistan, and they must not make such a country rich and strong. Under the strangulation of many forces, Afghanistan's transportation, industry and other infrastructure have been destroyed, millions of people have become refugees, and the economic system has to be built from scratch, so Afghanistan has become the first backward country in the world.
However, with the support and assistance of the international community, the situation in Afghanistan has improved and is in the recovery period of economic development.