{"product_id":"book-ft69","title":"Afghanistan Graveyard of Empires","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the spring and summer of 2021, global news reports were filled with the impending US\/NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan. At best, it would be viewed as a stalemate, with an orderly transition to a stable, US-backed Afghan government. At worse, it would be looked upon as two decades of futile war, ending with a shameful retreat that left the county at the mercy of a ruthless Taliban regime. What went wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis close look at the history of foreign invasions of the country, from Alexander the Great to the US\/NATO occupation, gives insight into the geographical and cultural reasons this land, in the valley of the Hindu Kush mountain range, has long earned the sobriquet: \u003cstrong\u003eGraveyard of Empires\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49421269369136,"sku":"BDft69","price":3.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ft69-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773451241","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ft69","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}