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Graveyard of Empires

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Etymology

From the several historical instances of foreign powers (namely, the British Empire, Soviet Union and United States) having been unable to achieve military victory in Afghanistan in the modern period, and as a result, collapsed or significantly weakened thereafter.

Definitions

  1. Afghanistan.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Graveyard of Empires.

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