Afghanistan as a Bridge Connecting Central and South Asia

Suhrob Buranov

Abstract


This article is devoted to the study of some scientific debates about whether Afghanistan belongs to an integral part of Central or South Asia. Despite the different approaches, the aim of the article is to determine Afghanistan’s role as a bridge that connects Central and South Asian regions.


Keywords


Asian Switzerland; Heart of Asia; Afghan Dualism; Afsouthasia; Af-Pak, Durand Line; SAARC; Afcentasia; Mazar-E-Sharif-Herat; Mazar-E-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar; TAPI; CASA-1000; Surkhan-Pul-E-Khumri

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18415/ijmmu.v9i2.3499

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