The Land That Knew No Peace Afghanistan, a country synonymous with conflict and upheaval, marks its Independence Day this week amidst a fragile peace process.
Decades of brutal civil war, foreign occupation, and ideological experiments have left its people grappling with the consequences of forced political agendas.
The thread of instability runs deep in Afghanistan's history, from the Marxist Leninist regime of the 1980s to the radical Islamic movements and Western backed interventions of the past few decades.