Word: afghanistan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...corridor, a marginal place"?a palimpsest on which various neighbors and colonial powers (Russia, Hungary, Turkey) had left their traces. To this day, Steinberg confesses himself to be "culturally a born Levantine?my sort of country goes from the eastern outskirts of Milan all the way to Afghanistan...
What is the capital of Afghanistan...
Kabul, the largest city and capital of Afghanistan, is situated in and outside a triangular gorge between two towering mountain ranges, the Asmai, and the Sherdarwaza. The ranges, which run in a southeast and northwest direction, nearly meet just west of the old town and leave a narrow passage traversed by the Kabul River and local roads...
Fisher, Williston Professor of Law at the Law School, is the founder of Social Sciences 174, "Coping with International Conflict," and for over 30 years he has been doing just that. He has been involved in trying to help settle disputes between Iran and Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, the United States and Denmark--and his most recent efforts have been directed toward solving the Middle East conflict. He has been advising both the Egyptians and the Israelis about how to move negotiations forward...
...years ago for the salubrious airs of the country. On his 45-acre New Hampshire farm, he chops the wood that heats his house and repairs stone fences. A runner, Skow also enjoys tennis, canoeing, skiing and hiking. In 1971 he climbed the 24,500-ft. Mt. Noshaq in Afghanistan...