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In the past:
In the mid 1800's, the British and Russian governments were making sweeping advancements in Asia. It didn't take long for the two European powers to get in each other's way, and subsequent conflicts broke out between the super powers. This quasi-war became known as "the Great Game", focused on where the British held (of all places) Afghanistan as a buffer zone for India. Holding onto this area became very unpopular with the British people as serious fighting broke out between the British army and the Afghani locals. Therefore, the Liberal Party (today called the Labour Party) swept into parliament with the campaign pledge to move out of Afghanistan. Upon taking power, however, they saw that removing troops would give the Russians an advantage, and therefore decided to go back on their promise for the good of the country. The British stayed in Afghanistan for several years later in efforts to provide a...
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