Graveyard of Empires

English

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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.

Proper noun

the Graveyard of Empires

  1. (figurative) Afghanistan.

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