books.google.co.in - Afghanistan has long been a coveted land of great strategic importance. Early in its history it served as a gateway to India, impinging on the ancient Silk Road, which carried trade from the Mediterranean to China. In the 16th century the Persian Safavid Empire in the west, the Turkic Uzbek state to...http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Historical_Dictionary_of_Afghanistan.html?id=tp5IrLhWbTkC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHistorical Dictionary of Afghanistan
