So much has changed: the fall of the monarchy there and in neighboring Iran; the replacement of kings with conservative religious zealots; the Soviet invasion; the rise of the Taliban; the American invasion; the Taliban’s return.

So much has changed: the fall of the monarchy there and in neighboring Iran; the replacement of kings with conservative religious zealots; the Soviet invasion; the rise of the Taliban; the American invasion; the Taliban’s return.

So much has changed: the fall of the monarchy there and in neighboring Iran; the replacement of kings with conservative religious zealots; the Soviet invasion; the rise of the Taliban; the American invasion; the Taliban’s return.