The present book sets out to explode the myth of super power dominance. This case is well illustrated when Soviet Union after having invaded Afghanistan in December 1979 and after occupying it for a decade was forced to withdraw its troops from Afghan soil by 15 February 1989 under the pretext of Geneva accords. Having been the witness as well as the victom of Anglo-Russian rivalry in the past and US-Soviet rivalry in the post-war period, Afghanistan survived ...