The fall of Afghanistan’s horse power is a lesson to today’s petrostates: Power based on a strategic commodity is fleeting

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Not so long ago, Afghanistan was the Saudi Arabia of horses.

But technological change led to its rapid decline.

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Author / Journalist: David Chaffetz

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United StatesAfghanistanSaudi Arabia

Topics: Editor's Picks Commentary Commodities

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Published On: 2024-12-15 @ 06:00:00 (13 hours ago)

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