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Iran Is Seeking More Influence in Afghanistan
• NY TimesTwo years ago, foreign engineers built a new highway through the desert of western Afghanistan, past this ancient trading post and on to the outside world. Nearby, they strung a high-voltage power line and laid a fiber-optic cable, marked with red po