Afghanistan connects Central and South Asia, and a breakdown of order there would pose grave risks in both directions. Moreover, the world – not just the West, but Russia and China as well – would risk global proliferation of drugs, weapons, and terror.
阿富汗是中亚和南亚的连接点，这里的失序将同时威胁到中亚和南亚。此外，世界——不仅是西方世界，也包括俄罗斯和中国——也将面临全球性的毒品、军火和恐怖行动扩散的危险。