In 1922 afghanistan endures yet another coup. which group takes over time? what are the problems with the group?

b. both have yearned to escape the environment they experienced as a child.

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to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.