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The East India Company was established by Britain in the 16th century to control trade with Asia and colonize other regions. It gained control over the economy and governance of India through military intervention and imposed harsh taxes, leading to famines that killed millions of Indians. In Afghanistan, the US and Britain invaded in the late 1970s to gain control over opium and oil resources. This led to the rise of militant groups like the Taliban and Al Qaeda and an economy dependent on the opium trade,
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