Why is the Afghanistan crisis limiting America's strategy in Central Asia? America's effort to expand its economic and security influence in Central Asia is faced with the entrenched presence of Russia and China and with the continuation of the Afghan crisis; Factors limiting Washington's scope of maneuver.

Why is the Afghanistan crisis limiting America's strategy in Central Asia? America's effort to expand its economic and security influence in Central Asia is faced with the entrenched presence of Russia and China and with the continuation of the Afghan crisis; Factors limiting Washington's scope of maneuver.