Markus Balázs Göransson is a lecturer and newspaper columnist in Sweden. He holds a PhD in international politics from Aberystwyth University. He tweets at @MBGoransson
Thirty years on from the end of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, war veterans are having to deal with contemporary conflicts in their search for friendship and recognition.
What impact will the withdrawal of the Western-dominated International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan this year have on neighbouring Tajikistan?