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At one point in the 1990s, Afghanistan was considered a potential route for pipelines carrying petroleum and natural gas from Central Asia. These include the Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline proposal, as well as the Afghanistan Oil Pipeline proposal. Could the Soviet Union have built something similar if they had decided not to invade Afghanistan, or if they had achieved victory there?