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- Another task unit would cover Eastern Europe, another the Middle East and Central Asia, another Africa, and around the globe.†
p. 154.0 *Middle East = a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
- Then, while Afghanistan's post-Taliban government and national police and army were still under construction, another war was being planned in the Middle East.†
p. 161.3
Definition:
a region around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf (though there is no agreement on an exact to definition)
Some of the countries typically considered part of that region today include Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon. Some might include Afghanistan and Turkey which would certainly be included if referred to as the "Greater Middle East". Occasionally, the area is referred to as the Near East.