Eastern or Southern Afghanistan? Geez! That is a susrprise!<ng> <A HREF="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/middle_east/iran/iran.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/middle_east/iran/iran.htm</A> US bases in Turkmenistan, troops in Iraq, HQ in Qatar...