Original sentence: Historical Guide To Afghanistan - Kandahar.Kandahar was named Alexandria, a popular name given to many cities that Alexander discovered during his conquests.Previously, the city was the provincial capital of Arachosia and was ruled by the Achaemenid Empire.The city has been a frequent target for conquest because of its strategic location in Southern Asia, controlling the main trade route linking the Indian subcontinent with the Middle East, Central Asia and the Persian Gulf
Edited sentence: In the 1990s Kandahar was described by some as the "gay capital of South Asia".Kandahar Comes Out of the Closet.Kandahar was named Alexandria, a popular name given to many cities that Alexander founded or refounded during his conquests.Previously, the city was the provincial capital of Arachosia and was ruled by the Persian Achaemenid Empire.The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom occupied Kandahar after the Mauryans, but then lost the city to the Indo-Greek Kingdom.The Hephthalites conquered Kandahar in the mid 5th century but lost it to the Sassanids again in the mid 6th century.The Kushan Empire seized the city in the mid 1st century, then lost it in the early 3rd century to the Persian Sassanid Empire.The city has been a frequent target for conquests by many historical nations because of its strategic location in Southern Asia, controlling the main trade route linking the Indian subcontinent with the Middle East, Central Asia and the Persian Gulf.The city was occupied by Indo-Scythian tribes before 100 BC, before the Parthian Empire and Indo-Parthians expelled them