<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKuanguka kwa maeneo hayo kulichukua muda mrefu na kulisababisha matatizo ambayo yamekuwa chanzo cha matatizo na msuguano katika Balkan na Mashariki ya Kati tangu wakati huo.  <response>: The decline of these territories was drawn out and painful, leav?Ωng problems in its wake that have been the source of trouble and friction in the Balkans and the Middle East ever since. 