This is an important point, but I think Afghanistan as an example is a bit misguided. Home-grown (as much as possible) and home-governing communists are usually

This is an important point, but I think Afghanistan as an example is a bit misguided. Home-grown (as much as possible) and home-governing communists are usually going to do a much better job than a colonial government of any political orientation, which is what I fear Afghanistan would have ended up as.