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Regarding Afghanistan, you forget to mention that part of history where Afghanis raided and conquered large parts of what is now India (the Durani empire and Ba
by saargrin 5y ago
Regarding Afghanistan, you forget to mention that part of history where Afghanis raided and conquered large parts of what is now India (the Durani empire and Babur come to mind) , not to mention raiding into Persia and Merv
Its hard to pretend Afghanis' view of "civilization" was formed by the British "invasion" which was not permanent
- ZeroGravitas 5y agoExcellent additional detail, but not sure how it interacts with my point? I think someone invading you (3 times) is highly likely to give you an opinion about them and their ideals, even if they fail, but maybe the Afghanis are a bit more "forgive and forget" than most.