#Afghans

i doubt the problem with #Afghanistan’s government is that it is centralistic. it is dysfunctional (in serving the people) because it is self-centred. proof is the wrangling again over cabinet,
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Something I want to spell out.The Soviet Union in the 1980s had about 270 million citizens. About 1/2 were Russians, the rest were everyone else. The Estonians were basically Nordics;
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On 4th January 1761, 3rd Battle of Panipat took place.What’s often overlooked is that besides Abdali’s army from today’s Afghanistan, forces belonging to almost all major areas of today’s Pakistan
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On December 1, 1979, KGB Chief Yuri Andropov gave an extraordinary handwritten letter to Leonid Brezhnev on the situation in Afghanistan and future Soviet policy. It marked the beginning of
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THREAD: As Afghans, diplomats & observers try to interpret initial Biden team signals on how it will approach peace process ... seems worth reflecting on two big bits of news
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1. This was a great conversation btw @MichaelKugelman & @YusufMoeed hosted by @TheWilsonCenter. The US wants a security-based relationship w/ a side effect of economic growth. Pakistan wants a growth-based
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That Australian special forces unlawfully killed 39 people in Afghanistan is shocking news for Australians & Afghans. The Brereton report must be followed by prompt, independent criminal investigations leading to
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Conclusions of Jirga committees:The heads of 50 Jirga committees presented the outcomes of their consultations to the plenary session in presence of the chairman of consultative peace Jirga, administrative board
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1/n This happenned last in 1783 when Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia and Sardar Baghel Singh defeated Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and hoisted the nishan sahib flag on red fort.
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THREAD: a recent NYT story detailed allegations that Pres. Ghani delayed an early breakthrough in Afghan peace talks.... it also alluded to an intriguing sub-plot: international community's hope that Dr.
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Today is the 19th anniversary of 9/11 and once more we get to watch liberals and conservatives come together and praise George W Bush as if he did not lay
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The buzz of a drone in the night sky warned residents of the Afghan village of Omar Khail that trouble was coming.Soldiers speaking Pashto and English moved toward the madrassa,
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On 12 Sep 1897, a legendary last-stand occurred between 10,000 Afghan tribesmen, and 21 Sikh soldiers. This was the Battle of Saragarhi. Here is a thread based on the book
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Zafarnama is a spiritual victory letter that was sent by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1705 to the Mughal Emperor of India, Aurangzeb after the Battle of Chamkaur.Do you
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THERE WAS NOTHING BUT GOD ABOVE AND DUTY BELOW.This was how Neville Chamberlain described his spartan existence on the frontier, far from the comforts of English society in a state
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I want to talk about why I am very sensitive to the use of ableist language by anyone - ESPECIALLY me. I grew with PTSD, depression, anxiety and possibly ADHD
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