os_kaiserwilhelm
os_kaiserwilhelm t1_iu2ufw7 wrote
Reply to comment by Trav3lingman in Afghanistan Becomes World's 'Least Secure' Country: Report by Gopu_17
It was literally the seat of Ahmad Shah Durrani's empire. Before that it had been the seat of Timur's heir, and later the base for Babur for his invasion of India.
Does that mean every valley had state presence? But the cities and surrounding countryside were under a loose system of fealty not too dissimilar to feudalism.
os_kaiserwilhelm t1_iu2twxo wrote
Reply to comment by Sketti_n_butter in Afghanistan Becomes World's 'Least Secure' Country: Report by Gopu_17
England was just good old imperialism. Afghanistan came to the US in 2001 when it allowed its territory to be a safe haven for ALl Qaeda. Additionally the Northern Alliance fought the opening phase of the war. The Taliban had been driven from Kabul before American boots touched the ground thanks to US Air support.
os_kaiserwilhelm t1_iu2ulry wrote
Reply to comment by dotheyoweusaliving1 in Afghanistan Becomes World's 'Least Secure' Country: Report by Gopu_17
Certainly helped their women gain a new perspective that had been denied many from 1992-2001.