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2009.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Afghanistan has historically been a tortured land. Even before the Cold War, the hardy and resilient Afghans were battling British colonisers intent on conquering the land in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In fact, the modern history of this much-storied land has become a byword for tragedy and destruction. Much of the blame for this must lie with outsiders who have always treated the country as a happy hunting ground for their own ends. In recent times, much of this tortured history has spilled over into neighboring countries like Pakistan and as horrible blowback on American shores in the form of 9/11. Yet Afghanistan's new imperial masters and its local Afghan satraps continue to ignore their history and treat it with utter contempt.
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