NoWho thinks we will withdraw our troops on 1st of May, if not do you guys think there will be more suicide bombings and attacks by the taliban
Point us, if you would, please, to the last period in history when Afghanistan was at peace internally, leaving aside the time of Taliban rule prior to Western intervention post 9/11.Seems things have cooled down but I’m worried will break out again
Point us, if you would, please, to the last period in history when Afghanistan was at peace internally, leaving aside the time of Taliban rule prior to Western intervention post 9/11.
Rather my point.Depends on how you define peace. If you're including the period of Taleban rule that was marked by a steady civil war, multiple genocidal massacres, and a narrowly averted war with Iran then there's a fair chunk of Afghan history that would qualify as peaceful.
It was pretty peaceful (By Afghan standards) in 1973 until the Soviets engineered a coup deposing the King and putting a communist appointee in his place which stirred the tribes up. Prior to this the biggest thing they had to contend with were hippies making their way overland from Europe via Turkey and Iran in search of a chemical induced nivarana in India and Nepal with the great guru.Point us, if you would, please, to the last period in history when Afghanistan was at peace internally, leaving aside the time of Taliban rule prior to Western intervention post 9/11.
That leaves a lot of space for misunderstanding.pretty peaceful (By Afghan standards)
My next-door-neighbour in New College, from Jan-Jun 1974 was an Afghan. so I checked coup dates, and you're 5 years adrift. 1973 saw the then-King's cousin (very anti-left) Lt Gen Mohammad Daud Khan seizing power, while the incumbent was 'taking the waters' at Ischia in the Tyrrhenian Sea.in 1973 until the Soviets engineered a coup deposing the King and putting a communist appointee in his place
It was pretty peaceful (By Afghan standards) in 1973 until the Soviets engineered a coup deposing the King and putting a communist appointee in his place which stirred the tribes up. Prior to this the biggest thing they had to contend with were hippies making their way overland from Europe via Turkey and Iran in search of a chemical induced nivarana in India and Nepal with the great guru.
These photos (the same photos) are frequently used by those trying to promote Afghanistan as this once liberal bastion that has been ruined by the Taliban. It's literally the same circular photos from a tiny period/proportion of Kabul.Back in the days when it was possible to actually see what Afghan women looked like (not half bad as it turns out).
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Yeah I know that, but there is enough anecdotal evidence (including above) that it was basically safe enough for westerners to travel around in freely (I don't think anyone ever described it as a liberal bastion, that would be absurd), no better and no worse than any other country in the region.These photos (the same photos) are frequently used by those trying to promote Afghanistan as this once liberal bastion that has been ruined by the Taliban. It's literally the same circular photos from a tiny period/proportion of Kabul.
True.Yeah I know that, but there is enough anecdotal evidence (including above) that it was basically safe enough for westerners to travel around in freely (I don't think anyone ever described it as a liberal bastion, that would be absurd), no better and no worse than any other country in the region.
Yeah I know that, but there is enough anecdotal evidence (including above) that it was basically safe enough for westerners to travel around in freely (I don't think anyone ever described it as a liberal bastion, that would be absurd), no better and no worse than any other country in the region.
Indeed, in the mid-late 70s a team from 56( Olphert's) Battery RA travelled from West Germany to India, via Iran and Afghanistan among other places, to celebrate some ancient battle they'd been involved in.There's more than anecdotal evidence. The hippie trail ran through Afghanistan, so there were thousands of westerners visiting the country and travelling across it in the 1960s.
It must have been hell for themIndeed, in the mid-late 70s a team from 56( Olphert's) Battery RA travelled from West Germany to India, via Iran and Afghanistan among other places, to celebrate some ancient battle they'd been involved in.
Despite travelling in series 3 landrovers brush painted battleship grey, all their maps provided by ( and printed as such) the CIA, and a couple of trailers stuffed with compo, POL and spares, the only problem reported was a disinclination to pay duties on the spare fuel.
I have a microwave dinner in my fridge with a longer shelf life (5th May, chicken korma with pilau rice) than the USA's current peace plan with the Taliban
Anyone got any updates on movements in/out of Kabul & its environs please?
Exercise no change at the moment.I have a microwave dinner in my fridge with a longer shelf life (5th May, chicken korma with pilau rice) than the USA's current peace plan with the Taliban
Anyone got any updates on movements in/out of Kabul & its environs please?