History of Afghanistan : Graveyard of Empires

[dexter]

Everything has an end, and everything comes to an end, even death itself. So go the rhymes of Afghan history, for the year is 1747 and the mighty Iranian empire of Nader Afshar came to an abrupt end with his assassination. His untimely departure carried with him a premonition of death and set in motion a series of events that would become the epic drama that is the history of Afghanistan.

 

[Ghost 125]

graveyard of empires....an exagerated myth

 

[Fawadqasim1]

graveyard of empires....an exagerated myth

Exaggerated not so much.

 

[dexter]

Having established an empire in the Muslim world that was second only to the Ottomans, Ahmad Shah was a towering figure. Not surprisingly, his death left the British, Afghans, Sikhs and Russians scrambling to fill the power vacuum. Patented as the Great Game, this was not a new world but an extension of what began in the old one.

 

[dexter]

Britain's quest to install a puppet regime in Kabul during the Anglo-Afghan War resulted in one of its greatest military disasters.

With an army of roughly 31,800 soldiers, accounting for both British and Sikh forces, William Hay Macnaghten entered Afghanistan. As the advisor to the Indian viceroy, Macnaghten was tasked to subjugate the Afghans by installing a puppet regime in Kabul. But the plan was a little off the mark. In the coming years, while the blood of Afghans manured the ground, the British Empire was dealt with one of its greatest military disasters.

 

[Ghost 125]

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Britain's quest to install a puppet regime in Kabul during the Anglo-Afghan War resulted in one of its greatest military disasters.

With an army of roughly 31,800 soldiers, accounting for both British and Sikh forces, William Hay Macnaghten entered Afghanistan. As the advisor to the Indian viceroy, Macnaghten was tasked to subjugate the Afghans by installing a puppet regime in Kabul. But the plan was a little off the mark. In the coming years, while the blood of Afghans manured the ground, the British Empire was dealt with one of its greatest military disasters.

contrary to the popular belief, doctor brydon was not the only one who survived the retreat to Jalalabad, many other soldiers kept on approaching Jalalabad garrison for next few months, who somehowe hid and survived in the passes.
Moreover the very next year Britian redeemed their honour by sacking Kabul, demolishing the covered bazar and recovering hostages from afghans, taken previous year.
Had there been a better milittary commander at the time, much of the disaster could ve been averted. Elphinstone alone was responsible for much of the fatal decisions after the death of machnaghten and burnes.

 

[dexter]

When #SherAli ascended as the monarch in #1863, he took on the exceptional task of crafting a nation that was impervious to outside powers.

 

[Big Tank]

Graveyard of Empires LOL.

Nadar Shah is laughing right now.

 

[Nein]

Overblown myth many empires in history steamrolled Afghanistan.

This myth was born due to them defeating the British, Soviets and now the Americans.

 

[Rana4pak]

Alexander.turks ,mongols.uzbeks .iranian .rajputs are laughing at thread title.

 

[zeeshe100]

Afghanistan can be called graveyard of empires but the true reason behind these defeats are the people of Pakistan. British were defeated by the tribals of Pakistan and the USSR is also defeated by Pakistanis and the Alexander was also defeated by the king pours from Punjab the land which is now in Pakistan