Marwat Khan Lodhi
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I often hear the Afghans designated as cowards: they are a
fine manly-looking set, and I can only suppose it arises from
the British idea among civilised people that assassination is a
cowardly act. The Afghans never scruple to use their long
knives for that purpose, ergo they are cowards; but they show
no cowardice in standing as they do against guns without
using any themselves, and in escalading and taking forts which
we cannot retake. The Afghans of the capital are a little more
civilised, but the country gentlemen and their retainers are, I
fancy, much the same kind of people as those Alexander
encountered. (Lady sale , first anglo-afghan war 1841)
fine manly-looking set, and I can only suppose it arises from
the British idea among civilised people that assassination is a
cowardly act. The Afghans never scruple to use their long
knives for that purpose, ergo they are cowards; but they show
no cowardice in standing as they do against guns without
using any themselves, and in escalading and taking forts which
we cannot retake. The Afghans of the capital are a little more
civilised, but the country gentlemen and their retainers are, I
fancy, much the same kind of people as those Alexander
encountered. (Lady sale , first anglo-afghan war 1841)