Games Without Rules: Afghanistan's Interrupted History
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The history of modern Afghanistan is like a drama of ups and downs, full of absurdity, horror and sadness. For more than two centuries, almost every 40 years, a major country has forcibly blocked Afghanistan's development and undermined its progress. Only when the powerful forces withdraw can Afghanistan's history begin again. This is a country ravaged by its own demons, a country that has been repeatedly fought over and ruled over. Tamim Ansali interprets the history of his motherland through an Afghan perspective. He refutes the "Graveyard of Empires" argument, tells the story of Afghanistan's internal struggles that have never been fully understood by the outside world, and analyzes the fatal reasons for the repeated defeats of modern invaders. Here, foreign intervention and invasion are not the main theme, they only disrupt the development of Afghanistan. Afghans have their own story, which is completely different from all invasions: aloof private power, deep-rooted tribal culture, obsessed extreme ideas, complicated geopolitics... Tamim Ansali leads us into a "real Afghanistan." The book's fluent narrative provides revealing insights into Afghanistan, a country that has long been outside the international discourse.
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