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The Lessons Of Afghanistan — William Dalrymple

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The Importance of Primary Sources in the First Afghan War

I've never seen a more consummate charm on a stage. I mean, Karzai is incredibly charming which is why he, against all the odds, survived an office so long and so fondly remembered. The terms of the deal when you had those conversations with Karzai was that he could quiz you on the first Afghan war and you could ask him anything in turn. And yeah, so we Khazza and I had six very jolly nights in the palace chatting away. He decided to put the finger up at a bomber in his recliter which made it very popular at home as you can imagine. It's both a good illustration of two aphorisms. One that Aldous

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