Afghanistan and the British Empire in the First Two Wars

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As you mention, afghanistan fought three wars with the british empire. The first war was 18 39, 18 forty two, and that was an afghan victory. And it was followed by the imposition of durrand line as a 16 hundred mile frontier between british india and afghanistan. This is a really pivotal moment. They felt that as the russians were advancing, they could capture afganistanso in the first first wars. It was into imperialist rivalry the first two wars.

Legendary socialist scholar Tariq Ali on the long history of Afghanistan: the 19th and early 20th-century wars against the British Empire; the communist coup, Soviet invasion, and US-backed mujahideen war; the rise of the Taliban; and the 2001 US-led NATO invasion through the recent US defeat and withdrawal. Plus, a lot about Pakistan. Pre-order Ali's forthcoming book The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold versobooks.com/books/3939-the-forty-year-war-in-afghanistan Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig and receive our weekly newsletter