Afghanistan – the graveyard of empires
This is an Establishment documentary made by explorer and ex- British Tory MP, Rory Stewart. Despite being inaccurate in much of its description of both Soviet (he fails to point out that the Americas LURED the Soviets into intervention) and of American intervention it is still worthwhile watching, especially the first part. Afghanistan: the Great Game In this episode Stewart tells the story of #Soviet and United States involvement in #Afghanistan. From 1928 until 1978 there had been relative peace…
