This podcast explains the conflict in Afghanistan in simple layman’s terms. I explain the interaction of history, Islam, tribal and ethnic conflict, patronage power grabs, and world stakeholder involvement in a easy, short story format so the listener can make sense of it. Once the story is understood, we forecast the future and talk about the road to a real peace.
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This podcast explains the conflict in Afghanistan in simple layman’s terms. I explain the interaction of history, Islam, tribal and ethnic conflict, patronage power grabs, and world stakeholder involvement in a easy, short story format so the listener can make sense of it. Once the story is understood, we forecast the future and talk about the road to a real peace.
In this episode, we cover the roots of what has led to the Ethnic War of today. It starts with the borders of Afghanistan being drawn by Russia and Great Britain as an end to the Great Game. It includes the Pashtun Barakzai Mahmoud Amir Abdul Rahman Khans attempt to consolidate power under a common Hannafi Fiqh, and the brutal extent he went to accomplish his goal by enslaving the Shiite Hazara.
The Afghan Great Game Podcast
This podcast explains the conflict in Afghanistan in simple layman’s terms. I explain the interaction of history, Islam, tribal and ethnic conflict, patronage power grabs, and world stakeholder involvement in a easy, short story format so the listener can make sense of it. Once the story is understood, we forecast the future and talk about the road to a real peace.
