Afghanistan: the Great Game (Part I)

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12 жыл бұрын

In this episode Rory Stewart tells the story of #British interventions in #Afghanistan in the 19th century, when the British #Empire became obsessed with the idea that their rival, #Russia, was considering the #invasion of Afghanistan as a staging post for an attack on British India. It was a period of mutual suspicion and paranoia that later became known as "The Great Game". Afghanistan was perceived by #Victorian Britain, as it's believed to be today, to be an immediate threat to British national security. In this first film, #RoryStewart tells the story of the decision-making that led to the first British invasion of Afghanistan, and the three #Anglo-Afghan wars fought in this era. And he tells the story of Afghanistan's unlikely reaction to this period. When an Afghan-elite made a futile attempt to impose western-inspired ideas and modernity on the country.
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@michaelconnolly7408 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see some of us doing a history check up with the current events. Here we go again boys...

@youngtillaworld_za3477 2 жыл бұрын

Ay...anybody here who stays there?

@marmitaa8619 2 жыл бұрын

History of whom.

@ichdieLivi 2 жыл бұрын

and girls...

@EMcKelvyF 2 жыл бұрын

It's sad really. With such rich culture I wish they would create a modern state or political government and not a loose confederation of religious bands. Maybe that's just me but the loss of life over these issues just really really worries and saddens me.

@michaelconnolly7408 2 жыл бұрын

@@EMcKelvyF religion is stronger than the modern world gives it credit for. It's not going to "go out with a whimper" but a bang. No matter what you or I believe, a person steadfast in their convictions and willing to DIE for it....that's an unstoppable force.

@ayw5118 2 жыл бұрын

"it's as though that after 10 years of fighting the Taliban today, the united states and their allies left Afghanistan and put the Talibans back in charge." what prophetic words. It's unfolding right at this moment.

@kebertxela941 2 жыл бұрын

Is it prophecy if 3/4 of the worlds population would make the same assumption?

@lettersquash 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, 14:42 quite extraordinary, almost as if he added an edit yesterday.

@anibalcesarnishizk2205 2 жыл бұрын

I am not historian nor diplomatic but i think that believing superpowers want to conquer Afghanistan is, nowadays, a nonsense.They want to use that land as weapons test ground.Whether there is a kinda secret deal between the weapons makers and politicians , that i don't know.

@shivabreathes 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed this too!!!

@Lerie2010able 2 жыл бұрын

well it may have taken 20 years but Trump managed it !

@jibranqureshi2027 2 жыл бұрын

Stellar documentary. Deserves a third part.

@dddarklord 2 жыл бұрын

Great music selection

@alkante2962 2 жыл бұрын

Interview to the new statesman kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e75ke8J43brIcnU.html

@utubefreshie 2 жыл бұрын

I have been fixated on Afghanistan-related news for the last week because of what's currently going on there which is such a tragedy. Then I came upon this documentary. Such an excellent piece of work and a masterpiece! It is the most comprehensive and fascinating history lesson on Afghanistan that I've seen. Simply brilliant. I didn't know much about Afghan history and didn't understand why foreigners kept trying to invade it only to lose bitterly in the end hence being called "The Graveyard of Empires." Now I understand. If the US military had studied some history or watched this film before going into Afghanistan and also now before leaving it, then maybe they could've learned something valuable. Alas, history is just repeating itself.

@karlkirwan8250 2 жыл бұрын

The third part is still being written

@karlkirwan8250 2 жыл бұрын

@@dddarklord most of the music is from the film Tron Legacy by Daft Punk.

@treehugger3615 2 жыл бұрын

"The less they see of us, the less they will dislike us" Truer words cannot be said, of any invading force anywhere in the world.

@rafanadir6958 Ай бұрын

Who said these words? The British or the Russians?

@thecraziestcanuck 3 жыл бұрын

The old Afghanistan saying, You might have the watches, But we have the time.

@w.s.2102 3 жыл бұрын

That was a Mujahideen saying when they were fighting the Russians because the Russian Soldiers wore watches while the poor Afghans didn’t.....I’m an Afghan Vet and the people of Afghanistan are such great people.....I pray for peace for them because they deserve nothing less

@hkhan6956 3 жыл бұрын

@@w.s.2102 thanks man ♥️

@IndependenceFreedomAntiGhoul 3 жыл бұрын

Once it took us 200 years to take down a empire, we’ll go for 1.000 years ❤️🇦🇫❤️✊🏼🤲🏽

@IndependenceFreedomAntiGhoul 3 жыл бұрын

@ALEX HECTOR we’ll live in poverty but beautifully and free at the same time we save the planet from all the greedy imperialists. While you had 8 millions of homeless people we had not a single hungry or homeless in that time 😒❤️🇦🇫❤️✊🏼🦁

@IndependenceFreedomAntiGhoul 3 жыл бұрын

@ALEX HECTOR I’m talking about before the Soviet war. It’s disgusting empiricism that has got us to this day. We are fighting terrorists from 32 countries daily. Not even New York, Paris, Russia and UK is sage from those terrorists. So shut up and give us weapons so we can send them to hell. Remember that it was the westerns and Pakistan that created this problem.

@stephenland9361 3 жыл бұрын

The PROPER way to deal with Afghanistan; "Declare victory and go home".

@jeffb7256 3 жыл бұрын

This is what winning looks like: Vice 😂😂😂 perfect example

@El-sr1id 3 жыл бұрын

Winning, duh

@Flosseveryday 3 жыл бұрын

Damn Stephen that is brutally accurate.

@patkinsella5422 3 жыл бұрын

The "PR-Operative" way to deal with Afghanistan 😂

@inquisitorialllama638 3 жыл бұрын

@Fontaine King They probably wouldn't be that much worse off. No more invasions.

@rodvillager5638 2 жыл бұрын

9years down the road and this has proven to have been such a prescient piece of work. Kudos to the maker!

@xianseah4847 2 жыл бұрын

The power of foresight, it is just what many of today's politicians lack. Unfortunate.

@oldones59 Жыл бұрын

@@xianseah4847This was about the Great Game, not idiotic politicians.

@NigelBunt 2 жыл бұрын

Ironic when you watch it now and he says it’s almost like ten years in giving power to the Taliban……

@Joel-dt9ev 4 жыл бұрын

'It's easy to get into Afghanistan, but hard to get out of,' as the Afghan interlocutor says near the end of the video. I confirm it, but for a peaceful reason. In 1978, I got a one-week transit visa from the Afghan Embassy in Tehran to cross this country on my trip to Pakistan. But after crossing the Iranian border, I was so captivated by Afghanistan and the wonderful hospitality of its people, that I couldn't content myself with short transit visa. I stayed there for few months, before going to Kabul Central Police to obtain an exit permit. When the Police Superintendent asked me why I hadn't respected my visa, I replied that it would have been a crime toward Afghan hospitality I enjoyed everywhere, if I had crossed his country like a thief. The superintendent laughed as he handed me my exit visa. In Afghanistan you are welcome everywhere. On the condition of leaving at the border the feeling of superiority that many Westerners carry within them, and respecting people. As soon as we set a foot in this wonderful country, we must never forget that we are just guests.

@sohailasghar8684 3 жыл бұрын

Yes bin ladeen was a guest in afganistan that is why they never give to US and Choose war

@adriantowe278 3 жыл бұрын

I like your story and the little message at the end thank you

@iconsumedmt1350 3 жыл бұрын

@@sohailasghar8684 true lmao their hospitality might just be curiosity

@RonzigtheWizard 3 жыл бұрын

Wisdom and respect goes a long way towards a new world philosophy that is beginning to come to the forefront.

@internetenjoyer1044 3 жыл бұрын

As far as I understand, they have no choice but to be hospitable. If they aren't then that brings great shame on them. And if you refuse hospitality, then thats a great insult to them. it;s one of those cultures where certain actions are enforced because they have such a fixed meaning; ie refusing food is an insult, always, without exception, because that's what that action 'means'. It doesn't matter that you're full or that you can see they're hungry themselves. Opposite to a British culture where some offers are made and your expected to understand that the host would rather not be taken up on the offer, so don't take the offer unless there;s a reason. Different cultures are fascinating

@basitnuristani2295 3 жыл бұрын

We are tired from war since I born I haven’t see peace in my country it’s always war May allah bring peace one day

@adriantowe278 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you find peace

@paulmcwilliams7022 3 жыл бұрын

As an Irishman i hope and pray you do!!! BEAUTIFULL COUNTRY

@Chris-ro7mn 3 жыл бұрын

Ill prat for you hope for peace. And im pretty sure its coming soon considering the geopolitics situation.

@RonzigtheWizard 3 жыл бұрын

You may soon get your wish. America is on the edge of economic collapse and when they fall wiser countries may learn to live in peace and mutual respect. At least that is my hope and the hope of all wise peoples everywhere.

@davemoff8232 3 жыл бұрын

@Patrick Ruscoe so no different from a christian deity then, jog on you ignorant fool

@ObviouslyKieran 2 жыл бұрын

The KZfaq suggestion algorithm has a sick sense of timing.

@DystopianUtopia 2 жыл бұрын

it's almost as if it has access to real world data and trending searches

@believer0001 2 жыл бұрын

@@DystopianUtopia it does.

@DystopianUtopia 2 жыл бұрын

@@believer0001 Thats ze joek.

@inspir3d81 2 жыл бұрын

"each of these invasions has ended in tragedy and humiliation" ... how prophetic!

@bobsingh5521 2 жыл бұрын

Not really. Everyone in South Asia knew this and knows this

@reconquistahinduism346 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobsingh5521 exactly these foreigners don't know anything.

@bazmc1153 2 жыл бұрын

@@reconquistahinduism346 How so?

@reconquistahinduism346 2 жыл бұрын

@@bazmc1153 LOL. Do I even need to tell that ? ☺️ It's an obvious , straight on your face fact.

@bazmc1153 2 жыл бұрын

@@reconquistahinduism346 Who are the foreigners and how don't they know anything?

@GotEmAll1337 3 жыл бұрын

The quality of this entire production is nothing short of professional and genuinely impressive. Plus no advertisements? Absolutely brilliant work, thank you so much

@longlivechina7538 3 жыл бұрын

Fuck ads

@TheRrye23 3 жыл бұрын

BBC productions are some of the best in the world. Plus they never have any ads as the British tax payer pays for it all!

@John_21601 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed...great work!

@henrychukwunonsonkamuke9040 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot British taxpayers for making the ads stay away. Thanks to the producers for a good work

@paul-xt5pp 3 жыл бұрын

@@henrychukwunonsonkamuke9040 You're welcome! But thank also the person who uploaded it because most BBC programmes are not available to see outside the UK.

@123zxc 2 жыл бұрын

49:44 "Its as though after 10 years of fighting, the US left Afghanistan and put the Taliban in charge" Wow I can't imagine what that would be like

@xyz.abc123 2 жыл бұрын

History repeating itself.

@richardwainwright1435 2 жыл бұрын

Beat me to it! I got to this part and thought "wait a minute, I thought this video was from 2012?!"

@raakeshgr397 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardwainwright1435 even I paused, exited full screen and rechecked!!

@raakeshgr397 2 жыл бұрын

It truly hurts to hear it.. Especially the tone of disappointment in Rory Stewart's words!

@lewismaddock1654 2 жыл бұрын

It just shows that culture is stronger than any invasion or unfortunately this culture is something that didn't evolve through the years because of the wars.

@user-xh4lx8nv1t 2 жыл бұрын

"We have never ever liked to be conquered" Afghans most famous and truthful phrase

@djbabbotstown 2 жыл бұрын

“When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains An’ go to your gawd like a soldier." - Rudyard Kipling

@Chimera_166 2 жыл бұрын

I guess neighboring countries like to be conquered and welcome foreign powers with open arms

@suzyqualcast6269 2 жыл бұрын

There again, who does ¿?

@dolphin069 2 жыл бұрын

@@suzyqualcast6269 largely geographic resistance rather than temperament since there are so many ethnicities who constantly fight with each other.

@virupakshawalla5734 2 жыл бұрын

It was subject to lots of invasions, kingdoms and empires and is rife with inter tribal rivalries and wars. Everyone that came overland to India loved it. But its not so easy to fit it into this simplistic narrative nor the British Empire. If not Britain it would have been someone else. Alexander the Great invaded what is today Afghanistan in 330 BC as part of war against Persia. ... Several cities in Afghanistan are named for Alexander, including Alexandria Arachosia, now called Kandahar (a contraction of Iskandahar).. Ebs flows victory and defeat ... History is not a neat linear boxed narrative.

@JulianSloman 2 жыл бұрын

49:45 "it's as though after 10 years of fighting the Taliban today, the US and their Allies put the Taliban in charge" - yeah I guess that would have made more sense than doing the same another 10 years later

@AussieGriffin 2 жыл бұрын

I love that quote. It's doing so much work for my anti-war protester friends. A.G.

@martinclark8162 2 жыл бұрын

And the yanks gave them a $trillion worth of weapons and gear, trained the army who then simply changed uniforms and are now in the taliban. Good move if you want to keep the muslim/Christian antagonism going, good if you want another conflict to sell even more weapons.

@michaelcorbidge7914 2 жыл бұрын

12 years,, Iraq fiasco gobbled up eight years. The experts were saying it really needs almost three decades to tr a in up effective sargeant majors and a dependable troop pool from scratch. Biden just has thrown it all away . Also was worth waiting out for the natural advancing old age and deaths of current Taliban leaders . In last five years it wasn't costing much cos afghan troops were doing the fighting and loss of life. It had become a good place for western troops to gain field experience too .

@carlosalbertoteixeira375 2 жыл бұрын

Julian, man! I wrote another comment seconds ago with almost the exact phrasing of yours 3 days ago 😊 Could both of us be spiritual brothers? Maybe. Warm greetings from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 👍🏻🖖🏻

@jpwilliams6926 2 жыл бұрын

I'll be darned...

@afghanniaz1929 3 жыл бұрын

As one Russian commander said " how do you beat an army which looks into the barrel of a gun and sees paradise" I wish we are more united ourselves. We could have achieved greater things. 😓

@abccde6778 2 жыл бұрын

After 9 years this has become more relevant now than before.

@EMcKelvyF 2 жыл бұрын

It has always been relevant.

@nightoftheworld 2 жыл бұрын

@@EMcKelvyF yeah it was always relevant, there’s just too much war and economic pain everyday for people to stay engaged with it all

@neilfrank1726 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully done. Looking forward to part 2.

@liaevans9776 2 жыл бұрын

Yet again, yet once more, this land has become a playground for another “great game”.

@na1ab000 2 жыл бұрын

No its not. Ground reality is different now. Northern alliance will try to divide the country but Taliban will make this country a role model for other Muslim countries. They now understand what to do next even world saction on them.

@levidominik4780 2 жыл бұрын

InstaBlaster.

@minnowpd 2 жыл бұрын

Bumper cars! Merry go rounds! Hold my rpg

@jtlege 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that it went back before the British to the Greek, perse and mongolians, though the territory wasn't called Afghanistan back then

@celestecanyon 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic comment. So so true

@ernestoguillen2266 4 жыл бұрын

British Empire: This is going to be a cake walk. Afghanistan: I'm gonna end this man's whole career.

@truewords9139 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/npapjZOIprDUj40.html

@taylormade2826 3 жыл бұрын

Piece of cake you mean

@Danosaur101 3 жыл бұрын

@@taylormade2826 either one works, don’t be pedantic

@siliconjim2554 3 жыл бұрын

According to Wikipedia it wasn't that straight-forward. The east India company took Afghanistan then got their arses handed to them and were turned into prisoners. Then the British army marched in, kicked arse, rescued the prisoners and fucked off. The real play for Afghanistan was to prevent Russia's expansionism.

@sandeepthakur493 3 жыл бұрын

@@taylormade2826 or maybe walk in the park

@indydude3367 4 жыл бұрын

"The past is never dead. It's not even past." - Faulkner

@Find-Your-Bliss- 4 жыл бұрын

Indy Dude One of my favorite quotes.

@ipeeinmysinkimafraidtocome7127 4 жыл бұрын

what does it mean ? when they fly land on your not dead & smealy ?

@saintjohn7263 4 жыл бұрын

“My penis smells like cheese” deeeep

@GregoryJByrne 4 жыл бұрын

Cycle of violence US & THEM IDIOTologies We are all human individuals We all came from our mothers Do you want your or my grand children fighting over how many GODS are on the head of a pin. None it's sll in your head.

@williambrasky3891 2 жыл бұрын

"It's as if America today, after 10 years of fighting left and put the Taliban back in charge. " How the incredulous delivery of that statement betrays its true connotations just a decade later...

@lesgl 2 жыл бұрын

''The US and it's allies left Afghanistan and put the Taliban back in charge'' talk about prophetic

@TMX1138 2 жыл бұрын

Or tempting fate.

@gunzalorabiot8388 3 жыл бұрын

"Take the quickest route back home". Love from Bangladesh to Afghanistan. Great documentary. The sound mixing, editing is ridiculously perfect

@786swe 4 жыл бұрын

Profound: We have accepted poverty because we want to be free

@ericchapman5975 4 жыл бұрын

That stood out to me as well .

@MrLeighman 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, agreed and in other words: I would rather be a poor master than a rich servant.

@leotto8906 4 жыл бұрын

And No one conquer Afghanistan Love Afghanistan from USA People of god hearts

@jimmyan1976 4 жыл бұрын

very profound statement; probably the most notable line in the whole documentary.

@nik2903 4 жыл бұрын

Hahah. Afghan ruled by Turk near about 400 years...Indo-greek ruled region 350 years....kushan,hun ruled near about 200 years....Persian 500 years....Afghanistan was first fought forcefully only under Ahmed Shah abdali...until Afghanistan always raped by outsiders....

@lisastreitfeld5806 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! This was truly brilliant. The innovative narrative techniques combining old film footage, paintings and documentary were gripping in the storytelling which provides the historical understanding of the current debacle of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. This should be required viewing for every American, who have a real struggle understanding the core message revealed in the ruins of the royal castle by Afghan nobility: “We accept poverty because we want to be free.”

@Valhalla88888 2 жыл бұрын

These Scottish historians are wonderful

@alexthewax 2 жыл бұрын

I & I agree 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@gogadgetgo3125 2 жыл бұрын

'The graveyard of empires' Hugely understandable.

@ikeswp4959 2 жыл бұрын

We lost 2400 troops not even close to a graveyard

@adopodrinje1499 2 жыл бұрын

@@ikeswp4959 and greetings from europe....

@nightoftheworld 2 жыл бұрын

@@ikeswp4959 also trillions of dollars

@ikeswp4959 2 жыл бұрын

@@nightoftheworld and your point we spend trillions like it's nothing

@nightoftheworld 2 жыл бұрын

@@ikeswp4959 a graveyard of taxpayer money is my point-which has helped polarization spread like fire in the US. Also it’s a _graveyard_ because no empire conquers it, hence RIP to the dreams of taking Afghanistan

@abidfokrul 2 жыл бұрын

In 2021, it makes more sense than ever.

@jezalb2710 2 жыл бұрын

Does it?

@batmanarkham5120 2 жыл бұрын

True

@NISARQC 2 жыл бұрын

@@jezalb2710 yes it does to many of us but obviously not you.

@jezalb2710 2 жыл бұрын

@@NISARQC because I asked a question? You are an eejit.

@NISARQC 2 жыл бұрын

@@jezalb2710 I didn't call you an idiot you just need to know the history.

@davidcoleman757 2 жыл бұрын

'It's really easy to get into Afghanistan; it's the getting out part that's very difficult.' Carve that one in stone.

@lekal6247 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting to watch this after what just happend to the Americans

@saka8563 2 жыл бұрын

Some manuscript should have written this hidden under the rocks

@marufkhelfaredkhan7670 2 жыл бұрын

Hhhhhh I am watch your this comment from Afghanistan

@SandraPenelope1000 2 жыл бұрын

Because of current events I was looking to brush up my knowledge of the history of Afghanistan and by happy chance came across this video. So glad to find it was with Rory Stewart. If you haven't read his book The Places In Between, please do. It's brilliant.

@pollackmorgan6521 2 жыл бұрын

Hello how are you doing?

@pabz_91 2 жыл бұрын

"It's as though after ten years of fighting the Taliban today, the United States and their allies left Afghanistan and put the Taliban back in charge". This didn't age well.

@mattyman1241 2 жыл бұрын

my thoughts exactly. guess history really does repeat itself

@oroboros777 2 жыл бұрын

I knew someone would put this quote into the comments. The host said it as if it were an insane, unimaginable act, borderline impossible ... and yet ... here we are. Saigon II. Helicopters and everything. Unreal.

@rehanansari009 2 жыл бұрын

Warriors allahamdulilha They never buy western and European people propeganda

@legslewis783 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully now that the Taliban have come out of their hiding places the US can carpet bomb the bastards and send them to hell.

@sam8742 2 жыл бұрын

@@legslewis783 Problem is that they don't have much heavy equipment left in country

@OmarDelawar 2 жыл бұрын

Everybody gangsta until they get to Afghanistan.

@shashankkothari8066 2 жыл бұрын

No vietnam.

@spookrockcity 2 жыл бұрын

Mongolians had no problem. The way you beat Afghanistan is genocide/enslavement/relocation. Modern society doesn't have the stones to see it through though.

@OmarDelawar 2 жыл бұрын

@@spookrockcity None of those would work even if modern society had the balls to go through with such things. The reason why Afghanistan is called “the graveyard of empires” is because you aren’t really fighting the Afghans, you are fighting nature. More than half of Afghanistan is covered in mountains with extreme treacherous terrains and no infrastructure. It’s basically like climbing a mini- Mount Everest. None of the modern military technology works there. They’re totally useless. You could try chasing people with helicopters and drones but they can easily seek refuge in the mountains. Even nuclear weapons are useless. They don’t penetrate several layers of mountainous rocks.

@jajauzass8506 2 жыл бұрын

Ancient Mauryan, Greeks , Guptas ,Hindu Shahi or Mongols, Medieval Turks not agree with you !!! If one think powerful nation like USA USSR not able to hold Afghanistan then it's strategic miscalculation , when one say Great game earlier it was between BRITISH INDIA vs RUSSIA and later between USA and RUSSIA , now USA has much bigger priority in pacific ocean to deal with CHINA they dont need waste money in central asia so they left ... Until Afghans get rid of tribal and extreme religious views they will used by Big powers and this is bcz of it's location In Ancient time Afghanistan used to gateway to enter in India, and in modern time it is battlefield between Big powers So technically no one want peace in Afghanistan and that's harsh truth !!!

@jasonbored8319 2 жыл бұрын

@@spookrockcity Oooo your edgy Mr keyboard boy Taliban just crushed anything US and UK stood for lol

@theironknight597 2 жыл бұрын

I am happy that this documentary has freed me from some ignorance as I knew very of Afghanistan other than the time of the campaigns of Alexander the great and very little of the modern day invasion of Afghanistan.

@reconquistahinduism346 2 жыл бұрын

Alexander was never great. He lost many battles. And he was what the christians today hare the most , a polytheist pagan.

@johnniea4684 2 жыл бұрын

@@reconquistahinduism346 I think you're a lone voice there. He never lost a battle; his army was defeated on occasion (in Afghanistan or northern Iran, I forget which) but he wasn't present. He was a conqueror, but was of his time and should be judged as such. He was born hundreds of years before Christianity appeared.

@reconquistahinduism346 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnniea4684 as if one should ever listen to a westerner for history 😂😂. Thank you. No one listens to western people today because you are exposed.

@johnniea4684 2 жыл бұрын

@@reconquistahinduism346 Bigotry leads to ignorance. All information presents an opportunity to learn. If you don't do this, you are just cheating yourself.

@reconquistahinduism346 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnniea4684 what information ?? You people think your rewriting of others history means information. Your information is just an excuse for western or Christian or white ( depending on the people ) supremacy , colonization , dominance and hegemony and evangelization. Nothing else.

@knockda887 2 жыл бұрын

Wow looking back we can see the future - Amazing work

@nialls1048 2 жыл бұрын

The presenter here is Rory Stewart. He ran for leadership of the Conservative party but was beaten, along with the other contenders, by Boris Johnson. He could have been PM, presiding over our response to the current crisis. What could have been, eh?

@nicholasm2323 2 жыл бұрын

I think he served our there

@robertdore9592 2 жыл бұрын

The British STAND for public office, everyone else seems to run.

@robertdore9592 2 жыл бұрын

Stewart like Wilson in 1916 would have had to 'pay the piper' for the top chair.

@nialls1048 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertdore9592 you’re right. Rory Stewart STOOD as candidate to be Leader of the Conservative Party. Apologies.

@tomsheppard378 2 жыл бұрын

But he would have been hopeless because he was a remainer. We needed a Brexiteer to lead Britain to success and benefit from Brexit

@bhavana2131983 2 жыл бұрын

This is an old video. But totally resonates with the latest events

@afg_texan5195 2 жыл бұрын

As an Afghan, this makes me proud, and at the same time very sad.

@wineverything7529 2 жыл бұрын

Proud because u resist Empires and their salivating.. And sad because of the wars and poverty it causes

@keyboardmouse7699 2 жыл бұрын

@@wineverything7529 There's definitely a price to pay, and it seems the Afghans are willing to pay it.

@alexs5744 Жыл бұрын

From what I hear Afghans are nice people but they’re not afraid to spill blood.

@BactrianNomad Жыл бұрын

There is nothing to be proud of

@ajam282 11 ай бұрын

proud of what? Beghairat!

@gregorymalone71 2 жыл бұрын

Learned so much from this, hope one day there can be peace over there.

@preeta8275 2 жыл бұрын

if the west just controlled their imperialistic tendencies there would be!

@andrewrobison6335 2 жыл бұрын

49:43 This man was seeing nearly 10 years into the future

@sookibeulah9331 2 жыл бұрын

He is as much of an expert on the country as any Westerner can be. He walked across Afghanistan alone interacting with rural Afghans, staying with villagers, eating with them. Dari, the Afghan language, is one of the 11 languages he speaks.

@monkeyman321 4 жыл бұрын

I was a little skeptical at the beginning but damn, this was a great documentary.

@angelgrozdanov 2 жыл бұрын

What a superb, unbiased, prophetic documentary.

@vinayakrajvedi3764 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this, one of the best videos on yt

@socrates_the_great6209 3 жыл бұрын

This is the second time I see this wonderful documentary. It only keeps getting better.

@ritesh.d 2 жыл бұрын

Current events really do spark an interest in history, History does rhyme

@ishanbarot8416 2 жыл бұрын

It's true saying "if you want to predict future of any land read it's history"

@suryatejas3013 2 жыл бұрын

@Linda Leonard Your comment seems to be irrelevant to the context.

@Towerofsnake 2 жыл бұрын

@@suryatejas3013 quite the opposite

@xianseah4847 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the holy ghost is what brought so much blood shed in European history. Amen.

@jooppoojk2356 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for brilliant documentry

@branaginslaw Жыл бұрын

Excellent doco. Thanks for sharing.

@yahorse 2 жыл бұрын

This is great to see and even more respect to Rory Stewart.

@sookibeulah9331 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a tragedy, for many Afghan’s at least, he didn’t win the Conservative Party leadership election. I’m sure he’d have had the Foreign Office & British Armed Forces grilling the Biden administration on its strategy for withdrawal. He’d have taken a personal interest that a solid strategy was in place to not leave an air power vacuum along with robust plans to evacuate all those who are at serious risk of having their entire families killed by the Taliban.

@SalmanRavoof 2 жыл бұрын

Woah, I just searched his name. He went from an academic to a high-profile diplomat and politician. And he's back to academics now. Hope he keeps marching on.

@joelzsheridancomedy3983 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding job on a very complex subject. Thank you, appreciated your insight.

@ivansanzana8676 Ай бұрын

Fantastic documentary, well put together and well narrated by a man who walked the walk. Cheers!

@manfredrottmann414 Жыл бұрын

Great documentary. Lot's of informative detail. Thanks.

@wolfu597 4 жыл бұрын

"To defeat an enemy you must know them. Not just their battle tactics, but their history, philosophy......art" Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn.

@paulmikkeltaka102 4 жыл бұрын

from star wars rebels

@wolfu597 4 жыл бұрын

@ALETHIOLOGY Exactly. And given that the US has been there since 2001, they should have extensive knowledge of the Taliban. The problem is the higher-ups reluctance to adapt. According to Blackwater founder Erik Prince: "The US military is trying to defeat the Taliban using the same tactics and methods that was so successful back in 2001"

@mahamedaden7237 4 жыл бұрын

@ALETHIOLOGY Philosophy and art of HITLAR 😂😁🤪👌💯

@matheenarif8645 3 жыл бұрын

@ALETHIOLOGY And yet invaded Russia in winter

@will2brown50 3 жыл бұрын

@@matheenarif8645 he never invaded the Soviet Union in winter. The invasion began on June 22nd 1941, which is literally the summer solstice, arguably the warmest day of the year. The invasion was also meant to occur two weeks earlier

@bradmiller9993 2 жыл бұрын

Oh the irony. Kabul fell today; another empire has been swallowed up by Afghanistan. Empires never learn.

@garlicjrmade6409 2 жыл бұрын

lol, its all a game to them

@ikeswp4959 2 жыл бұрын

Not even close we lost 2,400 troops in Afghanistan in 20 years get your head out of the sand Joe Biden's exit plan was definitely a disaster I agree with that

@fliu5282 2 жыл бұрын

naaa you guys are simply stupid. Forget about the Teleban. It is the work of the chin na comunist parti. 101%.

@saurabh5148 2 жыл бұрын

@@ikeswp4959 did you counted your tax payers money also?

@ikeswp4959 2 жыл бұрын

@@saurabh5148 1 trillion no big deal put it on our tab 😜

@lauritammi4598 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done documentary with inspiring narrator, well-research history and illuminating visualization. Really good job to summarize a century of Western encounters in a country which is now (again) probably more timely than ever.

@emiromiranda1214 2 жыл бұрын

This video deserves more views.

@Toolgdskli 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best coverage on Afghanistan I’ve seen so far. Fascinating.

@DdrtAddh 4 жыл бұрын

It always amazes me how history repeats itself.

@aethelyfel7573 3 жыл бұрын

We make a Northwest Atlantic to pacific route and another route through Central America, Afghanistan will be even more economical irrelevant. Russia needs to build up its eastern ports, and forget about this place.

@yankeenobonagu6411 3 жыл бұрын

ye cuz we forget

@mickkelly8959 2 жыл бұрын

Eye opening, the more I learn the more I realise I didn't know.🇬🇧

@amirhanabatamurmahkto9373 2 жыл бұрын

What a comment

@TimCockayne 2 жыл бұрын

What a superb, unbiased, prophetic documentary. You'd thought we'd have learnt by now wouldn't you!

@AH6man 3 жыл бұрын

Britain: we’re going to invade Afghanistan. Afghanistan: you’re going to get bent. The British got bent.

@hayoat800 3 жыл бұрын

well thats not true, when there was an empire, they ruled it.

@chaunceyvonsnufflesii4148 3 жыл бұрын

@@hayoat800 ?

@MothaLuva 3 жыл бұрын

@@hayoat800 They just thought they ruled it. Nobody ever conquered Afghanistan and nobody ever will. You can nuke it, make a parking lot out of it, but you’ll never conquer it.

@mashalezat6539 3 жыл бұрын

@@hayoat800 u clearly don’t know about the angolo war

@aroutledge9565 3 жыл бұрын

@@MothaLuva everybody conquered Afghanistan read a history book

@user-qh9ic3gk1v 3 жыл бұрын

My take: I think Afghan people want to live a simple and a tribal life with reasonable cooperation among tribes. That's all. If people try to disturb their way of life, normal people transform into deadly legendary warriors, especially if the aggressor is a non-muslim. They are NOT interested in wealth, commercialization and all those BS. Great people in their own unique way.

@villainsneverdie5160 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you bro I’m afghan and belong to Tajik ethnic group. We aren’t interested in colonising others land because we know how it feel like when foreigners enter your land illegally and try to dominate. In fact our great grand fathers did invaded India many time and stole expensive stuffs. We are sorry for that. In history we never been defeated and never tolerated slavery of foreign powers. We rather die but never let them to conquer our land because it’s our land.

@asthasingh2899 3 жыл бұрын

@@villainsneverdie5160 Massive respect to Afghanistan 🙏 🇮🇳♥️🇦🇫

@user-qh9ic3gk1v 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like the same story of human everywhere, a oppressive class, followed by other classes, and constant struggle between all those.

@villainsneverdie5160 3 жыл бұрын

@The Wheel Modern day Pakistan was in hand of durani empire for centuries. Lahore, Amrit sir , Islamabad , all these territories once belonged to afghans. Check the history

@myyoutube5157 3 жыл бұрын

@The Wheel Afghanistan is a country of minorities, none of the ethnic groups living in Afghanistan can make 50% of the population alone

@nelitodorova8913 2 жыл бұрын

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. “

@adriansmith7104 2 жыл бұрын

If Indians had an ounce of Afghan resilience the British would have thought twice colonizing their subcontinent

@mahiraza2107 2 жыл бұрын

exactly..and things wouldnt have been that worse for all of the south Asia.

@bobsingh5521 2 жыл бұрын

The Brits came from the other side lol

@_elrond_hubbard_ 3 жыл бұрын

This documentary series is very well done, thank you for producing / uploading. Also, extra points for using the Daft Punk scoring of the TRON: Legacy soundtrack.

@ahappypikachu9753 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq algorithms got a sick sense of humor with recommending this during this week.

@peterlubbers5947 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq does a splendid job factor-analysing current factors!

@yakkityyak9336 2 жыл бұрын

amazing how current this program is, shocking really

@EMcKelvyF 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's because history is important. Also since everyone in the 1st world is searching Afghanistan, it makes complete since that KZfaq would present this. It's not a sick since of humor, it's math, you boob.

@peterlubbers5947 2 жыл бұрын

@@EMcKelvyF You know what irony is don´t you mate?

@EMcKelvyF 2 жыл бұрын

It's not irony, it's math.

@TitiniusAndronicus 2 жыл бұрын

Rory Stewart has the potential to be a massive gift to the human spirit.

@jenniferkeates 2 жыл бұрын

He ran for PM amongst the conservative party here in the UK, and he would've effected real change in the UK, if the boneheads in the conservative party didn't have other ideas

@danniwilder2198 2 жыл бұрын

James Barralet. Bit of a wanker though, ain't he.

@chrisjones1931 2 жыл бұрын

@@danniwilder2198 Ha! I suppose so . . . a clever and inquisitive wanker if that, I did hear thou that he was a hit the ladies . . . or was it he gets hit by ladies? :)

@morganamarvel7075 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent essay. Thank you.

@johnwright9372 2 жыл бұрын

The Brits fought their way into Afghanistan in several successful battles. After Elpinstones' catastrophic defeat it was said they came in lions and left like sheep.

@Jarod-vg9wq 4 жыл бұрын

I wanna visit Afghanistan such a extraordinary nation.

@thegamingcoop3133 3 жыл бұрын

Jarod 1999 well if you are pls be careful

@The_Harylaba 3 жыл бұрын

You won't last a day there

@sheikhsahab7502 3 жыл бұрын

ur welcome.. and u well never forget the hospitality ...

@myparceltape1169 3 жыл бұрын

Be careful, someone is making a good argument for total destruction of every stone, every well and every person.

@sodakk17 3 жыл бұрын

me too

@krombopoulosmichael 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Both parts. So apropos.

@yogeshmore3517 2 ай бұрын

One of the finest chapters of history relived.. thanks

@elvisngobuye3457 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this after searching KZfaq for Afghan-related documentaries in light of the recent events leading to a taliban ‘’re-takeover‘’. Cheers to fellow inquisitive minds. The world will eventually be a better place because of us who seek to know historical facts and have nuanced opinions without shame.

@timothyrauch1 2 жыл бұрын

It was a no-win situation. If you have the hubris to comnclude that we are going to go in and change Afghanistan to a Western style democracy, you are going to be disappointed every time.

@german2507 2 жыл бұрын

We have to join forces

@mr.mysteriousyt6118 2 жыл бұрын

@@timothyrauch1 just leave Muslims alone.

@The_Conqueeftador 2 жыл бұрын

Only thing I learned was to try not being a nice guy and carpet bomb the region so that there is no one left or nothing left to fight for. Tell the non taliban that if they do not fight back they will he seen as aiding them and will join them in death.

@ColoradoStreaming 2 жыл бұрын

If you want a really good historical fiction account of the 1st Afghan war check out a book called, "Flashman". The parallels between that disaster and the recent US fiasco are uncanny. The book is hilarious too.

@zxcv3910 3 жыл бұрын

Please never delete this lol Very informative. Great documentary

@matthewhackett1710 2 жыл бұрын

This should be essential curriculum viewing for all politicians involved in global decisions, decisions taken on military interventions, decisions on migration issues. And for any sticking an oar in. Currently this chap is needed to be in No10.

@timdunk7278 2 жыл бұрын

Soberingly informative.

@Opine101 2 жыл бұрын

This is Rory Stewart! I loved his book on Afghanistan and I highly recommend it to everyone.

@metafuel 4 жыл бұрын

Great documentary. Thank you for the insight. The people of Afghanistan need to be left to live happily.

@utubefreshie 2 жыл бұрын

@dmg8706 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic documentary, a great source of data to better understand current events in Afghanistan.

@PradeepKumar-yx8sr 2 жыл бұрын

I am watching this documentary when mighty Kabul has fallen to Taliban.

@MarcoMarianiGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

me too

@martintiema463 2 жыл бұрын

It's already fallen. President fled, and US embassy is Hanoi 2.0 again. 40 yes later...

@akIndia10 2 жыл бұрын

Me too from India..

@IwanSetiawan-cc4ft 2 жыл бұрын

me too

@brontewcat 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, with a sense of déjà Vi.

@Ghazal211 4 жыл бұрын

Good job telling the story Mr. Stewart. . . unfortunately, to be continued!

@JSCyrus 2 жыл бұрын

Great master piece of history of Afghanistan! We salute of Hadi! God bless you!

@azizaziz5621 2 жыл бұрын

History repeats itself. The Australian PM needs to learn from this outstanding BBC documentary.

@clevelandwilliams5922 2 жыл бұрын

All countries like Afghanistan and Lebanon want to live in liberty. Afghanistan is a nice and beautiful country before Russian invasion of 79. A nation that would’ve been better without all these battles. People suffered and that was terrible. They should’ve left them alone.

@aziz9625 4 жыл бұрын

Great insight, thank you! Wish you peace, continue your efforts.

@fookdatchit4245 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best docs on YT

@EthioMod 2 жыл бұрын

Ah shit, here we go again...

@Dannyboi-re7vb 2 жыл бұрын

yoooo you made my childhood thanks bro

@shirullahhotak6929 2 жыл бұрын

That's will be ur big mistake in your life do u know who we r ask from u granddad

@ColoradoStreaming 2 жыл бұрын

This time we dont have Bloody Lance to take care of the situation.

@MrEasyCheasy 6 ай бұрын

Really interesting to find such an old yet seemingly still very relevant documentary

@MrEasyCheasy 6 ай бұрын

Nvm. Too many English accents. Cymru am byth

@mahamedaden7237 4 жыл бұрын

*Afghanistan, the graveyard of empires.* 🤴🔥

@fattymcbuttcheeks7245 3 жыл бұрын

Except for the Medians, Achaemenids, Macedonians, Seleucids, Bactrians, Indo-Greeks, Mauryans, Scythians, Parthians, Kushans, Sassanids, Huna, Kidarites, Alchon Huns, Hephthalites, Nezaks, Rashiduns, Ghaznavids, Ghorids, Mongols, Timurids, Mughals, Uzbeks, Safavids, Durranis, and the British

@40below1000 3 жыл бұрын

Nah, until the 20th century, Afghanistan was the doormat of empires.

@m00nch11d 3 жыл бұрын

@@40below1000 someone has his ass kicked hard in Afghanistan lately 🤣🤣🤣

@The_Harylaba 3 жыл бұрын

Is it really?

@shedd45 3 жыл бұрын

The U.S won the war.

@jawidhotak6522 4 жыл бұрын

As An Afghan,we are tired of these games in our homeland I hope one day these foreign realized that Afghans are also human and have the fate as others and just let Afghans the way they chose to live, peace to all,pray to Afghanistan to prosperity and peace.

@krono5el Жыл бұрын

europeans it seems from all their history only want to destroy everything on the planet.

@supastar25 2 жыл бұрын

This is so informative

@a.shahin4756 2 жыл бұрын

Great documentary!

@jing2x87 2 жыл бұрын

This video is so timely. The youtube algo is mind boggling.

@ayanda1271 2 жыл бұрын

They make you see what they want you to see💀

@beckyenglish4783 2 жыл бұрын

Yes - thanks algorithm!

@johnanthonyfingleton2954 4 жыл бұрын

As an Irishman I believe that a people should be allowed to define their own destiny. Great video, and lesson.

@khanjaaan5800 4 жыл бұрын

The world dont

@JWB86 4 жыл бұрын

Well you would wouldn't ya

@amjadkhan-jv6xj 4 жыл бұрын

Because you know the suffering and pain of an oppressed people.

@olchat2012 4 жыл бұрын

They may say you're a dreamer...

@christopherlord3441 4 жыл бұрын

As a Finn I agree completely. As my mother used to say, 'If people send soldiers to invade your country, then you don't like it.'

@BruceW300 2 жыл бұрын

You tube recommended this amazing video 👍

@Gyaani007 2 жыл бұрын

This masterpiece is much relevant in 2021

@kaederukawa8178 3 жыл бұрын

"We except the poverty because we want to be free" Nice speech my brother

@Tamarlane389 10 ай бұрын

Well in the end they and got their poverty and also lost their freedom to the Taliban. Sad.

@Zmz-tw7gq 10 ай бұрын

Even the European that was captured by Taliban in the end embraced Islam 😂😂 how brutal Taliban is??

@grackle8723 3 жыл бұрын

Colonizers: GiVe mE tHaT Afghani Jeff Bridges whispers back: “The Grid....”

@toxendon 2 жыл бұрын

What a documentary. Should be shown in all British and American schools

@kevinbarry3380 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating, should be compulsory reading for our politicians, and particularly poignant today. First class. Cynthia B