tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post3735063949382658568..comments2023-09-26T02:09:58.787+10:00Comments on diogenesian discourse: the talibanisation of afghanistan...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-30762280528902677732007-03-02T00:05:00.000+11:002007-03-02T00:05:00.000+11:00Here in Oz, HoWARd likes to rant about "mateship"....Here in Oz, HoWARd likes to rant about "mateship". <BR/><BR/>He has no idea about mateship. <BR/><BR/>An Afghani is wary about who he makes friends with, but once he decides he's your friend, he will die rather than desert you. And he expects the same from you.<BR/><BR/>You cannot crush an Afghani's spirit. He will fight to the death for whatever he believes. It's a pity that they believe in such primitive, twisted stuff like Sharia law.<BR/><BR/>If the Yanks thought Vietnam was a meat grinder, they're in for shock and awe in Afghanistan. They'll be in a sorry mess once that lot has chewed them up and spat them out... <BR/><BR/>There is no sanity on this planet. Only sorrow. <BR/><BR/>But the deluded can find a form of happiness...<BR/><BR/>That reminds me, I need to make an appointment to see my new shrink...The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-43697214776000160512007-03-01T22:25:00.000+11:002007-03-01T22:25:00.000+11:00We were based in Islamabad in the late 70s and vis...We were based in Islamabad in the late 70s and visited Kabul a couple of times before the Soviet invasion. It used to be a real respite from Pakistan - there were a couple of decent restaurants, you could get a beer or wine, there were actual shops with basic and not so basic homewares! It was extremely 'exotic', with a mixture of asiatic races and so on. But still a repressive society indeed. I agree with your assessment, they will not be overcome.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.com