In part two of our series on Afghanistan, we discuss the devastating consequences of colonizing attempts in a region that really, really doesn’t want outside influence. With a healthy dose of home court advantage, the 1st and 2nd Afghan wars showed just how horrific the results can be.

Show notes and links:

* The Year Of Battles I THE GREAT WAR Summary Part 6 (youtube.com)

* Gunga Din (1939)

* King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) Tyrone Power, Michael Rennie (youtube.com)

* My Life in the Gurkhas : John Masters (amazon.com)

* The road past Mandalay : John Masters (openlibrary.org)

* The History Files #63: Afghanistan pt. 1 (csicon.fm)

* First Anglo-Afghan War

* Second Anglo-Afghan War

* Today’s special music: “Ghar Aya Mera Pardesi” (youtube.com)

* Bad Cat Shop at Zazzle (zazzle.com)