A colonial algomation of Pashto-Persian, Turkic, and Mongol ethnic groups into one great buffer state durring the "Great Game" for influence between Britain (British India) and Imperial Russia durring the nineteenth century. Afghans are warriors if nothing else, they were the only actual resistance to the Mongol hordes, out-lasting Persian armies from the west and scaring off the British and Russians (later demolishing the Soviets).
Before the Soviet invasion, Afghanistan was a stop-over on the great Asian back-packing trails, from Istanbul to Katmandhu or Bangkok. It was known for fascinating music, awsome food, and even better hashish. How things change.
After the Soviet invasion, the great powers used Afghanistan as a much-larger version of Lebanon: to fight an international war using third party proxies. The Mujahhadddin were the fighting for America with Chinese-supplied weapons and based out of Pakistan, while the Soviets rained down hell from their jets flying out of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Every major power armed someone basically.
Today, Afghanistan is at the center of a corporate power-play to set up for a new century of Central Asian gas from the Caspian basin, evident in the selection of a former Unical employee (Mohammed Karzai) as "President". Taliban elements remain in the mountains, but Bin Laden's long gone.
Also a song by Farhad Darya.
Before the Soviet invasion, Afghanistan was a stop-over on the great Asian back-packing trails, from Istanbul to Katmandhu or Bangkok. It was known for fascinating music, awsome food, and even better hashish. How things change.
After the Soviet invasion, the great powers used Afghanistan as a much-larger version of Lebanon: to fight an international war using third party proxies. The Mujahhadddin were the fighting for America with Chinese-supplied weapons and based out of Pakistan, while the Soviets rained down hell from their jets flying out of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Every major power armed someone basically.
Today, Afghanistan is at the center of a corporate power-play to set up for a new century of Central Asian gas from the Caspian basin, evident in the selection of a former Unical employee (Mohammed Karzai) as "President". Taliban elements remain in the mountains, but Bin Laden's long gone.
Also a song by Farhad Darya.
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When a middle eastern man (typically from Afghanistan) drills a hole in each side of the head, turning the blood and Brain matter into liquid, and then proceeds to pee through one hole and out the other.
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Get the Afghan Drainpipe mug.A combination of the word Afghanistan and the term Network, this term refers to the system in the Middle East which links all computer-like devices for communication over the Iraqernet as well as other purposes.
Not to be confused with a Network, which is obviously much more efficient.
Not to be confused with a Network, which is obviously much more efficient.
If you experience any technical difficulties with your Iraqernet, please do not hesitate to contact your Afghanetwork manager.
"Those guys over in B-Company keep taking bandwidth from out Afghanetwork server."
"Those guys over in B-Company keep taking bandwidth from out Afghanetwork server."
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Friend 1: Why do you sometimes randomly say afghanistan-bananastand?
Friend 2: Some guy I worked with when I was a temp back in the 80s jokingly told me it was the password to the printer and it's fun to say. You should try it!
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