Dr. Durraniさんのイラストまとめ

Wazir Akbar Khan and Amanullah Khan are celebrated heroes of AFG because they fought against the British for AFG independence & sovereignty.

Hikmatyar, Rabbani, Khallis, Ahmad Shah Masud et al., are heroes because they fought against the invader Soviet army in AFG.

But...

There have been only two South Asian men in history who dictated terms to the otherwise mighty British empire; One was Tipu Sultan (Treaty of Mangalore 1784) and the other one was prince Muhammad Wazir Akbar Khan (1st Anglo-Afghan War, 1841).

Painting by Charles Haghe, 1888. https://t.co/On75zuNyfl

After change of gender and heart, she/he has deleted her old tweets but she was unable to delete the replies she got for her 'bold' poetry.

Asma Yousafzai is now that proud supporter of the Taliban govt in Afghanistan and apparently is in the good books of the Taliban Twitter.

A beautiful illustration of Wazir Akbar Khan, the undisputed hero of Afghanistan. The young prince led Afghans against the Sikhs killing Gen. Hari Singh, and also defeated the British army in the first Anglo-Afghan war.

By Charles Haghe, 1888.
SRC: The New York Public Library

3.Shah Shuja Durrani - (1st reign 1803-1809)
Deposed by Mahmud Shah Durrani, and went into exile first with the Sikhs and then with the British.

#EidAlAdha Mubarak to everyone!

#عيد_اضحى_مبارك

A vintage post card.

Source: Priya Paul Collection.

Mahmud Al Afghani — The Poet of the Palestinian Youth.

In 1968, King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan invited a poet of the Arab world to witness and take part in the country’s 50th independence celebrations at Kabul.

Who was this poet & what was his connection to AFG?
#Palestine

Rahman Baba, the renowned Sufi and mystic poet of Pashto was born in #HazarKhwani and he is also buried there.

Photo Credits:
Above: Må bruges med kildeangivelse: Danmission Photo Archive.
Below: https://t.co/qDS8sdJx9p, and Wikimedia.

A beautiful illustration of Wazir Akbar Khan, the undisputed hero of Afghanistan. The young prince led Afghans against the Sikhs killing Gen. Hari Singh, and also defeated the British army in the first Anglo-Afghan war.

Charles Haghe, 1888.
SRC: The New York Public Library

A beautiful painting depicting a caravan at Khyber Pass.

Artist: Charles W. Bartlett, 1916.
© Smithsonian institute.

https://t.co/O7dVBWXxbV https://t.co/NRzg3e5pP4