Is Afghanistan the Graveyard of Empires?

Is Afghanistan the Graveyard of Empires?
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History of Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghan Empires, history, Afghanistan documentary, Kushan Empire, Afghanistan graveyard of empires, ancient Afghanistan, history of Afghanistan explained, history of Afghanistan summarized, alexander Afghanistan, Greco-Bactrian kingdom, bactria, Mongol empire, ilkhanate, Timurid empire, Safavid, Afghan, Pashtun, hotak, Nader Shah, Afsharid, Durrani empire, Afghan empire, Ahmed Shah Durrani, Afghanistan India, Buddhism Afghanistan, Emirate of Afghanistan, British Afghanistan, anglo-afghan, Russia Afghanistan, Russo-afghan, Afghan timeline
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[@mansoorzadran]

"How do you defeat an enemy who looks into the barrel of a gun and sees paradise?" ~Russian generel talking about Afghan Mujahedeens

[@gauravdey4163]

By shooting them in the head that's it. Afghanistan has been captured by So many People. Now USA is Ruling it

[@imadzoltan7865]

@@gauravdey4163 hhhhhhhhhh he said it very well its true.

[@awddfg]

@@gauravdey4163 *_Good joke._*

[@Palms88]

Gaurav Dey hahaha ur really deceived by the media aren’t u😂 America is leaving cuz they can’t handle it anymore

[@zafarparvani607]

@@gauravdey4163 fu** ur history teacher.

[@oceanphantom7477]

Empires: **exist** Afghanistan: *i'm going to end this men's whole career*

[@gabdul2054]

I know you like that graveyard🤔

[@imadzoltan7865]

Hhhhhhh you are 100% right

[@shameery560]

Hahahahaha yessss

[@harysatria4004]

They just runnin out off resources and man power when they enter afghanistan

[@sagheershah5409]

'Afghaes are unconquerable' is a propaganda, created and used by those who need it.

[@rasto4nik]

2021: USA crying and leave Afghanistan Other empires:first time?

[@mohammed_sadiq.]

😂

[@AFGARMY60]

😂

[@suadtoporan7876]

Love Afghanistan and people respect from Bosnia and Herzegovina

[@jibril7940]

Suad Toporan afghans love Bosnia! Sorry for what happened in the 90s

[@daztou53]

Love u too

[@ziawalizada3184]

thank you alot

[@misbahuddin2436]

Thank you

[@karimfaizy766]

Welcome bro

[@pakhtunlandfilmsproduction9210]

World War Game Mission-Afghanistan Difficulty-Impossible

[@cutiebaliwFreedownload]

they always got invaded how it is hard? whAT IS HARD country who are never get invaded. since the establishment. I lost my count them being invaded unlike other country in asia or the German even world war 2 they only got change of leader not invaded I think Afghanistan is bonus game compare to other nation that has been establish.

[@haroonhassan8115]

@@cutiebaliwFreedownload GRAMMAR CLASSES!

[@masyaf897]

@@cutiebaliwFreedownload Any country can get invaded... you can call immigration invasion too lol. Its easier to bring forces and invade a country, it is much harder to control it. Afghanistan never fully controlled especially since Durrani. Soviets controlled Uzbekistan, Tajikistan but never Afghanistan.

[@wahyuamarikonasution4557]

cutie cute How do u know u are strong or not without getting any pain... How do u know that u are smart or not without getting any test... How do u even know the book gives u a knowledge or not Without reading it... Same thing, How do u know if it is hard or not, if that country never get invaded??? U only know it is hard or not, when u try to do but never get succes... "Mission Failed" Use ur brain rabbit with no any teeth

[@irkaanzazai4471]

Pakhtunland Films Productions impossible 😜😜

[@Thenoisyoneyes]

Today I learned that Afghanistan is Afghanistan's Afghanistan

[@declanmcnamara2223]

Afghanistan can't even occupy itself

[@deviljho4260]

Declan McNamara unfortunately true if they only the taliban weren’t there.

[@zizouace4890]

DEATHTRAP the taliban are native afghans themselfes and are the legitimate rulers of afghanistan. they successfully govern the country without corrupt

[@anthonylemkendorf3114]

AMK 974 so true

[@aatawn]

Ahahaha

[@mahdijafari1]

Empires : comes to Afghanistan Afghans: hold my naswar

[@jaberbaluch962]

I am Mahdi nice one😂🤟

[@mortal5250]

True

[@dls2128]

yes

[@dls2128]

write in the youtube search.panitat

[@amirkhanjunior6189]

Hhhhh I'm also Afghan Now from Pakistan We love Pakistan nd Afghanistan

[@traydollaz5671]

Never try to fight with those who are not afraid of death. Respect to Afghanistan from Saigon, Vietnam. 🇻🇳🇦🇫

[@pacheerjan3947]

thank you so much dear

[@gaysaudiguy]

True.. Vietnamese also fought bravely against the Americans and they won👍

[@shaynemc7533]

Không Tên and a gigantic population.

[@GAtTheTop]

Kyle Jones Oh no, butthurt American. Just sit down and admit you got beat by rice farmers.

[@shaynemc7533]

Saudi سعودي The Americans sucked in Vietnam, Australia handed it to them though.

[@smartnaik1048]

Afghanes are very breve people and very hospitable. I never seen friendly people like Afghan. Love Afghanistan 😘.

[@user-fw4uh7ob2s]

- written by an afghan

[@AfghanHearts]

not Venous no. his writing based upon his pronunciations is not typical afghan. (also don't be so jealous. if you are, it will increase the prestige of afghans and lower your whole being, iA.

[@AfghanHearts]

not Venous i don't think you are a chechen. because chechens are full brothers with afghans and would be never jealous of afghans. lol you sad loser. you must have felt so pathetic while writing this. haha

[@y_p7]

not Venous Fuck you, you jealous twat!!!

[@deviljho4260]

not Venous you could just ask Naik if he’s afghan or not don’t be so stupid.

[@RTSG_Prism]

I am an Iranian and Afghans are my brothers.

[@haroonhassan8115]

WE LOVE IRANIANS

[@TheAfghan72]

Iranians treat Afghans like dirt and non-human so go f yourself.

[@lostboy4207]

@@TheAfghan72 i love afghanistan

[@lostboy4207]

@The Cortege US army, nato, black water and afghan army couldn't take down taliban resistance. So go F yourself.

[@lobsongtsering670]

Iran and Afghanistan should be merged to one country because of so many similarities. Iran is close to our heart. We are proud of Iran

[@GoodBadUgly-eu2zw]

You can rent Afghanistan 🇦🇫 but you can’t own it. Afghan people are fighters and one ☝️ fighter is better than 100 soldiers.Russia knows that very well

[@finnishlandscape4199]

No body can own this country even its own people 😪

[@syedhussain5852]

Afghans are very brave people

[@zizouace4890]

what a stupid comment. delete it!

[@GoodBadUgly-eu2zw]

zizou ace MR professor that wasn’t my comment , that’s what General Dogul said about Afghanistan 🇦🇫, I think he was very well educated and experienced army officer .read some history and get educated yourself. 🤣😂LOL

[@zizouace4890]

Good. Bad. Ugly it's a stupid and illogical comment, whoever said this nonsense. delete your comment.

[@mrstrange7124]

empires: COMES TO AFGHANISTAN afghans: HOLD MY CHI

[@Adi-mw9bz]

You mean Chai bro?

[@assumjongkey1383]

@@Adi-mw9bz I gess

[@AK-dd9od]

"Epimetheus" appears to be a Greek or pro-Greek individual with an inferiority complex over the fact that Alexander was defeated by the tribesmen of Paktuike (who he avoids mentioning). Herodotus described the "Paktues"/"Paktyans" as the bravest and "most war-like" of peoples. Greeks were generally irrelevant to Afghanistan's history, but watching this video (and the other video by "Epimetheus" referencing Afghanistan) one could be forgiven for thinking that these videos were about a propagandist's view of Greek history, rather than Afghan history. As the founders of Afghanistan, one would think the Pakhtun tribesmen, who maintained their independence and customs since time immemorial (including during Alexander's era) place higher in priority than the "Indo-Greek kingdoms" (of Punjab, not Afghanistan) or the "Seleucids" that were comparatively irrelevant to Afghan history. By the way, Bactria was Central Asia (to the North), rather than Afghanistan. A knowledge of geography (and actual history) tends to help.

[@user-iw2wu8yp6v]

@@AK-dd9od nice one

[@pap_playz3044]

@@Adi-mw9bz yes

[@abidulfat2885]

i m afghan we never fight but everytime we come under attack by invaders we proudly defend our country

[@halfwaygaming7424]

Leaving here in harmony is easy but not forcefully because all says I am king my self.e.g Sikhs were leaving in bannu in harmony with the locals they were amazed why they are so calm than they start disturbing the locals for which my ansestors came from mountains and drove them away.our ansestors said to them you were supposed to live there in harmony and when no one came to fight you, you simply start disturbing people here we are from mountains ( pathans not afghans) to show you whom we are.Afghans are actually the mixture of those people who live there in harmony and still are there because pathans don't disturb them as long as they doesn't create disturbance.pathans are the native of mountains and Afghan the mixture of harmony.

[@DavidGS66]

Bullshit! I've been studying British India. The Mughal Empire was fatally weakened by 1st Nadir Shah of Persia and his Afghan buddies sacking Delhi in 1739, then by a series of Durrani Empire plundering raids into India led by Abdali Shah of Afghanistan. Afghanistan never had the military capability to invade British India. Afghanistan did not do well in 2nd Anglo Afghan War. The British won all battles except Battle of Maiwan, and even that battle cost the Afghans far more than the British, setting up the Afghans for defeat in Battle of Kandahar, ending the war.

[@yespls4184]

I'm American and I'm sorry that we won't leave your country be :/

[@abdulwasi4486]

@@yespls4184 truth is america does not want to leave us alone they want to keep us less developed

[@zahidchandio2848]

Love from pakistan

[@omidbayat3339]

Proud of to be an Afghan . I really appreciate your nice comments. God bless you all . I wish once come peace in my land .

[@cruzgomes5660]

Me too man

[@extremistterrorist]

Tell that to Khazara people

[@amazonianfromboston1933]

Alas, the tribal nature Afghanistan is both its strength and its greatest weakness. Exhibit A is how minorities are often treated. For example myself who is a trans woman, though not yet transitioned. This fact would cause some in Afghanistan to stone me to death, but the same fact would cause many other Afghans to treat me as a fellow human being, regardless of my gender.

[@kbkim6497]

Dont be. This is not compliment

[@thewokjohnson7295]

Terrorists

[@zaidhashmi6023]

Afghanistan is the Graveyard of Empire. Usa- Nope Afghanistan- hold my miswak

[@AhmedKhaled-wc3kh]

welp... Here we are huh?

[@TheLionFarm]

Aged well 👀

[@shinshobyxix8035]

Taking over Afghanistan is a piece of cake but that's where the real struggle begin we never give up we fight or we die simple is that

[@AfghanHearts]

Billonaire Riches probably islam and honor (never surrender-mentality). dying for God is the biggest thing an afghan could ever achieve. how can anybody defeated such a people?

[@Mattyboyzie]

AfghanHearts know of any documentaries about afghan ancient history ? You guys have a rich history

[@3x0ticContent]

@Billonaire Riches just like any other man who is willing to die for his country. Afghanistan has been invaded many times and the locals see it as a noble death to die for their country/culture and religion. We Afghans welcome foreigners but not foreigners who march in with an army.

[@deviljho4260]

Billonaire Riches Islam and some other reasons and most of them were warriors too which gave them a warrior spirit.

[@CedarHunt]

@chocolat Showed their stupidity was all I did. We could have just shot that idiot but it wasn't worth the trouble. He lived only because he wasn't worth killing, just like all the rest.

[@freakypaa7489]

British: we took pakistan yeah let's take Afghanistan too Afghanistan: hold my tea

[@AfghanHearts]

Jake Naceri soviet union: **invades Afghanistan** Afghanistan: "i'm about to end this guy's whole career"

[@cardboardbox191]

slander us brits are brilliant warriors and merchants. If Afghanistan told us to hold there tea we might lose the battle but we'd make off with some tea.

[@cardboardbox191]

@@AfghanHearts Mostly it was a joke about being obsessive with tea. Me personally you got me I'm weak and cowardly but I think we managed to beat Napoleons navy with about equal tec and fire power. We beat him on land but that was with allies. A cavalry square probably takes balls though.

[@blackflagsofpakistantheeas9109]

@Sarbini Rauf God loves everyone, you guys won the war but it doesn't mean you are superior

[@goblincleaver_mshm.9751]

There was no Pakistan in 1700s

[@habibamin8186]

Yes it’s easy to going in Afghanistan but it’s hard to get out Kabul is the jail for outsiders troops

[@user-rl8ji]

It’s funny that people think Afghanistan is all just a hot desert it’s really not it has all kinds terrain it even snows there too The Whole country is all mountains

[@halfwaygaming7424]

Leaving here in harmony is easy but not forcefully because all says I am king my self.e.g Sikhs were leaving in bannu in harmony with the locals they were amazed why they are so calm than they start disturbing the locals for which my ansestors came from mountains and drove them away.our ansestors said to them you were supposed to live there in harmony and when no one came to fight you, you simply start disturbing people here we are from mountains ( pathans not afghans) to show you whom we are.Afghans are actually the mixture of those people who live there in harmony and still are there because pathans don't disturb them as long as they doesn't create disturbance.pathans are the native of mountains and Afghan the mixture of harmony.

[@user-rl8ji]

@RNGgamer-_- YT yah but when people look at Afghanistan or any other country in the Middle East they assume it’s a desert.

[@yousuffasttv9655]

@@user-rl8ji Afghanistan is not hot it got 4 season weather

[@fazalrehman6490]

@@halfwaygaming7424 what is the difference bw pathan and Afghans and who differenciated it in which book. there are only two terms pashton who are ethnic speaker of pashtu and in majority in Afghanistan. and some pashton live AT border in Pakistan and several pashton stay in different countries like usa germany canada etc. so Pashton is speaker of pashto language or from same blood Afghan is nationality that include uzbak tajik turkman baloch pashton etc. however some use Afghan word only for pashton but pashton word is enough to describe pashton. pathan is a word used for pashtons by people living byond indus river eastward so it has no new meaning Afghan is geographic identity pashton is a racial blood identity

[@haqmallaghmani6783]

I am an afghan Its my honer to I am from this land Time will return We will show to the world again to who we are

[@Armannortheast]

Haqmal Laghmani Keep dream Ahh ahaha

[@haqmallaghmani6783]

@@Armannortheast you see the history of Afghanistan I think you don't have a study And don't get upset we will prove that inshallah

[@shiraza923]

@Che Guevara and we don't support a daal khor gov, ashraf ghani is going to fuck all the daal khors up 🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫❤❤❤❤

[@greatkaafir7881]

First hindu After boddh Now muslim

[@mattlongenecker2759]

Terror alert red, you know the nsa just flagged your comment, lol, jk. This area use to be so fertile and rich with all the pagan empires. I think adoni flooded these areas and burned others making it a desolate desert. I am not Muslim but I believe that Islam is a way better religion than Baal, bull cult worship ( child sacrifice, sexual depravity).

[@Humzahization]

America is another addition. Afghanistan is like the Undertaker.

[@Hooliganz_650]

They really are unconquerable

[@genghiskhan5701]

Can't wait for the Chinese to give it a try

[@ShahanshahShahin]

@@genghiskhan5701 Actually there was a time in history when Modern day Afghanistan was part of China for a short time 10-15 years.

[@Moonl55]

⁠@@Hooliganz_650Except for when it’s the Iranians trying to conquer them, because they did it like 6 different times.

[@midknightfenerir3129]

Respect Afghanistan From India 🇮🇳

[@adilahnoorhan432]

@kylephantom4 what

[@abhyudayasinhchauhan6499]

@dopamine orbitals you need psychiatrist assistance dear!

[@dandanishere123]

You can respect us once you also respect our muslim brothers in india

[@carlhendrick8914]

@@amirakhan9731 So what if Afghanistan and Pakistan share one ethnic group? Pashtuns make up 20% of Pakistan and there are dozens of countries like that. And even Pashtuns of Afghanistan hate Pakistan because they know Pakistani Punjabis are enemies of mankind.

[@TheAfghan72]

We don't need your fake love, you discriminate against Muslims in India and hate Islam yet you worship us. Also, you indians make up fake history about Afghanistan being part of India and its annoying. We don't like neither Pakistan or India.

[@misterperfect]

"... save us from the venom of the cobra, the tooth of the tiger and the vengeance of the afghans" --- Alexander the Great

[@hussnainsamee2603]

from may little research, i havent found alexander linked to this quote. Furthermore the term "Afghan" didnt even exist at that time.

[@misterperfect]

@@hussnainsamee2603 if i woulda used the term Bactria, how many youtube "scholars" would have known. maybe you should read up somewhere outside of Wikipedia for history bruh. old alex couldnt make it passed the a.f.g. they actually named a town after him, Qandahar..... seeing as how alexanders real name is al-sikandahar.... they just shortened it down as a slap to his face by not using his full name, just a half ass version of it... PS, spell check wouldnt kill u

[@faisalhotak1890]

@@hussnainsamee2603 the word afghan was then used for "pashtuns" only this is why he said that... Nd remember Alexander the great was injured in a battle with "pashtuns" in kunar province of afghanistan.

[@rohimosavi5545]

Faisal Hotak it wasn’t only Pashton 🤣

[@halfwaygaming7424]

Leaving here in harmony is easy but not forcefully because all says I am king my self.e.g Sikhs were leaving in bannu in harmony with the locals they were amazed why they are so calm than they start disturbing the locals for which my ansestors came from mountains and drove them away.our ansestors said to them you were supposed to live there in harmony and when no one came to fight you, you simply start disturbing people here we are from mountains ( pathans not afghans) to show you whom we are.Afghans are actually the mixture of those people who live there in harmony and still are there because pathans don't disturb them as long as they doesn't create disturbance.pathans are the native of mountains and Afghan the mixture of harmony.

[@HussainKhan-zp9jo]

Conquering is not just capturing land but the subjugation of people. The people of the lands you conquer must accept you as their leader and allow you to rule over them. This has never been done in the history of Afghanistan so by that logic I don’t believe it has ever truly been conquered.

[@theMAYORproblem]

Allah u akbar

[@theMAYORproblem]

I bomb English not goodbye sorry my English not long Afghanistan I love

[@deviljho4260]

conan263 the afghans beat the mongols but Genghis Khan didn’t leave them alone so he slaughtered innocent people that wouldn’t accept his rule which ended up killing most of the country. By logic Afghanistan was never conquered by the mongols there is even a book that explains this but I forgot the name.

[@HussainKhan-zp9jo]

conan263 mongols were a nomadic empire. They didn’t settle in the cities they conquered. When they turned up they expected the population to step aside and allow them to plunder. The Afghans did not allow this, they always resisted.

[@HussainKhan-zp9jo]

conan263 agreed, in some cities they did settle. However their lasting impact in Afghanistan were the Hazara people who most likely descended from the mongols. Due to the inability to subjugate the population they resorted to rape and destruction and their descendants eventually adopting Islam.

[@grantingtherant1465]

Thank you so much for your obscure history videos, they're always so fascinating

[@serial334]

You missed the part where Afghans revolted and militarily defeated the British in the 2nd and 3rd Afghan war. How on earth did u miss that?

[@mrcrazychickengaming7918]

@AlK Vlogs and before that KPK was Pakistani land and now Pakistanis got it back

[@mrcrazychickengaming7918]

@AlK Vlogs I know that, then Pashtuns migrated to this land

[@AfghanHearts]

Mr Crazy Chicken Gaming lol pakistan didn't even exist at that time you idiot. pakistan was made by the british colonizers in 1947 LOL

[@mrcrazychickengaming7918]

@@AfghanHearts Lol your basically telling me afghanistan's history you stupid afghandu criminal. Pakistan got it's final independence in 1947, but Pakistan itself is thousands of years old with different Punjabs Pakistani names & kingdoms. And the British made shithole afghanistan in 1899 to counter Iran. Begger terrorist failed state afghanistan has no history 🐕🇦🇫🐷

[@masabkhan8254]

@@mrcrazychickengaming7918 you moron kpk northetn pakistan wasnot defeated bybritish . it was disputed in 1893 by abdurehman king of afghanistan . but the kpk some pashtun didnot agree with abdurehaman . so the some of the pashtun started surprizing attacks on british army . the british army were unstabled just like modern days u.s.a in afghanistan against pashtun . so then the britsh brought quaid azam the motherfucker leader and used the name of muslims which were plained by british to mantain the durand line(1893 trity) and mantain the split areas of pashtun. and the second plain were to be saparate the indian nation muslim an hindus . now we knowing the main reson of pakistan . but you motherfucker dont know about kpk pakistan . it wasnt defeat for the afghans . the british came to the pashtun leader for appologize and make friendship fakely with afghan after when british defeated again and again by pashtuns and than they wanted some of afghan land from abdurehman leader of afghanistan on that time . after the sign treaty which were not exepted by pashtun . the britsh didnot won kpk by war . first go and read the history .you donot know our history outsiders motherducker .you just jelous from us . and think how to make us down . but you cannot hahaha

[@micahistory]

It's amazing that the largets country in history was never able to conquer Afghanistan

[@micahistory]

@@danielallan8061 i was talking about the UK

[@mohammadamin226]

@@danielallan8061 I would disagree with you on that point some of the biggest military offensives the soviets conducted were In the panjsher valley and they had failed in all of them

[@AfghanHearts]

Daniel Allan you are delusional. the soviets were more humiliated than the usa. soviets never achieved to control anything in afghanistan except a fragile rule in the capital city. and they couldn't sustain their losses so they had to withdraw. so don't lie to yourself. it will make your life even more depressive, if you are so delusional

[@micahistory]

@@AfghanHearts true

[@deviljho4260]

AfghanHearts yep

[@edrisskhan9316]

We are afghan we don’t break hearts. We break bones.

[@royalrajput8712]

after being ruled by every turk mongol persian and arab...u still say so.😂😂😂😂...

[@Sayed778]

Royal Rajput and after u Indians were conquered by Afghans 😂

[@royalrajput8712]

@@Sayed778 who the hell are u afghans?? 90% rulers of delhi were turkic not afghan.only lodhis were afghan..and let me tell u..rajputana was free untill 1615..i agree turkic people are brave..

[@nomankhan6531]

@@royalrajput8712 i think you have seen the movie of panipaat but sorry dear Movies can't change the history

[@royalrajput8712]

@@nomankhan6531 abdali ruled delhi not india okkk...delhi is only 0.01% of india's area...go and check map of durani empire. only 5% of india was part of it that too for just 10 years.

[@easternhistorian4763]

This was a thoughtful and well written video.

[@percynjpn4615]

This presentation was truly excellent - balanced, unbiased, willing to challenge a long-held, unsupported "historical" axiom with well thought out facts, with a complete historical timeline. Great work.

[@sonapappu9605]

Love Afghanistan ❤from India.

[@indianandenglishmovies7071]

🇦🇫❤️🇮🇳

[@emindar1898]

He is talking abt Taliban ,,,,,, 😂😂😂😀😀😀

[@ziawalizada3184]

i am an Afghan we love our country we dont care to die for our land

[@dmeditz8100]

weather you die or live first protect your civilians then do whatever you like to with west let afghans be happy and freely travel country we don't want your Taliban 1000yrs dark ages where we don't go out can't shave if we don't like beard.

[@randomperson2526]

Thanks for actually pronouncing Afghanistan properly

[@gennemesisx6054]

Im from Pakistan and i love Afghanistan and its people to the core.Peace❤️

[@bloodshotred6334]

What about India? Lol

[@nightchannel5522]

I love Afghanistan power and brave hearts

[@pacheerjan3947]

thank un

[@laughwithme3472]

I love u tooooo

[@faizjabarkhel303]

tnx

[@jajajabababab3286]

We are afghan we never give up we will fight for over country love my beautiful afghanistan 😘😘😘❤❤❤

[@MoneyEducator]

Thank you for this short history.

[@aaronlopez3585]

Excellent explanation, I've studied history all my life and one of the hardest things to do is the separation of truth and popular myths. You have done an excellent job of staying objective, and declaring the facts.

[@mentalnutshell8218]

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[@AfghanHearts]

there was really tons of misinformation in this video

[@Potatoman1578]

@@AfghanHearts like what?

[@deviljho4260]

Mr. Potato man the closest thing to conquering Afghanistan is influence and the video makes it so that it was conquered.

[@johnwilliams9730]

Another fantastic video illuminating an overlooked part of history. Thank you Epimetheus

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Your welcome John! Glad you liked it :)

[@surendranathish]

No country has right to occupy other country. It's not the fault of Afghanistan. It's the fault of those countries who tried to occupy Afghanistan. Love Afghanistan from India.

[@shakakbar8628]

There will emerge from Khorasan black banners which nothing will repel until they are set up in Jerusalem - Ahmad in al-Musnad, 14/383

[@maverickkanav]

😂😁

[@saddiquearshad1717]

True

[@ezwan7656]

Insha Allah

[@ernestoalvarado6202]

@@ezwan7656 islam will fall. Inshallah

[@kravez16]

This is facts and it will happen only matter of time.

[@philRminiatures]

So rich, fascinating...and complex, an inexhaustible source for us wargamers! Great vid, lovely maps and explanations...😍

[@mentalnutshell8218]

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[@kakibackup2koujo612]

Phil R wargamers?

[@Mattyboyzie]

kakibackup2 Koujo total war, shit like that

[@philRminiatures]

@PurpleRose7777 We play historical games with miniatures, link on my profile...

[@philRminiatures]

@@kakibackup2koujo612 We play historical games with miniatures, link on my profile...

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

great video !!! i like that style of debunking historical myths, you can also talk about the myth of the 300 if you find it interesting of course.

[@aksmex2576]

I think that myth is obvious to be a myth.

[@ZerogunRivale]

I hope you continue to find the truth, Hououin Kyoma. El Psy Congroo

[@mohamedred5746]

Lol why you still using that Username...? You should put Something like "Love pork" Or "Piglover"

[@mohamedred5746]

@@TheTariqibnziyad Triggered Lmao... Just change your Name loser, You ashame our ancestors pig

[@lutherdean6922]

Thanks for covering this

[@a11u45]

I disagree with u on the war being a significant factor on the USSR's decline. The USSR's economy was a mess and had been stagnating. It also had to keep up with US military spending. Combine this with Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms which didn't work as planned and you have the reasons for the collapse. The Afghan war didn't cause the collapse, it merely made it happen sooner.

[@user-to7mz1ng5g]

If the CIA had not also become involved with supplying weapons to the mujahadeem things might have been different

[@rosswebster7877]

Great video as always! Funny how the “Graveyard of Empires” is actually kind of a Eurocentric concept. As is often the case, Persian history is a very sadly neglected one.

[@gaigairka6811]

Graveyard is true in modern sense

[@mujahid-9630]

Adam Adam who told you that? Around 40% speak it but they’re Turks and Mongolic Turks and Tajiks not Iranian Persians

[@bellz129]

@Adam Adam afghanistan is a native aryan iranic country but doesnt mean they are iranian or persian

[@blackkennedy3966]

@@bellz129 exactly. the Scythians were iranic but that doesn't mean they are persian. we don't call the Spanish roman or italian despite having a latin language do we?

[@anirudhsilverking5761]

@@bellz129 They are Iranian, not Persian

[@assassins143]

I love Afghanistan 💙

[@gabrielkoller7995]

I feel it would be more apt to call it the "defier of empire", as while yes it has been conquered in the past, its still a testament to how you mentioned the region being home to multiple empires and cultures that broke away or formed on their own, and yet having a lasting independent legacy regardless of the influence. And also because despite the many failings of certain empires like Britain failing to pacify them, they were more a money sink, making it harder to keep up imperial ambitions. very informative video.

[@kengrubb]

Add the U.S. to the list of countries that failed to colonize Afghanistan. What say y'all? Another 50K troops and 10K DHS agents, and make it a U.S. Territory? Solved, right?

[@adilahnoorhan432]

Nice work although there's a lot more but still you did a terrific work.

[@EakDaFreak69]

Great video. Your editing is improving quickly.

[@petrstanovsky7648]

Afghanistan: "It"s over Empire, I have the high ground." (big mountains) Empire: "You're underestimate my power." Afghanistan: "Don't try it." Empires try it and colapse.

[@rob6927]

Yeah, and how many empires collapsed like this exactly?

[@mansoorrazwan6889]

Thank you very much for your beneficial video we appreciate

[@zizouace4890]

Mansoor Razwan there were many misinformation in that video

[@LuanZeqiri1]

Man this is another good video..your voice sounds like you got a little cold. Anyway great information again. You were one of channels that inspired me to make history videos but i don't have a lot of time to make many videos.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks man! Haha...and yes. I do have a little cold mostly gone now. Just went from warm weather to cold and rainy here.

[@LuanZeqiri1]

@@EpimetheusHistory great that it's over now :)

[@Bazinga3972]

I have to correct you in one point, the people of Afghanistan did not adapt the Zoroastrian fate due to the Achamenids introducing it to them, the Zoroastrian fate was born in Bactria, where Zarathustra spend most of his life time and also died, perhaps he was also born in Bactria which many historians assume. It was their local faith at that time, the blue mosque of Mazar in Afghanistan is also assumed to be the shrine of Zarathustra, when the Arabs wanted to destroy the shrine/temple the locals told them that it would be the shrine of Ali(the cousin of Mohamed) so the Arabs/Muslim didn’t destroy it, something similar happened to the tomb of Cyrus the great in Iran. In Firdausi Shahnameh( the greatest epic poem of the persian language) it is said that Zarathustras tomb is somewhere in Balkh(Bactria), so it is most likely the Blue mosque, that would also explain why Afghans go to the blue mosque at Nowruz( Zoroastrian new year) and celebrate old Zoroastrian traditions at that blue mosque(Janda bala with the darafshe kaviani) , but they don’t know why they do it at that blue mosque. So Zoroastrianism was not introduced by western Iranians to Afghanistan, it was the local religion of the eastern Iranian tribes in Afghanistan.

[@mrsss3264]

All of your comment is correct except arabs wanted destroy it,... Its a lie and no one in history say that.

[@Bazinga3972]

Mr sSs It is not confirmed but that doesn’t make it a lie. It is the most plausible explanation for the fact that they call it the tomb of Ali, I mean why else should they just call a shrine „shrine of Ali“ even if Ali’s tomb is in Iraq? A similar situation happened in Iran at the tomb of Cyrus the great. The Arabs/native converted Muslims wanted to destroy the tomb because he was a Zoroastrian but other natives told them that this would be the tomb of Solomon, so they wouldn’t destroy it. I assume something similar happened in Balkh, Mazar e Sharif. Yes it is not confirmed and just a assumptions but I also read about other people who think the same.

[@sohrabayoubi728]

When the arabs came ali a.s was alive

[@zulfiqarhashim1376]

Thanks

[@antibozkurt6674]

Nah hes right. Achaemenids were the first people to have ever been known to be zoroastrians. Theres a reason why zoroastrians in india identify as "Parsi" and "Irani" because those people were always zoroastrians to begin with. While its true Zoroastrianism originated in what is now afghanistan, it was Western Iranians that were first converted and spread it across the Near east. Ahura Mazda first appeared in the Achaemenid period (c. 550 - 330 BCE) under Darius I's Behistun Inscription. Until Artaxerxes II of Persia (405-04 to 359-58 BCE), Ahura Mazda was worshipped and invoked alone. With Artaxerxes II, Ahura Mazda was invoked in a triad, with Mithra and Anahita. In the Achaemenid period, there are no representations of Ahura Mazda other than the custom for every emperor to have an empty chariot drawn by white horses, to invite Ahura Mazda to accompany the Persian army on battles. Images of Ahura Mazda began in the Parthian period, but were stopped and replaced with stone carved figures in the Sassanid period. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahura_Mazda

[@dirkvanvossole7126]

I like the video, just one question. What's up with the 4 dynastys on one screen, all different borders but overlapping large areas during overlapping time periods? Keep 'em coming! 😎

[@ghosthost100]

Nice job explaining.

[@giorgi19191]

Next vid: History of Georgia🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪

[@DemetriosLevi]

I second this! 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪

[@NihilSineRex1881]

You're countries name is not Georgia,is Sakartvelo. Love🇬🇪from🇷🇴.

[@petarmitkov1056]

@@NihilSineRex1881 it's Gruzinia 🇧🇬

[@NihilSineRex1881]

@@petarmitkov1056 Georgians will be "T R I G G E R E D !" when you say this word.

[@NihilSineRex1881]

@@petarmitkov1056 because is russian influenced. That's why.

[@ifzyk8084]

I think what helped the medians Persian and parthians conquer Afghanistan is simply that the population (Tajiks, pashtuns, etc) are considered as iranic peoples. Sharing a culture probably would of helped to assimilate the land easily, allowing it to be controlled.

[@ifzyk8084]

Greek rule would have benefited from inter marriages between alexanders veterans and its population, helping to solidify Greek rule in the region ( as there children probably inherited a favourable position within the administration of the satrapy during the Seleucid reign)

[@ifzyk8084]

What I believe helped these empire conquer the region for a time is that they employed step or were of similar culture, so as not to be seen as outsider.

[@peaceafghan243]

Yes it is true and I agree with you, even Ahmad Shah Durani was with Iranian side.

[@robertcracknelljunior2691]

very intresting love to hear more :)

[@ibrahimyibrahimy]

I met one Russian xmarine from Russia teaching martial art who fought in Afghanistan , and this is the truth he at this statement hinging on his wall Do not chose to fight afghans for you never win , thinking I would use my martial art when I fight afghans but it was totally different to why I was thinking " I was entirely hopeless in front of them , the fear built up in my Harry and I couldn't do anything " this conquered. India many many times befor Pakistan even existed and all supper power of the time could face them and by now we must realise you never win the war

[@halfwaygaming7424]

Leaving here in harmony is easy but not forcefully because all says I am king my self.e.g Sikhs were leaving in bannu in harmony with the locals they were amazed why they are so calm than they start disturbing the locals for which my ansestors came from mountains and drove them away.our ansestors said to them you were supposed to live there in harmony and when no one came to fight you, you simply start disturbing people here we are from mountains ( pathans not afghans) to show you whom we are.Afghans are actually the mixture of those people who live there in harmony and still are there because pathans don't disturb them as long as they doesn't create disturbance.pathans are the native of mountains and Afghan the mixture of harmony.

[@jcwoodman5285]

It's certainly a Graveyard...😢

[@shirlyiang969]

for local and outsiders

[@undeadpresident]

It's wild to think about all the different peoples who lived in these places and their lives and how everything changes with time.

[@nealk8507]

I am from Pakistan and I love my Afghan brothers...

[@amirschwarzenegger4740]

İf you love us we love you we human i don't like country's flag we all from one dad Adam

[@smitprmr]

I love Afghanistan. Espically Afghan food. Haha.🤗🇮🇳

[@blacktigerpaw1]

Maybe the Afghan refugees can give you some enrichment.

[@Liphted]

All my life I had known this history and still paroted the line "Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires". Another great Epijoint.

[@skeletonrowdie1768]

It's just such a cool attribute not to give ;) I think that's why this phrase exists

[@AfghanHearts]

it's actually the truth. nobody managed to conquer Afghans. i could thoroughly debunk this video but I'm too lazy

[@AfghanHearts]

Zatoichi no I'm not. but obviously you are pathetic . you watched this video with a bias and jealous against afghans. lol. only a depressed and pathetic low life like you could do that and write a comment like that. lol you pathetic loser. )

[@halfwaygaming7424]

Leaving here in harmony is easy but not forcefully because all says I am king my self.e.g Sikhs were leaving in bannu in harmony with the locals they were amazed why they are so calm than they start disturbing the locals for which my ansestors came from mountains and drove them away.our ansestors said to them you were supposed to live there in harmony and when no one came to fight you, you simply start disturbing people here we are from mountains ( pathans not afghans) to show you whom we are.Afghans are actually the mixture of those people who live there in harmony and still are there because pathans don't disturb them as long as they doesn't create disturbance.pathans are the native of mountains and Afghan the mixture of harmony.

[@halfwaygaming7424]

@Khanate Archer Leaving here in harmony is easy but not forcefully because all says I am king my self.e.g Sikhs were leaving in bannu in harmony with the locals they were amazed why they are so calm than they start disturbing the locals for which my ansestors came from mountains and drove them away.our ansestors said to them you were supposed to live there in harmony and when no one came to fight you, you simply start disturbing people here we are from mountains ( pathans not afghans) to show you whom we are.Afghans are actually the mixture of those people who live there in harmony and still are there because pathans don't disturb them as long as they doesn't create disturbance.pathans are the native of mountains and Afghan the mixture of harmony.

[@ShvBhuiyan]

One day Afghanistan will be the most developed country in the world and its capital Kabul will also be the largest Metropolitan area.

[@onesarcasticboi8760]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@jekesan4221]

Keep dreaming

[@AAA1101A]

@@jekesan4221 Why do you keep commenting shit about Afghans in the comment section. This isn't the first time I've seen you doing this. Piss off with your negativity and bullshit.

[@jekesan4221]

@@AAA1101A It's fact and truth,maybe you are the one that should stop hallucinating?

[@chevalierdeloccident5949]

Not with the Taliban in power it won’t.

[@food4you830]

I love Afghan people🇦🇫😘 brave people👌

[@deana8052]

brave LOL...

[@mohammedyaseenkhanahmadzai8218]

Food4you ..Thank you bro love you too from Afghanistan

[@halfwaygaming7424]

Leaving here in harmony is easy but not forcefully because all says I am king my self.e.g Sikhs were leaving in bannu in harmony with the locals they were amazed why they are so calm than they start disturbing the locals for which my ansestors came from mountains and drove them away.our ansestors said to them you were supposed to live there in harmony and when no one came to fight you, you simply start disturbing people here we are from mountains ( pathans not afghans) to show you whom we are.Afghans are actually the mixture of those people who live there in harmony and still are there because pathans don't disturb them as long as they doesn't create disturbance.pathans are the native of mountains and Afghan the mixture of harmony.

[@divan5205]

Im Proud To Be Afghan Pashtoon❤

[@EnManIntePojke]

We call them 👗💣🔑🤥🏃‍♂️💩🇵🇰🤰🦶⛺️🏍🐭🥜😝🤥🤣🪦

[@samsorrahimi4731]

Empires: Coming to Afghanistan Afghans: Come you won't last that long.

[@Charlie0l9]

Mongols: you are part of the Khwarezmian empire are you not? Afghans: wait hang on. Mongols: then this will be a graveyard, for YOUR EMPIRE.

[@samsorrahimi4731]

@@Charlie0l9 Mongols taught that Afghans would surrender but Afghanistan fought and killed grandson of Genghis Khan. We at least did not surrender we fought. Also Afghans defeated Mongols in India.

[@Charlie0l9]

​@@samsorrahimi4731​No, the Afghans didn't. The Khwarazmian Empire, which Afghanistan is a part of, as a whole lasted only three years against the Mongols before getting extensively depopulated and subjugated, and spent the next couple centuries under Mongol rule. First under the Chagatai, then Timur and finally the Mughals. So yes, you fought. For three years. To the credit of the Afghans, the Mongols spent nearly half the invasion in Afghanistan, and even managed to kill Mötüken, grandson of Genghis during the final year. But considering that Genghis Khan had six wives and five hundred concubines, and his sons themselves, like Genghis, are known for keeping large harams and breeding like bunnies, killing a grandson gave the Mongols as much pause as you would by trying to stop a wave by throwing sand at it. And no, the Afghans didn't defeat the Mongols in India, that's the Delhi Sultanate.

[@samsorrahimi4731]

@@Charlie0l9 The Delhi Sultanate was an Afghan-Turko dynasty that defeated the Mongols in India.

[@samsorrahimi4731]

@@Charlie0l9 Khilji dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate are the same thing.

[@Flyingfoxman]

Terrific video. I once tried to make a similar case about Vietnam.

[@lazysunside]

Flyingfoxman from Chinese to Mongols, French to Japanese, British to American.

[@AliHassanSalafi]

@@lazysunside Chinese and Mongols and British and American didn't conquer Vietnam only France and Japan don't lie about vietnam

[@Kruppt808]

Great video , like a 10 most common historical myths explained.

[@zulfiqarhashim1376]

Excellent thank you

[@deidreperryman172]

Wow!!! You can really understand why no matter what groups of people or nations came into Afghanistan to war with this country no one stayed long or just failed altogether there. Amazing. Don't know the real reason for this, but they have endured. It would've have been nice to see this country grow it's people in a much better position, trading with other nations But this country always seems to be fighting of invaders and i can see where growth is slow. What is it about Afghanistan that nations just have to be fighting these people. Thanks for sharing excellent history lessons

[@ekmalsukarno2302]

Hi Epimetheus, can you please make a video on the history of Cambodia. Please don't forget to mention Prey Nokor.

[@lukevortex1037]

How do you make those maps?

[@Halcon_Sierreno]

It's not so much that Afghanistan is unconquerable or that it can't be ruled, but rather that any empire that tries to conquer it only does so in passing. If anything It's the terrain itself that makes the land so unruly.

[@afgakhialjazeera3144]

Its the people my friend

[@Halcon_Sierreno]

@@afgakhialjazeera3144 Geography is everything.

[@plutofeldseinfeld8839]

I don't agree. What of the entirety of Africa, Tibet, Peru, etc. These places are rough, yet conquered and for far longer than Afghanistan.

[@Halcon_Sierreno]

@@plutofeldseinfeld8839 Yeah but Afghan lies at the crossroads of the world.

[@AJ-ud1ui]

Truely relevant. Thanks for making a video about this. I’m of the view that it’s more of a popular myth so this video is very helpful to me.

[@gaigairka6811]

It is not a myth. It is true in modern history

[@tylerellis9097]

Gaiga Irka Modern History not all of History like the myth says.

[@bellz129]

What myth did you even watch the video?

[@neofulcrum5013]

When it comes to revolt they know how to do it for sure

[@AKJ-Editz]

Afghan Empire was so strong that Russians and turks and persians and Iranians even cant deafet.

[@AKJ-Editz]

@グルメ your nadir shah is dead

[@saurabgamerz8613]

@探求者 you must be mongol from afghan pretending to be chinese

[@RajaRam_electrician]

​@@AKJ-Editz which Afghan empire you are talking about 😂 lol, if we want to talk about the Afghan empire then it is only hotka 😂 And nothing else, Afghans used to serve under Turks mongols Persian and latter British, there was no Afghan Empire in ancient or in mediaeval period 😂, so do some study before spewing anything nonsense here 😂 LOL.

[@AKJ-Editz]

@@RajaRam_electrician P@jeet Afghans have lived in there land for centuries the country name was Khurassan kid No turk or Hindu king coudnt invade Afghanistan so kid you do some study 🤣

[@AKJ-Editz]

@@RajaRam_electrician Afghans defeated British and Turks mongols and Mughals man this is your IQ 🤣😂

[@aksmex2576]

It is self explanatory that harsh landscape make tough people, and that high lands and narrow valleys make great ambushes. I think that under Iranian empires there was not that much resistance, that is why it was held. Usually countries don't like to conquer lands that are unreasonably difficult to hold on to.

[@stargazer2280]

Well we can put US on the list now

[@Reymon_Of_Reymega_life]

USA and NATO on their proverbial fireplace mantle

[@wankawanka3053]

Now usa is in the list

[@LeePenn2492]

Interesting and informative show

[@Nathan-ng1jt]

Wonderfully researched content. I do often think politicians should understand history before orders are given to the military.

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

Persia

[@aerohydreigon1101]

Empires don't die, they can only be defeated. Every empire springs up from the ashes or clings onto some territory.

[@YujiroHanmaaaa]

They just defeated USA /NATO in 2021 and have them running out off Afghanistan

[@BlueSky-mamh]

add USA now

[@smitprmr]

Being an Indian I wish all the best to my neighbouring country. Peace, prosperity and political stability for afghanistan. Thank you. ✌

[@desimakkar1367]

Akhand Bharat Afghan is piece of Hindustan .look mughal map . Divide and Rule make them little little pieces control them easy

[@greatkaafir7881]

@@desimakkar1367 Befour the mughals it was ( Hindu )brahman kingdom The brahmans who fought for Hussain after the war of karbala Against yahuda

[@strawberrychco7724]

@@desimakkar1367 never you peace of shit

[@strawberrychco7724]

@@desimakkar1367 never you fucking dumb ass promoter

[@strawberrychco7724]

@@greatkaafir7881 fuck you too

[@leopard6554]

May God keep you away from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of the Afghans. Alexander The Great.

[@jattpunyal934]

Any source please

[@leopard6554]

@@jattpunyal934 www.azquotes.com/author/5835-Alexander_the_Great

[@johnminehan1148]

I read a book by a Soviet Para about his war. He said he passed a tour on patrol and he finally asked the translator what it said, "You can conquer Bactria, but you can't hold it." (Which probably means more, if you consider he married a Bactrian Princess.) As to the Brits, the Sovs and us, the involvement in Afghanistan came toward the end, when lower hanging fruit was not available. The Afghans are not the greatest soldiers in the world. They are the greatest soldiers in Afghanistan, which is not really worth the (large) effort needed to keep it. However, the Islamic Empire was able to both conquer and change Afghanistan.

[@bobperry7680]

LARGELY DUE TO AFGHAN'S WILLING TO ACCEPT ISLAM. THIS VIDEO MENTIONS IT BUT VIEWERS GLOSS OVER THE FACT THAT AFGHANS HAVE ONLY CHANGED ON THEIR OWN ACCORD. BY AFGHANS OF COURSE MEANING PASHTUNS HISTORICALLY.

[@MCorpReview]

I agree. Think the non serious nickname stuck bcuz it sounded fancy.

[@petertyson4022]

Interesting subject. 😊

[@navinbhatia9936]

You have missed the Fourth Empire-USA which LOST the so called war on terror from 2001-2021 to Taliban

[@lotter5371]

May Afghanistan find peace in the future and may you become a successful country.

[@redhood3748]

Turkey:You really scary Afganistan:I know.

[@MrDroenix]

@Epimetheus Just want to ask but do you use ArcGIS to make those maps?

[@Alnfaie.]

Please talk about ancient Yemen, they have rich history.

[@tyronechillifoot5573]

Weren't they very close to the dynasties of Ethiopia?

[@Alnfaie.]

@@tyronechillifoot5573 The history of Yemen back to 1200 BC Kingdom of Aksum ruled Yemen in 320 AD

[@tyronechillifoot5573]

@@Alnfaie. didn't yemen establish the kingdom of Dm't in the region?

[@mahmoudkhan957]

يا جني مالق

[@udad7625]

@@tyronechillifoot5573 Late response. The Amhara and Habesha people who were the ruling class of Ethiopia came from south Arabia aka Yemen, but they were not Sabaeans or Himyarites but another Semitic nation who spoke Ge'ez language. Although they are not related to the Sabaeans, the Solomonic dynasty claim that they are the decsendants of Queen of Saba(or Sheba as they call it) and king Solomon. But keep in mind that they were not the only ones who claimed this lineage because other Arabian dynasties did. The descendants of the Sabaean tribes are called Qahtani or Yamani Arabs, and they make almost 50%+ of the Arabian peninsula population. Yemen was invaded by them in 525AD but for relatively short time, nothing significant.

[@mohammedalichannel7293]

And the US had been defeated indeed that place is a graveyard of all empires.

[@richardmorgan3093]

Big thumbs up

[@octapusxft]

in general the more rough the terrain, the harder it is to control a region by force. The only effective way to to make the residents happy enough to accept you