William Dalrymple ─ Afghanistan: Return of a King, Redux | The lessons of a 19th century catastrophe

OP Jindal Distinguished Lecture Series with William Dalrymple, Historian & Writer.

[@roniquebreauxjordan1302]

The Anarchy has been a great read...lots of insight on these countries' interactions

[@brokenbulbs]

Fascinating stuff. Got your book and also "The Great Game."

[@urbanexplorer1754]

great and informative discussion.

[@yogeshcharan7572]

I think the picture at -1:19:15 - is of mehrangarh fort of jodhpur......

[@martinthomas9857]

Shame our ministers didn't spend their summer holidays watching this.

[@nephimarya5228]

Dalrymple is great, the lady introducing him is quite annoying and is trying to imitate someone else

[@brokenbulbs]

Fascinating stuff. Got your book and also "The Great Game."

[@toobalkain]

Gordon Graham Me too, and I just found Sikunder Burnes’ Travels to Bokhara and Lady Sale’s Afghanistan are available for free, primary sources those two.