10 myths about Afghanistan | World news. Afghan history is certainly littered with occasions when foreign invaders were humiliated. But there have also been many cases when foreign armies penetrated the country and inflicted major defeats. In 330BC, Alexander the Great marched through the area of central Asia that is now Afghanistan, meeting little opposition. More than a millennium later, the Mongol leader Genghis Khan also brushed resistance aside.
Since Afghanistan emerged as a modern state, there have been three wars with Britain. The British invasion of 1839 produced initial victory for the intruders followed by stunning defeat followed by a second victory. In 1878, the British invaded again. The results of the three Anglo-Afghan wars undermine the claim that Afghans always defeat foreigners. 2. Armed opposition to the government in Kabul long pre-dated the arrival of Soviet troops in December 1979. Western backing for these rebels had also begun before Soviet troops arrived. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The Times | UK News, World News and Opinion. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. The Independent | News | UK and Worldwide News | Newspaper.
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