"Lessons to be Learnt? The Third Anglo-Afghan War" Topic

"At the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War, the British government in the metropole and the British-led Indian government found themselves at odds in their interpretation of the political situation in Afghanistan, leading them to pursue different policies towards this difficult interlocutor. Heather Campbell analyses the primary sources documenting the difficulties of this decision-making process, and suggests that a sound knowledge of history may be a useful foundation for policy-makers seeking to shape the future of the UK's relationship with Afghanistan…"
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During there was a case to use mustard gas in the valleys but was shouted down because of the horror of when it was used on the Western Front. The Iraqi government of Saddam Insane apparently never forgot this as gas was used on the Kurds which had (to him) the desired effect but gave a Casus belli later for American and co to play WMD card when they did regime change, this caused what we have today. The other formula to beat the Afghan 'problem' I believe was external lines of control ( creating a policed buffer zone) which denied the Afghan government and peoples any movement beyond their recognised territories and letting them 'feed' on themselves until they became a more compliant client state. This was not taken up either. Thus the politics of the 3rd war is as relevant as today.
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Glad you enjoyed the article my friend.

Agree about your concepts!.

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