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Notes on Afghanistan

Matt Lakeman – Writing on books, experiments, and random things I can't stop thinking about · published 5 January 2026

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https://flight-report.com/en/report/72240/kam-air-rq902-dubai-dxb-kabul-kbl/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/x6fuk1/ethnic_map_of_afghanistan/
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https://effectivelanguagelearning.com/language-guide/language-difficulty/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burqa
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskIndia/comments/1p4dhql/what_do_you_think_of_this_persons_explanation_to/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_Massoud
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdur_Rahman_Khan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Ali_Mazari
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Rashid_Dostum
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https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-warlord-who-defines-afghanistan-an-excerpt-from-bruce-riedels-what-we-won/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulbuddin_Hekmatyar
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Strong
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squat_toilet
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Notes on Nigeria Read at the source ↗
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Notes on Guyana Read at the source ↗
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Notes on Trinidad and Tobago Read at the source ↗
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Indianbooks/comments/1b321f9/why_are_indians_so_interested_in_buyingreading/
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Notes on Benin Read at the source ↗
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Notes on Ukraine Read at the source ↗
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https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=c019091b52478373&sxsrf=AE3TifML8v-kNdvalJEG6doKy9Eq1P2qUQ:1762870808643&udm=2&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZrjP_Cx0LI1Ytb_FGcOviEiTm5uW1q0uNfK7KsnoL8hUyUYUJLZ_b-p0lT09DIkR7bwzZ58goNnPFwCobO9Lr1FJn66tf_eL294hxg3d7W1umW7iYHPq5uU7mrCujguwWetLZf0lsLxYPBt71shxNVwbG_f8iMQjcbtRD5akJdAeIXqMQlLPgKzTBoWuHQ4uPN97s4g&q=bakhmut&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiy3dXCpeqQAxVElIkEHWW2AasQtKgLegQIEhAB&biw=1396&bih=632&dpr=1.38
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mosque,_Kabul
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombing
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Notes on Saudi Arabia Read at the source ↗
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-Services_Intelligence
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https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/05/04/526866525/the-butcher-of-kabul-is-welcomed-back-in-kabul
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacha_bazi
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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/28/taliban-edict-to-resume-stoning-women-to-death-met-with-horror
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Notes on Tajikistan Read at the source ↗
mattlakeman.org
https://www.google.com/search?q=office+motivational+poster&sca_esv=4af503ebc609abd2&sxsrf=AE3TifO5O5Bn5F0pya5yMXgpmgd3t-4bEA%3A1763075330163&source=hp&ei=AmUWad3cB_W-p84PwpCGmAc&iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaRZzEj_RhAfys66-jgw8sc41-Ou4-Ax4&ved=0ahUKEwjd5Y62n_CQAxV138kDHUKIAXMQ4dUDCBo&uact=5&oq=office+motivational+poster&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz
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Other Notes on West Africa Read at the source ↗
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/afghanistan/article/2025/04/11/in-afghanistan-four-men-publicly-executed-in-crowded-stadiums_6740108_218.html
lemonde.fr
https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/context-culture/new-lives-in-the-city-how-taleban-have-experienced-life-in-kabul/
afghanistan-analysts.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Arnade
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https://tubitv.com/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_and_New_Zealand_Army_Corps
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https://web.archive.org/web/20060228113747/http:/www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0%2C4273%2C4145138%2C00.html
web.archive.org
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Zoomer
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgv1y989xjo
bbc.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA2pjMjpBs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazni_Minarets
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirka_Sharif
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chil_Zena
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandahar_Bilingual_Rock_Inscription
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Aw_Synagogue
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herat_Citadel
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_conflict
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_biscuit
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https://www.amazon.com/Afghan-Napoleon-Life-Ahmad-Massoud/dp/191336822X
amazon.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Imam_Ali
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkh
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunus_Qanuni
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https://kashmirobserver.net/2023/11/27/in-their-own-words-unveiling-the-pashtun-narrative/
kashmirobserver.net
https://moderncontemporarybham.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/guest-post-the-imperial-sociology-of-the-tribe-in-afghanistan/
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https://eurasianet.org/is-tajikistans-succession-saga-any-closer-to-the-end
eurasianet.org
https://timesca.com/97-of-uzbeks-express-pride-in-independence-survey-finds/
timesca.com
https://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/afghan-hound
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7vdpy1l2vo
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