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Scottish historian, art historian & photographer, Mehrauli goatherd, kabooter baz & baadforoosh. Writes the occasional book.

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    William Dalrymple‏Verified account @DalrympleWill Aug 14

    William Dalrymple Retweeted BILAL SARWARY

    This helps explain why people are not queuing up to die for this governmenthttps://twitter.com/bsarwary/status/1426624176073367554 …

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    BILAL SARWARYVerified account @bsarwary
    Taliban inside General Dostum’s house. pic.twitter.com/yVj1hu3gUd
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    1:40 PM - 14 Aug 2021
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    • ارمان Hammad Ahmad WARTIME L1mburg3rt🟩 is Satoshi🇸🇻🌋☣️🦡🌮🌽 W@leed foued benhammadi Half Surrleey 🚀🚀🚀🚀🔥🔥🔥 gloria woods Antapaws 🙈🙉🙊 pam wo
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      1. Vikram‏ @vikram_nd Aug 14
        Replying to @DalrympleWill

        Looks pretty frugal.

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      2. Gert Huskens‏ @gerthuskens Aug 14
        Replying to @DalrympleWill

        It's not because its extra tacky compared to other countries, that it helps to explain differences. I guess you got similar houses of Azeri or Armenian officers or chiefs of defence, but they are more than happy to fight for them.

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      3. Martyn‏ @martyn1415 Aug 14
        Replying to @gerthuskens @DalrympleWill

        @DalrympleWill is this different to other regimes leaders houses? If not why is the position different in Afghanistan? Genuine question.

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      1. Tariq Ahsan‏ @tariqahsan Aug 14
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        Ottoman splendour?

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      2. Tarique‏ @TariqueHAshraf Aug 14
        Replying to @DalrympleWill @BasuAshis

        yes seems They didn't spend anything on public and public have more faith in taliban who are ruthless but have some principles of governance

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      3. Tarique‏ @TariqueHAshraf Aug 15
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        https://twitter.com/TariqueHAshraf/status/1426657450661396481?s=19 …

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        Tarique @TariqueHAshraf
        I just pray for lasting peace in Afghanistan with a government which can take every warring faction along and one which can take care for rights of all irrespective of religion، tribe، sect،sex! #Afghanistan
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      2. Anthea Givens‏ @tucktucktuckco1 Aug 14
        Replying to @DalrympleWill

        I remember reading about Dostum back in the mid-aughts when I was trying to understand what was going on in that part of the world. Is he really still around now?

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      1. Alex Haig‏ @ahaig8 Aug 14
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        Cc @ELuttwak

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