Why hasn’t Radio Free Afghanistan been discussed before now? Military action breaks bodies but hardens minds, there needs to be a psychological assault as well. The mountains called Hindu Kush literally translate as “Slaughter of the Hindus” and The Khyber Pass is bloodstained throughout history, the first recorded passage was in 326 B.C. by Alexander the Great.

The guardian UK published a vivid description of what a western military force would be facing in these mountains. Their first supposition that Afghanistan had not been conquered since Alexander the Great is an unfortunate falsehood in an otherwise excellent article.