History With Hilbert | What Did Afghanistan Do In World War 2? | Central Asian Neutrality? 1939-1947 @historywithhilbert | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
Today, many of us associate Afghanistan with war, from the 1979-1989 Soviet-Afghan War to the US-led Coalition's war with the Taliban from 2001 onwards and the more recent Taliban takeover in 2021. We don't as often think about Afghanistan's role in the Second World War and whether it would join with the Axis Powers, the Allies, or remain neutral. Find out more in this video!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Afghanistan 1839-1939
3:30 - Relationship with the Axis
5:43 - Threat of Invasion
7:08 - Afghan Tribal Revolt (1944-1947)
9:30 - Afghanistan After the War
11:28 - Outro
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#Afghanistan #ww2 #documentary
Today, many of us associate Afghanistan with war, from the 1979-1989 Soviet-Afghan War to the US-led Coalition's war with the Taliban from 2001 onwards and the more recent Taliban takeover in 2021. We don't as often think about Afghanistan's role in the Second World War and whether it would join with the Axis Powers, the Allies, or remain neutral. Find out more in this video!
Raid the Merch Market: teespring.com/en-GB/stores/history-with-hilberts-market
Go Fund My Windmills (Patreon): patreon.com/HistorywithHilbert
Join in the Banter on Twitter: twitter.com/HistorywHilbert
Enter the Fray on Facebook: facebook.com/HistorywHilbert
Indulge in some Instagram..?(the alliteration needs to stop): instagram.com/historywithhilbert
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Afghanistan 1839-1939
3:30 - Relationship with the Axis
5:43 - Threat of Invasion
7:08 - Afghan Tribal Revolt (1944-1947)
9:30 - Afghanistan After the War
11:28 - Outro
Send me an email if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration! historywithhilbert@gmail.com
#Afghanistan #ww2 #documentary