yeah, and the fact that the article says "afghani" parliament instead of afghan. i'm sure afghan women really appreciate the empathy from people who can't even get the demonym of their country right!

meh, the soviets screwed over central asia by instituting a pernicious cotton monoculture and artificially demarcating the borders of the region.

kabul isn't the only urban center. you also have other persian-speaking provinces like balkh and herat, places with rich histories that were once hubs of knowledge and culture in the asian continent.