BBC - In the footsteps of Alexander (Afghanistan) 17

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@SexyBeastBrettsky , hmmmm so u have been thinking about it... yes , its the easy method of killing such a strong force of a super power countries... It has proven to break the back of 40 countries strength... So i am glad u understand whats going on... besides.. it pisses off the soldiers , ahahahhahaha they don't know who to fight with. ahahhahahahahhahaha ... fucker.

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@SexyBeastBrettsky ,, nah... ur right,, ill just blow him up in an ied.. why waste a bullet...

[parshiwal887]

at 07:13... lovely....... great great scene......... i wish good days spin back to afghanistan and some day i can visit and explore all those terrains..:)

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@SexyBeastBrettsky , ahahah, u pathetic piece of shit.. i lose?? ahahahah wat did i lose in ? in ur shit argument? ahahaha fuck the canadian. ill shot his brains out before i even curse him.

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@SexyBeastBrettsky , ahahahah, u little pervert.. wouldn't u like to rape girl at war.... NOT.... Afghans have tought the americans and nato a lesson... u fuck with us ,, u will die like the rest... Its better life style then slaving in the west for bread for 50 hours a week , 60 hours... This is a better life... besides the americans are running out of the battle field... 6 soldiers died yesturday .. ahahahahah 2 others died the day before.. every day u are seeing 3 soldiers killed.

[TheAlivstyson]

IM FROM THE SO CALLED AFGHANISTAN AND I LIKE CHENGIZ KHAN MORE KHAN WAS THE MAN SO PROUD MY NAME IS KHAN TOO LIKE HIM

[Graham6762]

The ignorant people that destroyed the museum make me sick. They blew up giant ornate statues of Bhudda too.

[TheAlivstyson]

@Graham6762 THERE ANIMALS WHAT CAN WE DO THE POWER IS WITH THEM AS AMERICA PICKS WHO THEY WANT POWERFUL WHO THEY WANT OPPRESSED LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF AMERICA AND AFGHANISTAN AND YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I MEAN

[LEGIONARIO1970]

3:30!!!!

[chelseafanxx]

the documentary has totally ignored Alexander's battle in Afghanistan mainly bcoz this was filmed in war time in Afghanistan. He faught his toughest war in this land and wrote a letter to his mother that you think you have given birth to one Alexander but evert mother has given birth to an Alexander in this land Afghanistan. The letter is still found in museums. He praised the Afghans as the bravest and best fighters he had faced....

[ironfan114]

I don't understand why we can't take over afghanistan but alexander the great did.

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@ironfan114 , ALEXANDER NEVER TOOK OVER AFGHANISTAN.. im sorry to break it to you... but he met the same heavy resistance that americans are facing today... so he made a deal with the locals to just pass throu to india .. same like today , americans paying local taliban not to attack their convoys.. lol ..

[AFGpersiangirl]

@ironfan114

lol

[tiaopiak]

That is why Alexander has wives and male lovers. Ancient Greeks accept it as norm and never questioned Alexander's manhood. It's not like you are homo, bi or hetero like today's definition. Ancient Greek accepted that homo, bi and hetero are all but the same thing.

Once you understand this, you will not mind his sexual preferences. All this issues raised about his sexual appetite is to meet the political correctness of the time and people today where homosexual relationship is taboo.

[tiaopiak]

I am not that interested in Alexander's sexual preferences but i understand many who revered him in Asia are not happy that he has a sexual relationship with a man. But you have to understand Greek culture as it was then not using the homosexual relationship of present day.

In the ancient Greek times, man was allowed to have sex with man and women whom they find attractive. It's acceptable at the time. Man of older age and higher status are allowed to keep young man and someways tutor him.

[GBart]

The mountains are beautiful but I don't know why anyone would want to live here.

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@GBart , the air quality and water quality is pure .. it keeps u young and the exercise u get going up and down hills will keep u in shape... plus, they have natural food with no hormones in meat , plus they have fresh fruits that prevent cancer and illnesses like for example , pomegranates... its the best fruit and most beneficial fruit u can eat and afghanistan has the best pomegranates in the world. AND.... there are no bills... so u enjoy life and have fun with family..

[Afgsusan1]

You know what's funny

I am Afghan, and my last name is Kohistany , Koh in Dari means mountains and istany means "people of",my last basically means people of the mountains...and that is exactly what Afghanistan is known for,its mountains. and Alexander is my favorite person I ever learned about in history class,so to know he went to Afghanistan is a little heart pleasing :)

[stump229]

that guy looks like hes never used a shovel in his life

[calamagrostis88]

It is so amazing how it hasn't changed a bit in 2300 years. The only difference is that now the tribal factions now have machine guns and explosives. Only insane empire builders try to conquer Afghanistan.

[discozoostaff]

what a car! I love it!

[RicRagsLive]

Seemed like everyone on that road was a real dick. Even those little bastard kids throwing rocks.

[amareto35]

Afghanistan,The graveyard of Empires..

[N9155E]

Outstanding in every aspect!

[xanderk1983]

damn why so many people put comments on his sexuality, like it even matters who he wants to fuck with, makes him no more/less of a man, and has no tangent bearing on his personality.

[partyhat3]

what a dump

[TigerEagleKhorasani]

Now see how these scums are barking here. Khan gay Kooni, your mum is married to a Kooni and bear a son who is a kooni.,...abt which of your books are you talking, Kharkuss product of raping? Noone ever have brought Fucktoons close with Alexander or any culture or civilization. And the confused guy below you seems beeing mentalic sick. Usama came as ''mujahed'' to Kandahar and marrying 2 Pashtanas (6 wifes in general) before the rise of Taliba FLAG,.

[1257khan]

@Eagle(kooni)Khorasani Stop being an irritant cunt and just read some books about Pathans(I have shown you one below,not written by Pathans but English Officer). The books about Pathans are NOT written by Pathans but by Foreigners! Good reading!...and.....SHUT YOUR BLOODY GOB!!!

[1257khan]

@Eagle(kooni)khorasani Read the book "The Pathans" by Sir Olaf Kirckpatrick Caroe and MAY be you come to your senses and STOP haveng DELUSIONS about your false grandeur! The Pathans(Mahsit,Wazirs,Mohamand­s,Khattak etc;)in Pakistan never gave the British peace! Even Alexander sufferred from Pathans and the Greeks were so harrased by Pathans(in mountains of Dir,Swat etc; Pakistan)that his soldiers were deserting him and he couldnt conquer India!

[TigerEagleKhorasani]

Even you pathetic ''250'' years you Kharkuss Haramian were slaves of the slaves of the slaves. UK were your masters, bastard. Justr listen to the video. It´s about Tajiks, the 15mio husbend of your mother within Afghanistan.

[paki943]

did alexander conquered Afghanistan?

[artistdigital]

Afghanistan is always ruled by a Pashtun!! ;)

[landin048]

Why in the hell are you people so pissed off at us about some foreign dude who died over 2000 years ago? We didn't know his ass, you dipshit.

[pashton]

WE brok Alexander we brok UK army we brok Russian Army we will brok the fuckin nato and American Army

[garyU6969]

and what army r u representing? haha

[Oyeena]

damn right man afghans rule and mostly pashtuns rule we are the best

[sn00piedog]

@Oyeena at bombing afghans rule.

[Gwynarra]

broke

[DogManakaElCid]

Yeah goodluck when u get nucked u idiot!

[sahajad]

Better learn English properly before breaking in to any army !

By the way are you representing the Taleban ? . If so you are pretty disgusting to mankind !

[TigerEagleKhorasani]

You broke? Can you bring please some evidances for your claims? According to Ghobar and Kohzad, Afghanistans famous historians, and many western scholars and experts, Pashtuns were licking UK balls and were slaves of them. Those who battled them were Tajiks, Uzbeks and some Hazaras. The Tajiks of Logar e Charghi for example, were all generals of the so-called ''Afghan'' armies that fought in Malakand against British, Pushtuns and Indians. Fon´t believe everything your daddy taught you

[frozeNjiN123]

u r living in which land..?

yeah true dont believe everything ur daddy taught u...

u can see who r licking the balls of USA .. in afghanistan isnt they r tajiks..

and who were the slaves of russia..uzbeks and tajiks both of them were submitted to russians.. now northern alliance submitted to USA ... its only pushtun... who have majority in afghanistan.. and ruled afghanistan.. and u were tajiks were free after wen russia made mistake of invading afghanistan..

im sorry but these r the facts.

[TigerEagleKhorasani]

Hey PishtUn Kooni Haramzada, stop barking BS but instead try to establish after your backward and barbaric and typical for Pigtuns 250 years of rule something everyone can ask for...but you can´t and you know why? Because you are a filthy bunch of bastards. Russians were brought yb PiGtuns and Tajiks as the main power fought them and you with your filthy arabic fathers..from both sides. Everyone know that. Everyone have videos about the battles. Go and lick some arab and foreign dicks, harami

[frozeNjiN123]

lol abusing wont help u to change the facts...look at the documentries and films films.. tajikis r never highlited only pushtoons r highlited check out the wikipedia data about pushtoons .. it doesnt matter wat u say... the thing matter which the whole world says and arabs r atleast muslims.. were northern alliance or tajiks r relying on christians indians and jews.. keep abusing if u want to ... but i pray.. may ALLAH show u the right path.. peace

[frozeNjiN123]

and let me clear ur facts... usama was invited by ahmed shah masood to afghanistan for 2nd time to help him against taliban... but later usama joined taliban...

[tareekhnawees]

Look how this son of the bitch enjoying "warlord food", yet in another episode he says we flew in a "warlord helicopter", these westerners would never accept any Muslim authority as legitimate unless they give up their religion. Alexander was a rapist his men were plunderers and rapist yet he is glorified by these sons of bitches.

[bakkagaijin76]

one-dimensional, unreflected train of thought... what the hell does this "warlord" thing have to do with westerners not accepting muslim authority? thats bullshit anyways. it's rather unyielding, hatred-driven comments like yours that shed a bad light on anyone, be he muslim or christian or whatever.

and what army back in the days was not raping and plundering? do you believe muslims nicely said hello after they conquered?

all this "bad christian", "bad muslim" thing so fucking annoys me.

[tareekhnawees]

(Part 1of 3) If I give u a "train of thought" you tube would not be long enough to take it. here is 500 character limit This so called documentary maker went to Afghanistan in Panjsher valley where there was an anti Taliban resistance spearheaded by the UN Recognized government of Afghanistan. because that government was also a Muslim government made-up of Mujahedeen who fought the soviets Ur governments never accepted it in full. Till Osama Killed its defense minister and then Attacked US.

[tareekhnawees]

(part 2 of 3) This so called documentary maker went there enjoyed their hospitality used their resources and so ungratefully he labels them warlord why? The US/UK governments went to these people asked them for help to fight the Taliban and once that was achieved they started labeling them as warlords why?

[tareekhnawees]

(part 3of 3) I say these things because I was there I translated for the US and Afghan government and I know how the US/UK officials used to kiss ass in order to get these people on their side. But now they are labeled warlord. The other issue is the issue of Alexander he was a plunderer he was a criminal his men did kill nonmilitary men. They did take women by force ur view of history is the Hollywood version of Greeks as some amazing human loving philosophers.

[bakkagaijin76]

i by no means have a hollywood view of history, and it would be bad if i had since i'm a historian.^^

i was merely stating that EVERY invading army consists of lots of mean fuckers who rape and plunder, certainly not only the greeks. it was normal back then.

i respect the fact that u have first hand knowledge and i absolutely detest the hypocrisy of the US (or anyone) when it comes to places like afghanistan or even iraq. i only dislike your generalization of "westerners".

[tareekhnawees]

U r right one should not generalize However in 20 years living in the west I have yet to come across 1 person who would say they r ok with the Shariah law 2 b implemented in the Muslim countries if the Muslims chose so The most moderate would say I have no issue with Islam as long as it is "watered down" They like apple as long as it tastes like orang Moderate Muslim means one who has no issue with adultery fornication homosexuality alcohol eating of pigs and opposes all capital punishment

[redeyez007]

God damn them who wanted and wants  destroy Afghanistan.And Afghanistan is the graveyard of every Super Power Armies. No stranger couldn't/can't dominat in Afghanistan..

[DarkHour404]

because there is nothing to "dominate". Its just usless soil and Mountains. There is barley any resources. US and NATO already counquered it back in 2001. Sure there is still attacks, but those are rebels..and there are rebels in every part of the world. You cant control them.

[Dhaune]

this guy lacks respect

[fb416]

afgan never been concured , the greec's was not to able to figh the afgans and they didn't win, in the previouse "16" video, he said alexander burn the wagons...lol..and went back to fight the new iraninan king...but he didn't take the same road..lol...if the greec's didn't win what make you things the whole world will...

[ymoustahib]

what? the greeks did win, u cant just march an army through someone elses country

[afgyo]

Wow, afghanistan looks amazaing. I hope that there will be a day in my life where there will peace in afghanistan, so that I can visit my place of birth, place of ancesters, and the most beautiful country on earth.

P.S. I have green eyes and light skin, COULD I BE GREEK? lol.

[farad007]

no, because the scientists agrees that blue and green eyes actually originated in northern afghanistan and other northern countries that surrounds it. So, homo sapiens settled in central asian before they moved to europe.

[ChromeMan04]

no it didnt

[wyglop]

I must say with all due respect to certain fertile areas of the country, the Kush area is rather gray/brown and rugged. Not... not exactly beautiful. Not, say, Monterrey's coastline or the Alps, exactly.

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@afgyo , LMAO,, MAN AFGHANS ARE UNEDUCATED... SO WHAT IF U HAVE GREEN EYES?? U THINK JUST BECAUSE U HAVE GREEN EYES , UR AUTOMATICALLY FROM GREEK ORIGIN?? I HOPE U KNOW AFGHANS HAVE VARIOUS TRIBES FROM THE FIRST ARYAN TRIBES THAT MOVED ABOUT FROM THE CAUCASUS AND ALOT OF TRIBES STAYED IN REMOTE VALLEYS OF AFGHANISTAN FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS... GET THIS CONFUSION OUT OF UR HEAD.. THERE IS NO GREEK BLOOD IN AFGHANS.. THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE STUDIES ON AFGHAN DNA..

[xabamsar]

@afgyo Lots of Afghans have green eyes and light skin lol i don't know if you're Greek

[soreno32]

alexander occupied afghanistan but never controlled it. noone can rule afghanistans people not even its own goverment. did u see what happened to the sovies (russians) when the invaded.

[SaraCHA88]

Don't you think we're thousands of yrs away from Alexander's time to know how Afghanistan looked like or even was back then??......I agree with what afghans did to the Russians, now to say the same about back in Alexander's time is little bit bold to say....Its a long time ago, its impossible to know how it really really was.

[ZnBangash]

yeah but we would know in the same way as we know about alexander, or maybe i am wrong?

[SaraCHA88]

No If I understand you well I dont think you are wrong. We cant forget that history as we know is dictated by documents that have made it to our time and we can only hypothesize about what really happened. Remember that history is written by human hands so it can be altered with time. We dont know who wrote it and with what purpose or even if it was biased...In other words we will never know exactly but we can assume how it was. The closer the event to our time the easier to prove right.

[aalexander928]

The landscape is beyond compare, it is magnificent. I'm sure the Greek soldiers under Alexander could think only of food and sleep!

[farad007]

You have to wake up from your scifi fantasy of duninverse... and learn that our people don't eat spices!

[inhuman216]

yes you do. you call sandworm Shai Hulud. Hahaha!

Takwa!

[farad007]

ur like that old man sitting on that donkey :)

[inhuman216]

omg dont disrespect him. He is your father!

[farad007]

haha... no maybe my grandfather. My family comes from that area.. its beautiful once u decent from the mountain to the villiage...

[inhuman216]

agreed

[farad007]

im from panshir valley and my gandmother had blue eyes and fair skin!

[inhuman216]

Must be the spice melange diet

[grecobactrian]

Well we are Aryan with or without Greeks lol.

[doxapatriqeio]

Congratulations! It is a very well done documentary. I was conquered by it. Greetings from Romania! I am a great admirer of Great Britain and its people.

[ut26]

wen waz dis documentary made?

[alexandros1821]

It was produced in 1997, with the Taliban nearly at it's height of power.

[FygeApoDoReVromokole]

these were times for a true warrior to live!

Long Live the Greeks!

[fayaztarin]

The city of Qandhara is not based on sugar lol, thats just a retarded comment.. I am from Qandahar.. Its either taken from Gandhara (A civilization) or Alexander's name..

And yeah, we were Zoroastrians at the time.. Worshiped Sun.. And the book was called Avesta..

Come on Alexander, we will fight you :D lol.. He was a military genius, much respect..!

[Thessalonik1]

Exactly, like mentioned by m3gas1 even most Afghan scholars conclude the name of Kandahar stems from Alexander who had named it Alexandria in Greek (while Iskandar means Alexander in Dari)

[Aminkhan786]

the thing is about alexnader is that he suffered deafeat at the hands of afghans. He even wrote a letter to his mother he said "mother although u bore only one son named alexander every one here (Kandahar area) can be called an alexander, my legs are like wells i cannot move because the children are trying to kill us" quote on quote. so think agian when saying alexander is a military genius

[Rhinehart666]

haha, I suppose that's why Afghans conquered Greece right? Oh wait...

[leffehoegaarden]

Check out that fucking drop at 06:00.

[mbtemlett]

at 3:12, the afghani gentleman on the donkey is the coolest guy in the Khawak Pass...he just is!!!!

[Hammadkazmi7]

what do afghan bilived in 300 bc time 300 bc in which god

[grecobactrian]

There was no such thing as Afghan at the time but Zoroastrianism was dominant in what is NOW Afghanistan.

[pappi187]

im an afghan aswell, and we do have respect for him!

[borbor122]

THis is cool  its real exploring :]

[RobHorton1]

Great vid

[GenericGene]

Thanks for that 1821.

[GenericGene]

What was their to gain here.

[alexandros1821]

Hello GG !

I don't know if you heard the commentary in the video but Bessus was a satrap of Bactria, which was logically the enxt line of succession after the Persian throne.

So after he killed Darius, he self-proclaimed himself as King of Kings and changed his name to Antarxes.

It was logical then for Alexander to want to chase the pseudo-King who could and did try and muster resistance against the Greeks.

[ACTORnSCREENWRITER]

hey thanks for uploading this, my ethnicity is Afghan, and my last name ""Sekandar=Alexander"" Afghanistan has alot of Respect for Alexander. Btw, I personally dont belive he was Gay, do greeks belive this? I mean its never really mentioned that he said this, and werent there other figures who openly admitted to bienge gay? No homophobia at that times

[alexandros1821]

is your name really sekandar ? ive met many afghans studying abroad, never knew anyone that knew a sekandar ! speaking of, I wonder for who the city of Khandahar was named after ? LOL.

as for homosexuality, i think there are many aspects of a true, real friendship in the ancient times we in the modern world cannot comprehend and never will. greeks do not view him as a homosexual, but of course you can see how this opinion is too subjective.

[ACTORnSCREENWRITER]

kandahar? hmm got me there im not too big on Aghan history, or any other major history execpt may'be a bit american

yes my last name is sekandar

(^_^)

btw i copied your alexander quote

[m3gas1]

Many claim (including Afghan and non-Afghan scholars/historians) that the city of Khandahar gets its name from Alexander himself (Isskandar-Sekandar-Khandahar)

At anyrate this stuff is fascinating !

[jasonafg]

Qandahar (dari) = Kandahar (pashtu)...its derived from Qand = sugar cane. Its a type of sweets produced and used alot in Afghanistan.

[ACTORnSCREENWRITER]

oh i see, tasha kurr(thank you)

[Afglalala]

@alexandros1821 haha yh i did hear from some1 that homosexuality was brought to afghanistan by alexander n thts how kandahar came known for it.. cz it appearently had very gd lukn men as well... but yh u never knw the full truth unless uve lived in those times

[GBart]

@Afglalala Homosexuality isn't really something you can introduce culturally. It's genetic. It exists in every race of people tracing back since long before we could even have been considered human.

[aietes]

@GBart Wrong, it's nothing to do with genetic. It's peoples choice. Don't be fooled by those darwinists.

[GBart]

@aietes fooled by Darwinists?? What are you talking about? Do you mean social darwinists, the inappropriate name for people who want to breed humans, or do you mean evolutionary biologists? Because if you mean biologists, sorry, you're crazy.

[aietes]

@GBart First of all, calm down. Calling me crazy does not make you smart nor does it say your opinion is the truth. Now that you have shown your foolishness by your own words, swallow your wisdom.

[ndjarnag]

thx!