Ancient Afghanistan: The Land of a Thousand Cities
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Afghanistan - Ihanum
ihanum sits on the tujic border, and is a wonderfully defensive site. The city itself has enormous ramparts. There's an ancient sort of citadel at the centre of it. When we arrived there, talaban were very present in the area. And yet, i met the most extraordinary commander who invited us to dinner. He knew more about the archaeology of ihanum than anyone other than an academic. We had a fantastic evening talking about the ancient history through our translator. I don't tell me why i took cigars to afghanistan, but for some reason, we had some. Sent the ferry across to tajikistan for a case of vodka,
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