A century ago in Afghanistan’s Shughnan district, a small Ismaili community rebelled—not against reform itself, but against how it was imposed. Heavy taxation, abusive officials, and the loss of local mediation pushed people to the brink. bit.ly/3OC3BXh #Afghanistan #History
An Afghan proverb, tang amad, ba jang amad sums up the circumstances which led to rebellion in a northeasterly corner of Afghanistan, the poor and isolated Shughnan district of Badakhshan province, a ...