by the way I have provided evidence for my sources
if you want more direct evidence behold for yourself
The First Anglo-Afghan War - The British in Kabul, the death of Macnaghten and Burnes
if you want more direct evidence behold for yourself
The First Anglo-Afghan War - The British in Kabul, the death of Macnaghten and Burnes
. Some officers even sent for their wives and families to come join them and it is perhaps a pity that not more had done so for many officers cast lecherous eyes at the dark-eyed women of Kabul and liaisons, not particulary discreet, became common. In a land were pederasty was more often viewed as a preference rather than a sin, this was a dangerous tack to take. The women could be frighteningly willing but their cuckolded husbands remained just that, cuckolds. The bitterness of these men would stoke the fires of Afghan discontent and help lead to disaster. When the city finally exploded and the killing began, they would be in the forefront of the mob.


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