#Bamiyan

Why Taliban destroyed Buddhas of Bamiyan(Untold story) [Thread] The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th-century monumental statues of Gautama Buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the

Dr. Dawood Azami 🌱داود اعظمي

#Taliban posted a rare interview with a #Shia-#Hazara Taliban official, Mawlawi Mehdi, "governor" of Balkhab district in northern Sari-Pul province (calling him a Shia from the Hazara Brothers.)He is the

Dr. Stephennie Mulder

My thread yesterday about Islamic responses to antiquity provoked lots of great conversation, so I thought I'd do a follow-up thread to clarify a few points. I'm grateful for people

Tweeting Historians

My thread about Islamic responses to antiquity provoked a lot of conversation, so I thought I'd do a follow-up thread to clarify a few points. I'm grateful for the questions,

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Short thread about Afghanistan´s different types of turbans, locally known as "lungee" or "mandeel". Check it out! Pashtun militiamen from Helmand province. Picture shows two Mujahedeens: right one wearing

A thread on Mohan Lal, the #Hindu spy who traversed the Central Asian region. Mohan Lal Zutshi (popularly known as Mohan Lal Kashmiri; 1812 – 1877) or Ram Nath was

Fuad Alakbarov ⁠⁠

Empires, like individuals, can tire. It was not for naught that Afghanistan has been called, 'the graveyard of empires'.And at the moment, we're witnessing last days of American hegemony. Trump

Ibraheem Thurial B.

I personally think that Mullah Fazil and the Taliban leadership should certainly be taken at face-value when they say that the purpose of talks is to achieve the following:1. Emirate2.

Ausma Zehanat Khan

Thrilled to share with you the gorgeous US cover of #TheBladebone, the conclusion to my epic fantasy series, coming this fall! Designed by the amazing Chris Cocozza, it captures the

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Going to start a thread about architecture in Khorasan and Khwarezm and also its offshoot, India:The Tilla Kari madrasa was commissioned a decade after the adjacent Shir Dar madrasa (1619-1636)

Frankly Speaking

The arrest of lieutenant colonel #AbdulKhalid is another interesting chapter before that it is important to know how Jihadi and their supporters infiltrated #Pakistan Army.Back in Gen #Zia's days in

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Going to start a new thread about battles, tactics, armies, warriors and military titles in Eastern and Western Iranic lands, right under this tweet. At the Battle of Gaugamela (October