Can you find any connection to #AhmadShahAbdali in this short clip from the Columbia Pictures' movie the Cat Ballou (1965)?

#Vilification
Well, here is one slide from the Defense Intelligence Agency work on History of Afghanistan. You see they've superimposed the photo of a nose-less villain character Tim Strawn played by Lee Marvin onto the portrait of #AhmadShahAbdali.
Well, here is one slide from the Defense Intelligence Agency work on History of Afghanistan. You see they've superimposed the photo of a nose-less villain character Tim Strawn played by Lee Marvin onto the portrait of #AhmadShahAbdali.
Well, here is one slide from the Defense Intelligence Agency work on History of Afghanistan. You see they've superimposed the photo of a nose-less villain character Tim Strawn played by Lee Marvin onto the portrait of #AhmadShahAbdali.
Why would a history work do such a rubbish comparison of the most iconic heroes of the region with a villain? I don't get it. Unless the author is peddling the same colonial, British-Indian propaganda of demonization & vilification of Afghans and Pashtuns.
By the way, exactly an year ago we had a good Twitter debate if Ahmad Shah Abdali wore a bejeweled mask during the battle of Panipat in 1761 to cover his nose.
Here is the thread where all discussion took place.

https://twitter.com/Pashz7/status/1050948092562952192?s=20 https://twitter.com/NafeesRehmanDr/status/1051072961162223616?s=20
Better you read this blog. https://historyofpashtuns.blogspot.com/2018/10/ahmad-shah-abdali-hiding-his-face.html
Ahmad Shah Abdali hiding his face behind a bejeweled mask in 1761 : response to William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple in his fresh book is making a claim that Ahmad Shah Abdali's face was getting eaten away by disease from "early on in his reign" [while i have read that he suffered from the disease...

https://historyofpashtuns.blogspot.com/2018/10/ahmad-shah-abdali-hiding-his-face.html
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