ash, according to their own lights they are acting civil. They/i> think they’re civilized. And the Durrani Empire was civilized in comparison to its contempory neighbors. If you judge a civilization by its output of poetry they may be more civilized than we are.
The main thing “we” want “them” to do nowadays is:
dime out Taliban
rally to Karzai
Further down the list are nice to haves like:
quit buggering young boys, donkeys, sheep, goats, camels, etc.
quit marrying 11-year old girls
quit treating girls and women like crap
quit growing opium
quit wiping their asses with their fingers
quit squatting to pee
quit whining
quit soliciting bribes
quit accepting bribes








