Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai who is in India on a three-day visit is expected to push for an expansion for India’s security involvement in Afghanistan. One cannot help but note an incident mentioned in a CNN interview by Farid Zakaria’s with Daryl Dalrymple about the last British involvement in Afghanistan.
Back in the 1860s, out of about 18,000 British troops, only one survived the retreat. And in that expedition, there were about 5000 Indians too-helpless coolies who were destined to die, albeit not for their own country, India. — Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai
Hamid Karzai’s visit to India
