Comments for Choices, Choices at http://www.rightsidenews.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.rightsidenews.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:47:46 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.rightsidenews.com/200911087200/global-terrorism/choices-choices.html#comment-4384 Wow, great article. And while I agree that Islam is a horror which needs to be wiped out, there was a bit of an error in your article. The Gandharva civilization was actually at it's peak around 50 AD. Mo-HAMMY-mad didn't have his hallucinations and megolomanic induced insanity until around 640 ish AD, and the Gandharva civilization had been wiped out well in advance of that time. I think it is interesting to note that it was Genghis Khan who invaded and destroyed the the country (circa 1220), including the amazing irrigation systems, turning the entire area into the permanent and enduring desert sh*t hole we know it to be today, thank you Mr. Mongul ;) http://www.gandhara.com.au/about.html 50,000 BC - 20,000 BC Archaeologists have identified evidence of stone age technology in Aq Kupruk, and Hazar Sum. Plant remains at the foothill of the Hindu Kush mountains indicate, that North Afghanistan was one of the earliest places to domestic plants and animals together with Iraq. 3000 BC - 2000 BC First true urban centres rise in two main sites in Afghanistan, Mundigak, and Deh Morasi Ghundai. Mundigak near modern day Kandahar, had an economic base of wheat, barley, sheep and goats. Evidence indicates that Mudigak could have been a provincial capital of the Indus valley civilization. Ancient Afghanistan emerges as a crossroads between Mesopotamia, and other ancient civilizations. 2000 BC - 1500 BC The City of Kabul is thought to have been established during this time. Evidence of early nomadic iron age in Aq Kapruk IV. Circa 600 BC Zoroaster introduces a new religion in Bactria, Zoroastrianism a Monotheistic religion which worships fire, and is still practised today in Iran. Zoroaster dies during nomadic invasion near Balkh. 522 BC - 486 BC Darius the Great expands the Persian empire to its peak, taking most of Afghanistan, including Aria (Herat), Bactriana (Balk, and present-day Mazar-i-Shariff, Margiana (Merv), Gandhara (Kabul, Jalalabad and Peshawar), Sattagydia (Ghazni to the Indus river), Arachosia (Kandahar, and Quetta), and Drangiana (Sistan). The Persian empire was plagued by constant bitter and bloody tribal revolts from Afghans living in Arachosia (Kandahar, and Quetta) 329 - 326 BC Greeks rule Bactria (Northern Afghanistan) 170 BC - 160 BC Bactrian - Parthian 50 AD Kushan rule, under King Kanishka Graeco-Buddhist Gandharan culture reach its height. 220 AD Kushan empire fragments into petty dynasties. 400 AD Invasion of the White Huns. demise of the Buddhist culture, most of the country left in ruins. 425 - 550 Independent Yaftalee rule in Afghanistan. 550 AD Persians reassert control over all of what is now Afghanistan. Various Afghan tribes revolt. [b]652 AD Arabs introduce Islam [/b] 962 - 1030 Islamic era established with the Ghaznavid Dynasty (962-1140) Afghanistan becomes the centre of Islamic power and civilization. 1030 Mahmud Ghazni dies. Conflicts between various Ghaznavid rulers arise and as a result the empire starts to crumple. 1140 Ghorid leaders from central Afghanistan capture and burn Ghazni, then move on to conquer India. [b]1219 - 1221 Invasion of Afghanistan by Genghis Khan and the destruction of Irrigation systems, which turned fertile soil into permanent deserts. [/b] 1273 Marco Polo crossed Afghan Turkistan. 1332 - 1370 Descendants of earlier Ghorid rulers reassert control over Afghanistan. Anyway, just thought I'd mention that of all the horrors that Islam is responsible for, the one quoted in this article just didn't happen to be one of them. - Texas Frog Soup Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:37:14 +0100