When people talk about colonialism being the thing which made so much of the world worse, let’s all remember that Afghanistan was never a victim of colonialism and it’s pretty much the worst country in the world.
To claim Afghanistan never really was a victim of colonialism tells me you don’t actually consider geopolitics or society beyond a surface level.
I will never understand why Western Europeans (and Japanese) people don’t just accept they f**ked some places up. Yes it’s not the ONLY factor, but it certainly is one.