In May 2013, who was invited to the White House to give representatives from the CIA, NSA, and the US Department of Defense a briefing on Afghanistan, especially on its history of the 1840s?
From my quiz at Mood Indigo 2013
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The author William Dalrymple, whose book "Return of a King" about Afghanistan in the 1840s echoes parallels with the present situation. Here's
a review of the book, and
a short account of this meeting.
This day last year: Q.817