Originally posted by: atominis
Rits08 is right. The Indus Valley civilisation, Sapt Sindhu and much of Mauryan empire under Ashoka did include Afghanistan, particularly eastern Afghanistan region. History is out there to check, though now, with passage of time such matters are hotly debated and contested by natives of other countries (apart from India).
The Lodi dynasty of Delhi Sultanate was of Afghan origin too and they had impact on Indian culture.Saying Afghans have no link with "culture of Indian subcontinent" is untrue.Pathans have played significant role in Indian freedom struggle. SRK's father was also a freedom fighter.This outsider rant is utter nonsense.How about gene pool and DNA studies speculating thousands of years old ancestors of blue eyed Aishwarya Rai, TM? 😆 Going by your logic in determining who is truly Indian and who is not! - http://rediff.com/news/2008/jan/31blue.htm 😉
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