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Originally Posted by Neil
Because the British Empire divided India into India and Pakistan and caused a lot of the problems between the 2 countries in 1947 I think it was
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Not quite right, Neil.
The British wanted to leave India as one state. However the Hindus and Muslims were very hostile to each other and insisted on a split. Millions of people moved from one country to the other, depending on their religion and up to a million died in fighting or massacres. Not what we wanted or intended at all!
As for Afghanistan- do we never learn anything from history?