“It is not easy to say whether the Moollahs are, on the
whole, a useful body, or otherwise. They are of eminent utility in most parts
of the country, from their effect in moderating the violence of an ungoverned
people, by the morality which they inculcate, and from the tendency of their
habits to keep up the little science and literature that is known ... but it
is more than probable that it obstructs the transition to a better state of
things.”
Montstuart Elphinstone, “An Account of the Kingdom of
Caubul,” 1815
Top: Khalqa Sharif mosque, Kandahar, January 2006
Bottom: Mosque, Kart-e Parwan, Kabul, summer 2005
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