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hjernespiser
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Modern US Horse Soldiers Nov 11, 2011 20:45:04 GMT 3

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Post by hjernespiser on Nov 11, 2011 20:45:04 GMT 3

Does Afghanistan count as modern steppes history?

Today is Veterans Day in the US. Apparently an impressive new large bronze statue of a US soldier on an Afghani horse has been unveiled.

“The visual irony of a 21st-century, high-tech trooper mounted on a ragged Afghan mountain horse, unchanged for centuries, fascinated me,” said Mr. Blumberg (the artist)

I can't find any good photos of it yet. Here's one:
www.marinecorpstimes.com/xml/news/2011/11/ap-biden-to-unveil-statue-in-nyc-honoring-military-111111/111111-veterans-statue-800.JPG

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Temüjin Yabghu Noyan Bahadur Posts: 1,887	Modern US Horse Soldiers Nov 14, 2011 23:36:40 GMT 3 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Temüjin on Nov 14, 2011 23:36:40 GMT 3 cool. technically, i think Northern Afghanistan at least counts as Central Asia...

hjernespiser Chor Posts: 1,167	Modern US Horse Soldiers Nov 14, 2011 23:51:57 GMT 3 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hjernespiser on Nov 14, 2011 23:51:57 GMT 3 There's also a book about this subject which, predictably, someone is going to make a movie out of.

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Modern US Horse Soldiers Nov 17, 2011 0:09:55 GMT 3

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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Nov 17, 2011 0:09:55 GMT 3

Afghanistan is not steppeland but it's considered as a part of Central Asia and due to various Turkic dynasties that ruled there, it is also sometimes known as Southern Turkestan (along with modern Turkmenistan and some parts of Iranian Khorasan).

Nomad, rider of the ancient east
Nomad, rider that men know the least
Nomad, where you come from no one knows
Nomad, where you go to no one tells

- Iron Maiden, "The Nomad"

massaget Guest	Modern US Horse Soldiers Nov 17, 2011 2:00:12 GMT 3 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by massaget on Nov 17, 2011 2:00:12 GMT 3 It wont stand for long...

pecheneg Är Posts: 17	Modern US Horse Soldiers May 28, 2012 17:47:04 GMT 3 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pecheneg on May 28, 2012 17:47:04 GMT 3 Afghans influenced by the Turks of central asia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzkashi Buzkashi is the Afghan national sport, very similar to Turkic horseback games.
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