"The Arab traveller-geographer-chronicler al-Istakhri gives the following picture of Kabul in 921. Kábul has a castle celebrated for its strength, accessible only by one road. In it there are Musulmáns, and it has a town, in which are infidels from Hind"
— Kabul

January 1, 1970

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Sir H.M. Elliot, The Hindu Kings of Kabul (London: Packard Humanities Institute, 1869), 3. quoted from Balakrishna, S. Invaders and infidels: From Sindh to Delhi : the 500- year journey of Islamic invasions. New Delhi : BloomsBury, 2021. also quoted in Balakrishna, S., Lessons from Hindu History in 10 Episodes (2020)