Following Alexander the Great to Afghanistan

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These BBC segments speak for themselves.

1) Follow Alexander to Kabul and explore what he left behind.

2) Follow Alexander's military campaigns up across the Hindu Kush mountains

Here is a general account of the life of Alexander the Great. Here is a more specific account of his exploits in Afghanistan.

"After Alexander’s death, Afghanistan is divided amongst four Greek governors with their capitals being Kabul and its suburbs, Heart and Sistaan, Qandahar and Baluchistan, and Bakhter (balkh area) and ruled for the next 55 years. By 250 BC the Governors of these four regions declared their independence and established a new Greek-Bakhter government independent of mainland Greece. Roxanne pregnant with Alexander's son moves back to Macedonia. After giving birth to the heir of Alexander's kingdom, both Roxanne and Alexander IV are killed by insurgents."