In his book, "The Statement on the English and the Afghans," Jamal al-Din al-Afghani exposes the ugliest aspects of British colonialism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when the occupation was based on brutal oppression and excessive selfishness under the banner of the "white master." The book traces how the British established themselves in India through harsh and merciless methods, before their ambitions extended to neighboring Afghanistan, sparking the Anglo-Afghan Wars, embodying the struggle for power and hegemony versus the resistance of the people and their adherence to their freedom. This work is not merely a narrative of military history; it is a damning document of the colonial policies that sought to crush the landowners and turn them into tools serving the interests of the invading power. Reading this book places the reader in a mirror of the past to understand the roots of the conflict, the echoes of which still reverberate today.

جمال الدين الأفغاني (1838–1897م) مفكر ومصلح إسلامي. دعا إلى الوحدة الإسلامية ومقاومة الاستعمار. كتب مقالات وخطبًا مؤثرة في الفكر الإصلاحي. ويُعد من رواد النهضة الإسلامية الحديثة.