kentharu... *sigh*
AZALE!

YOU PROMISED, YOU BASTARD! I GAVE YOU THAT IDEA!
I dunno what to pick now. Guess I'll have to go with my backup backup.
The Afghan Khanate
Capital: Kandahar
Ruler: ?
Government: Absolute Monarchy
Centralization: Tight Federation
Tech. Level: Late Enlightened Age
Army (Training): 15 divisions (Normal)
Navy (Training): None yet
Economy: Normal (+1)
Size (points required): Medium (2)
Leadership (Military/Civilian): Competent/Barely Tolerable
Infrastructure: Tolerable
Education: Literate
Living Standards: Tolerable
Culture: Average
Confidence: Respecting
Projects:
Nation Background: When Mir Vays Khan Hotak, leader of the Afghan Hotaki clan, claimed de facto independence for the Pashtuns in the region of Kandahar in 1709, he probably didn't even suspect that soon after his death, his son Mir Mahmud, would, no more no less, conquer Persia. But anyway, he did, although some western provinces were taken by the Turkish ravens. Having defeated a Persian rebellion, Mir Mahmud died, leaving his empire in disarray. His children only barely defeated the Abdali Afghan rebels, not falling to any great powers only thanks to the generally devastated state of their territory and some well-done diplomatic maneuvering between the Mughals, the Turks, the Russians and the Portuguese, the latter becoming genuine allies in exchange for a base in Bandar e-'Abbas, and perhaps for future use against Mughals or Turks.