According to Thomas Barfield, the political stability of Afghanistan under the Musahibans rested on what he calls a "tacit recognition of two distinct power structures: the provincial and subprovisional administrations ... and tribal or village structures." What is the central implication of Barfield's point?   A. That the Musahiban's "rule" was a fiction because the real power remained in the tribes. B. That the central government largely left localities to govern on themselves. Don't trouble us, we won't trouble you. C. That the Musahiban had effectively managed to suborn the tribes to serving the state's interest. D. That the subprovisional administrations were slowly but surely subverting tribal and village structures.

According to Thomas Barfield, the political stability of Afghanistan under the Musahibans rested on what he calls a "tacit recognition of two distinct power structures: the provincial and subprovisional administrations ... and tribal or village structures." What is the central implication of Barfield's point?

 

A. That the Musahiban's "rule" was a fiction because the real power remained in the tribes.