The two scenes underscore the extraordinary divergence of outlook among the Afghans squeezed into the country's northeast, the largest contiguous swath of territory unconquered by the Taliban.
As Mr Darwin puts it: "The hallmark of British imperialism was its extraordinary versatility in method, outlook and object".
To his credit he deploys a wider range of cultural reference than many jobbing music critics ("Ali Akbar Khan, Thomas Bernhard, Björk, James Brown, [and] Mark Rothko" all come pouring out in one extraordinary outburst) but his outlook is provincial in two important ways.
It was an extraordinary statement at a time when the outlook is for below average growth.
The legislation has enjoyed extraordinary momentum in the last three weeks, but its outlook had been cloudy until mid-June.
Outlook: The Spurs had an extraordinary season, but still were looking up at the Warriors.
Has India's growth and development been an "unprecedented success or extraordinary failure," ask Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen in Outlook Magazine this week.
Her passion for the sport and the positive effect it has had on her outlook on school and life has been extraordinary.
It said the global economic outlook had deteriorated in the last month but extraordinary measures by governments and central bankers globally were starting to gain traction.
The passage that seemed to unnerve investors the most was this: "Of course, even as the Federal Reserve continues prudent planning for the ultimate withdrawal of extraordinary monetary policy accommodation, we also recognize that the economic outlook remains unusually uncertain".
