Afghanistan is a Mediterranean country located in the Middle East. The overall conditions of the country are not favorable, as it has a negative trade balance (what it exports v what it imports) of more than 4 billion dollars annually. GDP per capita is less than 2000 dollars a year per citizen.
Regarding social matters, it is one of the top countries where human rights are strongly questioned, as there is a large gap of inequality of rights between Men and Women and there is little to none religious tolerance aside from the official Muslim religion.
The type of intrusion typified in the scenario is intrusion. Invasion involves intruding on another persons privacy or thought without permission thus making it impossible for the individual to concentrate on what he/she is doing. Invasion usually involves loud intrusions which makes the environment unconducive for productive discussion, learning or mental processing.
I am pretty sure it would be the Spanish. The Spanish were ruthless conquistadors that would do anything to win their battles back when all this was going on.