<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWavamizi wa Uturuki na Afghanistan walionwa kama jambo la muda mfupi ambalo au lingetoweka hivi karibuni au, kama wengine kabla yao, lingemezwa na bara kubwa.  <response>: The Turco-Afghan invaders were regarded as a transient phenomenon that would either soon disappear or, just like others before them, be swallowed up by the great subcontinent. 