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The Treaty of Rawalpindi
Afghanistan signed The Treaty of Rawalpindi which ended the Third Anglo-Afghan War and marks Afghanistan's official date of Independence. -
The Last King of Afghanistan
Amanullah's nephew Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan,began a 40 year-old reign. -
The new Constitution
A new constitution, ratified in 1964, liberalized somewhat the constitutional monarchy. This caused the economic and political conditions to worsen. -
King Zahir Shah
King Zahir Shah was overthrown in a coup by his cousin and a former Prime Minister, Mohammad Daud. He declared Afghanistan as a republic, with himself as president , and the King went to exile in Italy -
The Women rights in Afghanistan
Women in Afghanistan were fighting for human rights and social justice in Afghanistan.That was when the Revolutionary Association of the women in Afghanistan was established in Kabul -
The Afghanistan War
This was conflict between anti- communist Muslim and Afghanistan government and Soviet forces. -
PDPA Leader
In May 1986, Karmal was replaced by PDPA leader Mohammad Najibullah,who subsequently became President in November 1987 -
Soviet occupation
The Soviet occupation, which lasted until the final withdrawal of the Red Army in 1989, was a disaster for Afghanistan.
This was basically about the red army trying to take over peoples lives. -
Afghanistan Warlords
Afghanistan was curved up among the various factions, with many mujahidin commanders establishing themselves as virtual warlords.
This happen because the city was divided among different forces,and civilians had little security from murder, rape,looting, or extortion. -
Taliban Attack on Headquarters
In the early 1994 the Taliban attacked headquarters of a local commander who had been responsible for numerous rapes, murders, and looting.
They attacked the commander because of all the numerous horrible things he had done. -
Taliban Took Over Kabul
The Taliban went on the control of 90% of the country.
The Taliban had basically captured Kabul and took over, and alot of the outside world was in dismay of the they were treating the women. -
The attack on Mazar-i-Shariff
The Taliban troops attacked west towards Mazar-i-Shariff after bein reinforced with men and munition.
The Taliban were attacking Mazar-i-shariff because they wanted control of everything -
The attack of the Talibans
The Taliban attacked the predominantly Uzbek Junbish forces commanded by General Dostum.
There was a war going on at this time, in the west. The fighting had resumed from the east to the west -
The third assault on Mazar-i-Shariff
The Taliban opened the third assault on Mazar-i-Shariff, and this time took the city decisively.
They killed at leats 2,000 people and most of the people were Hazaras -
The Control over the town of Baiman
The Taliban took control of the predominantly Hazara town of Baiman , west of Kabul.
The Taliban ended killing al kinds of civilians but mainly Hazaras. -
When the Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan
The Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan in defeat and disgrace.
The soviets were thought the country was too traumitized by violence. -
Taliban dynamited the Buddhas
The Taliban dynamited the Buddhas of Bamiyan, which are the giant staues,great works of religion and art.
They did this because the Statues were not Islamic, and plus the statues were idols to other people. -
The Taliban tried to remain loyal to Bin Laden and al-Queda
The Taliban remained loyal to Bin Laden and al-Qaeda after the atrocites. The result was that American led invasion of Afghanistan and the toppling of the Taliban regime. -
Afghanistan Laws
Afghanistan has passed a law stating that Shia men should deny their wives food, and the wives should obey their husbands sexual demands.