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The first leader to run the monarchy was Shah Durrani . He lead it from 1747 to 1973. Around the twenthih century is when the Indpendent Nation was formed.
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In August of 1919 Afghanistan gained their rights of Independence . In 2004 they made a judicial , legislative and executive branch like the United States.
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Afghanistan is located with many citiies .The Country has many different lands and land marks.
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In 1973 King Shah Durrani was overthrown by the country. His cousin Mohammad Daoud took upon himself and placed himself as the New President.
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The women in Afghanistan don't have many rights to do what they want . So in 1977 a lot of women created , the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan to stand up for Womens Rights.
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Most adults in Afghanistan don't have much education. In 1980 88 percent of adults had no education. Now days childenrens learning is a prilvilage and only about 5 percent get some form of learning experience.
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The Taliban took over Afghanistan around 1990. They are stil in power today by 1998 90 percent of them occupied the Country . http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm
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Because of Afghanistans climate trees are very rare. Animals are larger animal like hyenas.
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The Talbian didn't allow Afghanistan to watch television. Also if you were male and didn't grow a beard you would be sent to prision
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Because of the Taliban the Afghans were not allowed to be free with the press.They have a newspaper but not many people read by because of the literacy rate
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The new President of Afghanistan is Hamid Karzai. He took the leadership of the country in 2001.
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The main people who secure Afghanistan were the Talbian. Now with them gone it is hard for them to secure things.
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In Afghanistan on October 9,2004 they held there first national democratic presidential election. During the election over 8 million people voted for the election.
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In Afghanistan President Obama and Gordon Brown are trying to make it illegal rape within marriage. The Shia men don't allow there wifes to eat if they don't please them.
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The main music in Afghanistan is folk music. The style and charactistics in music vary throughout the different citities .
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Twenty- Nine female Afghan women graduated from the Afghan Army Candiate School, A U.S. Captain Janis Lullen believes that their country is taking a giant step . http://www.afghan-web.com/military/afghanfemale_lieutenants.html
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In Afghanistan men are ment to be domestic and take care of the women. Women however are expected to take of children, maintain the house hold and chores .
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In Afghanistan you are obligated to get married,divorce is not a option. A lot of people in Afghanistan marry their cousins .
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Although Afghanistan doesn't have doctors and nurses they still have other methods of medicine. They use herbs and animal products.
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In Afghanistan most religion is Muslim. There are two parts there is the Shi'is and the Sunnis.
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The main sport in Afghanistan is kite flying . Most people play the game Buzkashi which is goat killing
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Afghanistan has a lot of different variety of foods .One of the main courses is lamb.
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Mosques are the more frequent sites seen in Afghanistan. Some other are Museums a big one is in Kabul .
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Because of the deaths of so many infants Afghanistan has the worst developed care system. Women where expected to care the injured and sick
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Most families live together in one house. The women in the house are excepted to care for all the children and house dutites