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afghanistan 100 years ago - Now.
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Independence
In 1919, Afghanistan gained independence from British occupying forces. -
Flag
Three stripe flag was designed during King Amanullah Khan after he returned from a visit of Europe in 1928. -
seized man - well known
January-October 1929 The man who seized Kabul from the faltering hands of Amanullah was a Tajik tribesman from Kala Khan (a village about 30 kilometers north of Kabul), whom historians usually describe as a Tajik bandit. -
thrown back
After being thrown back several times, Nadir and his brothers finally raised a sufficiently large force (mostly from the British side of the Durand Line) and took Kabul on October 10, 1929. -
Clothing
The Style of Afghanistan Clothing during the king Zahir Shah government (in the 1950s) was much like western clothing during that time -
speed up manufacturing
During the first two development plan periods, from 1956 to 1967, the government set up a number of industrial enterprises with foreign aid and technical assistance, this sped up manufacturing. -
geological exploration
The soviets began geologic exploration in earnest in 1957 with the conclusion of a technical assistance agreement having to do with the natural gases ordeal. -
Gas pipeline
The Soviets completed in 1967 a 100-kilometer gas pipeline, 820 millimeters in diameter, linking Keleft in the Soviet Union with Sheberghan -
King
In 1973, King Zahir Shah was overthrown in a coup by his cousin and former Prime Minister, Muhammad Daud. -
military
In April 1978, leftist military officers overthrew and killed Daud and PDPA leader Noor Muhammad Taraki became President. -
general assembly
In 1985, the General Assembly also began a separate consideration of the human rights
situation in Afghanistan. -
Soviet soldier
February 15, 1989 the last Soviet soldier retreated across Afghanistan’s northern border. -
operation salam
In 1991, responsibility for Operation Salam - the UN's emergency relief programme for Afghanistan - was taken over by the Secretary-General's Personal Representative at the time, Benon Sevan. -
leaders agree
On 24 April 1992, leaders of the mujaheddin (guerilla) forces except one (Gulbuddin Hekmatyar) agreed to form a government under Sigbatullah Mojaddedi. -
Rawa
RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, was established in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1977 as an independent political/social organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and for social justice in Afghanistan. -
constitution
The UN-sponsored Bonn Conference in 2001 established a process for political reconstruction that included the adoption of a new constitution -
Government & World Leaders
In December of 2001, Afghan and world leaders met in Bonn, Germany under United Nations auspices to design an ambitious agenda that would guide Afghanistan towards “national reconciliation, a lasting peace, stability, and respect for human rights,” culminating in the establishment of a fully representative government. -
Chairman
Hamid Karzai had been Chairman of the Transitional Administration and Interim President from 2002. -
schooling
After establishment of the new government in 2002, all public schools in the capital reopened. -
President
President Hamid Karzai became the first democratically elected President of Afghanistan on December 7, 2004.