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Mohammed Daoud Khan declares himself president in a coup against king Mohammed Zahir Shah.
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Mariam leaves the kolba and travels to Herat.
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Nana commits suicide.
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Mariam marries Rasheed.
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Mariam suffers from a miscarriage.
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Military loyal to PDPA kill President Mohammed Doud Khan and his family.
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The leader of PDPA Nur Mohammed Taraki declares himeself president of Afghanistan.
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A rebellion against new Afghan government begins in Nuristan government.
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Laila is born.
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A treaty was signed which permitted deployment of soviet military at the Afghan governments request.
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Soviets invade Afghanistan.
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Soviets leave Afghanistan
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Taraki was murdered by Prime Minister Hafizullah Amin's supporters.
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Soviet army invades Afghanistan
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Soviet troops occupy Kabul and execute Prime Minister Amin.
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Tariq loses his leg due to stepping on a land mine.
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Soviets sign Geneva Accords which includes a time table for withdrawing their troops.
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The last of the Soviet troops leave the country.
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Civil war begins in Afghanistan.
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Afghan political parties sign the Peshawar Accords and declare Sibghatullah Mojaddedi it's interim president. At the same time massive bombardment against Kabul begins.
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Laila's parents are killed.
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Laila marries Rasheed
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Burhanuddin Rabbani took over as president.
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Durand line treaty expires meaning all Afghan lands are supposed to be returned. Pakistan refuses to give up their land.
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Aziza is born.
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Laila and Mariam attempt to escape with Aziza but get caught.
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Taliban government makes a small village.
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Taliban initates military campaign against Afghanistan and Kabul.
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Taliban kill the leader of the Hazara people.
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Islamic state retreats to northern Afghanistan.
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Taliban conquers Kabul and kills former President Mohammed Najibullah.
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Zalmai is born.
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Taliban captured Mazar-e Sharif forcing Abdul Rashid Dostum into exile.
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Unites States joins in by firing cruise missles into Islamic training camps.
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Summer of the Titanic
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Mariam is pubically executed.
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Aziza is sent to the orphanage.
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Tariq returns the Kabul.
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Mariam murders Rasheed.
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Aziza is brought out og the orphanage and Laila, Tariq, Aziza, and Zalmai move to Pakistan.
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Suicide bombing occurs that destories the twin towers, part of the pentagon, and takes many American lives.
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Bush demands the Taliban government to hand over al-Qaeda head, Osama bin laden after 9/11.
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Taliban refuses due to lack of evidence against bin Laden.
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US and UK begin ariel bombing campaign against al-Queda and the Taliban.
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Internal Security Assistance Force helps maintain security in Afghanistan.
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Hamid Karz becomes choosen head of Afghan Interim Administration.
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Laila and her family return to Kabul.
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Hamid Karz is appointed president of Afghan Interim Administration in Kabul.
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A 502 delegate loya jirga was held to consider a new Afghan Constitution.