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First Afghan state
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Mir Wais Hotak successfully overthrew Gurgin Khan, and made the Afghan region independent from Persia
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Afghan Empire established
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Afghan Empire falls
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Afghanistan gains independence from Britian
Afghanistan gains independence from Britian -
Communist government with a system of checks and balances is made
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Civil War and the collapse of communist Najibullah government
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Afghanistan overthrows Soviet president Mohammad Najibullah
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Afghanistan overthrows Soviet-installed president
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Islamic/Taliban rule
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Civil War leading to Taliban controlling most of Afghanistan
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Afganistan becomes an official part of the Northern Alliance
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Islamic/Taliban rule ends
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Pakistan and Afghanistan clashed over the Durand Line
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Afghanistan holds its first, direct, presidential election
