NOTOC See also 1907 in Afghanistan , 1908 other events of 1908 , and 1909 in Afghanistan . The amir nowiki nowiki s reply to the communication informing him of the convention between England and Russia so far as it relates to Afghanistan is not made known. His attitude during the Zakka Khel and Mohmand expeditions in India is much criticized by the British, and he is blamed for not taking more effectual measures to restrain his subjects from assisting the enemy. Others, however, consider that in such matters even an amir nowiki nowiki s power is limited, and there is no reason to doubt that he has been friendly to Britain throughout and has done all that he could. Category 1908 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1908 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1908 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
NOTOC See also 1936 in Afghanistan , 1937 other events of 1937 , and 1938 in Afghanistan . The year is one of unusual quiet in this turbulent land. Motor traffic is extending, and various factory industries are being opened up. The trade with India through the frontier passes is considerable, exports being fruit, carpets, wool, and skins imports, cotton and piece goods, metals, sugar, and tea. End of January 1937 The prime minister, Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan , the uncle of the king, having gone to Berlin to undergo an operation, takes the opportunity before returning home to visit London, spending a week there as the guest of the government, and confirming Afghanistan s friendly relations with Britain. Category 1937 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1937 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1937 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
NOTOC See also 1941 in Afghanistan , 1942 other events of 1942 , and 1943 in Afghanistan . June 1942 Diplomatic relations with the United States are opened. July 1942 The king again reaffirms his country s policy of neutrality provided Afghanistan is left unmolested. November 26, 1942 The 9 year old crown prince, Mohammad Akbar Khan crown prince Mohammad Akbar Khan , dies. Category 1942 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1942 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1942 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2007 NOTOC See also 1942 in Afghanistan , 1943 other events of 1943 , and 1944 in Afghanistan . The Treaty of Saadabad with Turkey, Iran, and Iraq is automatically renewed for a further five years, as none of its signatories has denounced it six months before expiration. June 1, 1943 A new departure is taken by the appointment of the first Afghan minister to the U.S., Abdul Hossein Aziz , who formerly represented his country in Moscow. October 24, 1943 It is learned that negotiations for a treaty of alliance between China and Afghanistan have been completed in Ankara. Years in Afghanistan Category 1943 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1943 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1943 in Afghanistan Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2007 NOTOC See also 1943 in Afghanistan , 1944 other events of 1944 , and 1945 in Afghanistan . Although diplomatic relations with Germany and Japan are maintained, the relations of Afghanistan with the Allied Powers become more intimate. The country is dependent for its essential imports on India, the U.S.S.R., and the United States. January 1944 Gen. Patrick J. Hurley visits Kabul as U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt s personal representative. March 1944 The Afghan ambassador and Chinese minister in Ankara conclude a lengthy negotiation with the signing of a treaty of friendship establishing diplomatic and consular relations between the two countries. Category 1944 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1944 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1944 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2007 NOTOC See also 1944 in Afghanistan , 1945 other events of 1945 , and 1946 in Afghanistan . There is little change in internal affairs as Zahir Shah continues a peaceful rule and the end of World War II sees an unbroken record of neutrality for the country. During the year, Eli E. Palmer , formerly with the foreign service at the Australian embassy, succeeds Cornelius Van H. Engert as U.S. minister at Kabul. July 1945 The Red Crescent Society of Afghanistan donates 5,000 to the fund opened by the International Red Cross at Geneva as a token of its sympathy with the fate of European peoples. Years in Afghanistan Category 1945 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1945 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1945 in Afghanistan ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2011 Gharbi is a village of Or zg n Province , Afghanistan . It is located at coord 32.6608 N 65.4906 E . References Reflist Category Populated places in Or zg n Province Afghanistan geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2011 Zargari is a village in Ghazni Province , Afghanistan . coord missing Afghanistan Category Populated places in Ghazni Province ghazni geo stub ... more details
Infobox Political post post President body the br Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan insignia Coat of arms of Afghanistan.svg insigniasize 100px insigniacaption Emblem of Afghanistan Official Emblem image Hamid Karzai 2004 06 14.jpg imagesize 170px incumbent Hamid Karzai incumbentsince December 7, 2004 style Excellency His Excellency residence Arg Presidential Palace , Kabul , Afghanistan appointer Direct popular vote termlength Five years formation July 17, 1973 first republic inaugural Mohammed Daoud Khan website http president.gov.af Office of the President Politics of AfghanistanAfghanistan has only been a republic between 1973 and 1992 and from 2001 onwards. Before 1973, it was a monarchy that was governed by a variety of list of monarchs of Afghanistan kings, emirs or shahs . From 1992 to 2001, during the civil war in Afghanistan civil war , the country was recognized as the Islamic State of Afghanistan and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan . Powers The constitution of Afghanistan grants the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national parliament . These were a subject of considerable controversy when debated by the country s loya jirga in December 2003. However, they were seen by the interim administration and its Western backers as being essential to securing the stability of Afghanistan. Latest election main Afghan presidential election, 2009 Afghan presidential election, 2009 See also List of Presidents of Afghanistan List of monarchs of Afghanistan Prime Minister of Afghanistan External links http president.gov.af Presidency of Afghanistan The official website of the Office of the President of Afghanistan. Afghan security forces Category Presidents of Afghanistan fa ko no Presidenten i Afghanistan pl Prezydenci Afganistanu tl Pangulo ng Apganistan vi T ng th ng Afghanistan ... more details
Political corruption sidebar Corruption in Afghanistan is a widespread and growing problem in Afghan society. Afghanistan is ranked 180 out of 182 in Transparency International s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index . ref http cpi.transparency.org cpi2011 results 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index Transparency International ref Only Myanmar , North Korea and Somalia weere ranked more political corruption corrupt . References reflist Afghanistan topics state uncollapsed Asia in topic Corruption in Category Corruption in Afghanistan Category Politics of Afghanistan ... more details
NOTOC See also 1915 in Afghanistan , 1916 other events of 1916 , and 1917 in Afghanistan . The amir maintains his neutrality in World War I, and the state does not become involved in the troubles of Persia. At the end of the year information is published concerning a German mission sent to Afghanistan in the previous year. It appears that Wilhelm II, German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm has sent a German officer, Lieut. Werner Otto von Hentig , accompanied by certain Indian revolutionaries who resided in Berlin, on a mission to the amir , with the object of inducing him to attack India. The members of the mission succeeded in making their way through Persia, by breaking up into small parties, and they remained in Afghanistan nearly a year. Nevertheless, the amir refused the Turco German proposals, and after the mission left Afghanistan in May 1916, some of the members were captured by the Russians and British as they were trying to get back to Turkey. Category 1916 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1916 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1916 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
Refimprove date September 2011 The tourism industry of Afghanistan , developed with government help in the early 1970s, has been negligible since 1979 due to Afghan civil war internal political instability . A passport and visa document visa are required for entrance into Afghanistan. In 1999, the UN estimated the daily cost of staying in Kabul at 70 United States dollar USD . Approximately 61 of these costs were estimated to be the price of a room in a guesthouse. Travel was highly restricted in the country due to the War in Afghanistan 2001 present US led campaign against the Taliban and al Qaeda . External links http www.bbc.co.uk news world south asia 14591774 Afghanistan s bid to boost tourism BBC News, August 22, 2011 Wikitravel s travel guide on Afghanistan http wikitravel.org en Afghanistan Tourism in Asia Afghanistan topics Category Tourism in AfghanistanAfghanistan stub Tourism stub bn no Turisme i Afghanistan ... more details
Television in Afghanistan was first introduced in 1964, when a new organization called Radio Television Afghanistan government owned founded two channels RTA TV RTA and Afghanistan National Television ... . The centres were officially started in operation in August 1978. During the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ... was forced out in December 2001, television service was re introduced. RTA and Afghanistan National ... . It was reported in 2011 that there are as many as 76 television channels in Afghanistan, 36 of them ... article isaf releases afghanistan then and now.html title ISAF Spokesman Discusses Progress in Afghanistan ... Most people in Afghanistan prefer to watch TV in the evening, between 7pm to 11pm. As of 2012, there are believed ... channels. ref http www.altaiconsulting.com docs media Altai Consulting, July 2010, Media in Afghanistan ... http www.altaiconsulting.com docs media Altai Consulting, July 2010, Media in Afghanistan ref ref http www.altaiconsulting.com docs media Altai Consulting, July 2010, Media in Afghanistan ref Channels ... docs media Altai Consulting, July 2010, Media in Afghanistan ref Transmission In Afghanistan ..., there have been Afghan channels broadcasting outside Afghanistan. The first one was Ariana TV , and followed ... in 1TV Afghan TV channel 1TV Yak AfghanistanAfghanistan, Central Asia , Middle East , Pakistan , South Europe , Libya Afghan Entertainment Television AET United States North America Afghan TV AfghanistanAfghanistan, North Africa , East Europe , Middle East Afghan News AfghanistanAfghanistan, North Africa, East Europe, Middle East Afghan Television Voice of Christ United States Afghanistan, Iran, Europe, Middle East ARIA TV AfghanistanAfghanistan Ariana Afghanistan AATV United States br Germany North America, Europe, North Africa Ariana TV ATN Afghanistan br United States br United Arab Emirates Afghanistan, India , North America, Europe, Middle East, North Africa ARZU TV AfghanistanAfghanistan Balkh ARZU TV AfghanistanAfghanistan, Europe, Middle East Asia TV Network AfghanistanAfghanistan ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 NOTOC See also 1925 in Afghanistan , 1926 other events of 1926 , and 1927 in Afghanistan . Afghanistan suffers during the year from the effects of the great Khost rebellion of the previous year, and little, if any, progress is made in developing the country. June 9 Amanullah changes his title from amir to padshah king . August 31 A treaty of neutrality and mutual nonaggression between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union is concluded. The first clause in the treaty provides for neutrality in the event of an armed conflict between either of the parties with a third power , while in another clause each party agrees not to permit in its territory the activities of elements having for their object hostile action against the other party to the treaty . This treaty is the beginning for Afghanistan of closer relations with Russia, and is followed by a treaty of friendship concluded on September 14, and by negotiations for an Afghan Soviet trade agreement. These steps do not improve Afghanistan s relations with the Indian government, which is already looking with suspicion on some of its military activities so much so that in August Mr. Yunus, the secretary of the Afghan legation in London, thought it necessary to send a communication to The Times stating that the number of Afghanistan s aeroplanes was too small to cause any apprehension, and that the Russians engaged in the air service were employed as pilots or mechanics in the same way as any other Europeans. DEFAULTSORT 1926 In Afghanistan Category 1926 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1926 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1926 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
NOTOC See also 1909 in Afghanistan , 1910 other events of 1910 , and 1911 in Afghanistan . Summer 1910 A joint British and Afghan commission appointed to settle tribal disputes arising out of raids and counter raids on each side of the British Afghan border commences its work, starting from the Kurram Valley . Its labours are brought to a satisfactory conclusion before the close of the year. The agreement reached provides that outlaws from either side shall be removed to a distance of not less than fifty miles from the border, and orders to give effect to this within British territory are at once issued. Years in Afghanistan Category 1910 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1910 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1910 in Afghanistan ... more details
NOTOC See also 1911 in Afghanistan , 1912 other events of 1912 , and 1913 in Afghanistan . The disturbances in the Khost country, which at one time threatened to expand into a general rising, are quieted by the removal of the governor, whose exactions and oppressions are believed to have been the real cause of the trouble, and the tribesmen who fled into British territory are induced to return to their homes. The amir continues his improvement of the main roads and strengthens the outposts on the Perso Afghan border, and to the north of Herat as well as in Afghan Turkestan. Category 1912 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1912 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1912 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
NOTOC See also 1878 in Afghanistan , 1879 other events of 1879 , and 1880 in Afghanistan . February 1879 February 21 Amir Sher Ali Khan dies in Mazar i Sharif , leaving the throne to his son, Mohammad Yaqub Khan . cn date December 2011 May 1879 Afghan and British leaders sign the Treaty of Gandamak during the Second Anglo Afghan War . cn date December 2011 October 1879 October 12 Mohammad Yaqub Khan s reign as amir ends. cn date December 2011 Years in Afghanistan Category 1879 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 19th century in Afghanistan Category 1879 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1879 in Afghanistan ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Further2 1930 in Afghanistan , 1931 other events of 1931 , and 1932 in Afghanistan King Nadir Shah further consolidates his position, and continues to bring the country into a more settled state, as is noted by traders at the end of the year. Relations with foreign powers continue to be friendly, but the immigration of Europeans is not encouraged, and only a small number of European advisers are retained in the country. King Nadir devotes special attention to the reorganization of the army and the control of the national finances. May 1931 A consignment of 10,000 rifles and large quantities of ammunition arrives in Afghanistan from France . July 1931 After a campaign of eight months, the king s brother, Shah Mahmud , succeeds in driving Ibrahim Beg , the Robin Hood of Bokhara, who has been stirring up disaffection in the northeast, across the Oxus into Soviet territory, where he is interned. Shah Mahmud s victory is celebrated at the annual festival of national independence in August. Years in Afghanistan DEFAULTSORT 1931 In Afghanistan Category 1931 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1931 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1931 in Afghanistan ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2007 NOTOC See also 1947 in Afghanistan , 1948 other events of 1948 , and 1949 in Afghanistan . Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan are peaceful and formally correct. The unsettled relations between Pakistan and India, however, interfere with the Afghan foreign trade which for decades had gone mostly by the Khyber Pass . Another reason for the not too favourable balance of trade is the falling price of karakul lambskins, the most valuable of the country s exports. Three new motor roads are under construction in 1948 Kabul to Mazar , Kabul to Khyber Pass , and the Badakhshan road from Kabul toward Xinjiang Sinkiang province, China. March 29, 1948 It is announced that the British legation at Kabul and the Afghan legation in London are to be raised to the status of embassies. On June 5 a similar step is taken between the U.S.A. and Afghanistan. Category 1948 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1948 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1948 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
Refimprove date June 2007 NOTOC See also 1945 in Afghanistan , 1946 other events of 1946 , and 1947 in Afghanistan . May 1946 Sardar Shah Mahmud succeeds Sardar Mohammad Hashim as prime minister. This change of government, after a period of 17 years without change, leads to the proclamation of a general amnesty for political prisoners and the setting up of a high court of justice for the trial of future political offenders. June 5, 1946 Afghanistan applies for membership in the United Nations . This is approved on August 29, and Afghanistan is formally admitted as a member by the Assembly on November 19. ref http www.unis.unvienna.org unis pressrels 2001 note119.html United Nations member states ref June 13, 1946 An agreement is signed in Moscow by Vyacheslav Molotov and Sultan Ahmad Khan , Afghan ambassador, reestablishing the frontier which had existed between Afghanistan and imperial Russia the new treaty concerns the frontier line along the Penj and Oxus rivers and provides for the incorporation in the U.S.S.R. of the Kashka district, ceded to Afghanistan in 1921. References Reflist DEFAULTSORT 1946 In Afghanistan Category 1946 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1946 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1946 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
Infobox Paralympics AfghanistanAfghanistan first competed at the Paralympic Games during the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta , where it was represented by cyclists Gul Afzal and Zabet Khan . ref name Afghanistan at the Paralympics http www.paralympic.org Sport Results search.html?npc AFG&gender all&medal all&sport all&games all Afghanistan at the Paralympics , website of the International Paralympic Committee ref Afghanistan did not participate in the 2000 Summer Paralympics Sydney Paralympics in 2000 , having been banned from the Games due to its treatment of women under Taliban rule. ref http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,901040419 610030,00.html A Run to The Future , Time magazine Time , April 11, 2004 ref Two athletes Afghanistan at the 2004 Summer Paralympics represented Afghanistan in 2004 Summer Paralympics Athens in 2004 female sprinter Mareena Karim and male cyclist Qaher Hazrat . ref name HazratProfile cite web title Athlete Profile HAZRAT Qaher publisher International Paralympic Committee date April 8, 2004 url http www.paralympic.org release Main Sections Menu Paralympic Games Past Games Athens 2004 Athletes Profiles athlete three.html accessdate 2008 08 08 Dead link date July 2011 ref Neither won a medal. AfghanistanAfghanistan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing ref http www6.lexisnexis.com publisher EndUser?Action UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId 574&topicId 100007185&docId l 844418935&start 10 Afghan Paralympics ... solely by powerlifting powerlifter Mohammad Fahim Rahimi . ref name Afghanistan at the Paralympics Afghanistan has never won a Paralympic medal, and has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games . ref name Afghanistan at the Paralympics See also Afghanistan at the Olympics References Reflist NationsinParalympics DEFAULTSORT Afghanistan At The Paralympics Category Afghanistan at the Paralympics Afghanistan sport stub paralympics stub he ... more details
Dushi also spelled Dowshi or Dosi is a town in Dushi District , Baghlan Province , Afghanistan . It is the administrative center of Dushi District and is located on the major Kabul Kunduz highway. External links http www.aims.org.af maps topomaps bg PI42 02.pdf Map showing Dushi Afghanistan Information Management Services AIMS Afghanistan Topographic Map Sheet PI42 02 coord missing Afghanistan Category Populated places in Baghlan Province Baghlan geo stub ... more details
NOTOC See also 1908 in Afghanistan , 1909 other events of 1909 , and 1910 in Afghanistan . In order to secure greater tranquility on the frontier the special governor is sent to the Khost Valley with a force of cavalry and infantry . He holds a Durbar court durbar Imperial Assemblage of the tribesmen, at which he reads a firman decree firman from the amir , enjoining them to cease their feuds amongst themselves and to prevent raids into British territory, and of course they promise obedience. A telephone system is installed in various districts in order to ensure speedy communication between the frontier and Kabul. March 1909 A plot against the life of the amir and his brother Nasrullah Khan Afghanistan Nasrullah Khan is said to have been discovered from information given by the tutor of the heir apparent. It is promptly suppressed by the vigorous action taken by the amir . But there is no sort of public inquiry or trial, and it is impossible to say what was the real object of the plot or who was concerned in it. Years in Afghanistan Category 1909 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1909 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1909 in Afghanistan ... more details
Baluchi, Afghanistan or Bal ch , Afghanistan may refer to Bal ch , Farah Bal ch , Helmand Bal ch , Herat Bal ch , Or zg n Bal ch , Sar e Pol geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
LROP The Republic of Afghanistan , which is an Islamic Republic under Sharia Law , allows for polygyny . Afghanistan Afghan men may take up to four wives, as Islam allows for such. A man must treat all of his wives equally, however, it has been reported that these regulations are rarely followed. Other reports have made it apparent that most Afghan women would rather be a man s third or fourth wife than remain single, even if she is abused or unfairly treated by her husband. ref http genderindex.org country afghanistanAfghanistan Family Code ref References reflist Polygamous marriage Category Women s rights in Afghanistan Category Polygamy by country Afghanistan ... more details
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