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Closed Trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Pakistan decides to form their own country known as Pushtunistan which caused the borders to close between trade.The closed borders nearly crippled Afghanistan's economy because of a reliance on Pakistan's access to the Indian ocean for trade, and led to a heavy reliance on the Soviet Union. -
Prince Daoud becomes Prime Minister
Prince Mohammad Daoud becomes Prime Minister. Since then, there has been a pattern of militaristic support through Russia. The Republic of Afghanistan from 1973, ended in 1978, when the democratic republic took over. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was a major instigator of the Afghan civil war of 1978. -
Oil is Discovered
50 oil wells were drilled in northern Afghanistan, after being discovered by the Soviet Union, the first being in the Angot oil field in Sar-i-Pul province. Exploration continued until 1984 and over 27 years, a total of 15 discoveries were made, seven oil fields and eight gas fields, with the last major discovery made in 1978. -
Revolutionary Period
In the mid 60's and 70's the mechanization of agriculture revolutionized society and the tribal structure.
This communist revolution in Afghanistan can be traced to the assassination of Mohammed Akbar Khaibar on April 17, 1978. It also lead to a revolution in Pakistan in the same time span. -
Soviet war in Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan lasted nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Part of the Cold War, it was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen, mostly composed of two alliances – the Peshawar Seven and the Tehran Eight. -
Civil Ｗａｒ
Civil war breaks out because there is no longer a unified state, the various tribal groups each containing different cultures and religions. The Afghan civil war began when the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan took power in a bloody military coup, known as the Saur Revolution, on 27 April 1978. -
Islamic emirate of Afghanistan
The Taliban and its rule arose from the chaos of post-Soviet Afghanistan. It began as an Islamic fundamentalist politico-religious movement composed of madrasa students in southern Afghanistan.Spreading from Kandahar, the Taliban eventually seized Kabul in 1996. By the end of 2000, Afghanistan has been a war at all times. To see this article, I thought it was good born in Japan. -
War in Afghanistan
The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. I thought sad when I saw this article.I can not do anything this war in Afghanistan. I was surprised by the story that is not thought about in japan. -
Woman's rights in Afghanistan
In 2005, Afghan women finally gain the rights to vote, and the Constitution accepted this right soon after the delayed September Presidential elections. The constitution has not been updated since. I think this is good news. Discrimination is eliminated by right is given to the woman. -
National front of Afghanistan
The National Front of Afghanistan (Persian: جبهه ملی افغانستان, Jabhe Melli; NFA, also Afghanistan National Front, ANF) or Jabh-e Melli was established in late 2011 by Ahmad Zia Massoud, Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq and Abdul Rashid Dostum. In January 2012, the National Front raised concerns about the possibility of a secretive and untransparent deal between the US, Pakistan and the Taliban during a widely publicized meeting in Berlin.