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  2. History of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The city of Balkh (Bakhlo in Bactrian) in northern Afghanistan was founded around this time (c. 2000–1500 BCE). [ 19 ] Ancient and Classical period (c. 1500 – 255 BCE)

  3. Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Afghanistan, [d] officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, [e] is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, [f] Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east.

  4. Timeline of Afghan history - Wikipedia

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    Second Anglo-Afghan War: Afghanistan refused a British diplomatic mission, provoking a second Anglo-Afghan war. 1879: May: Second Anglo-Afghan War: To prevent British occupation of a large part of the country, the Afghan government ceded much power to the United Kingdom in the Treaty of Gandamak. 1880: 22 July

  5. List of sovereign states by date of formation - Wikipedia

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    1992–2002: Islamic State of Afghanistan (controlled only a small part of the country from 1996 to 2001, but still recognized by the UN and most of the world's countries as the legitimate government of Afghanistan) 1987–1992: Republic of Afghanistan 1978–1987: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan 1973–1978: Republic of Afghanistan

  6. Emirate of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The Emirate of Afghanistan, [b] known as the Emirate of Kabul until 1855, [2] was an emirate in Central Asia and South Asia that encompassed present-day Afghanistan and parts of present-day Pakistan (before 1893). [3]

  7. Afghanistan and the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations since 2021 rejected the Taliban's bid for Afghanistan's seat in the organization three times. [ 4 ] In May 2024, owing to its failure to pay the United Nations' membership fees amid ongoing disputes over the country's seat in the UN between the Taliban and the previous government , the UN suspended Afghanistan's voting rights ...

  8. Portal:Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Afghanistan is rich in natural resources, including lithium, iron, zinc, and copper. It is the second-largest producer of cannabis resin, and third largest of both saffron and cashmere. The country is a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and a founding member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

  9. Kingdom of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] Afghanistan also became a member of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961. Daoud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan at the time, worked hard for the development of modern industries, and education in the country. In July 1973, Daoud Khan staged a bloodless coup d'état while Zahir Shah was not in the country to receive eye surgery in Italy ...