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  2. Solar Hijri calendar - Wikipedia

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    The very first day of the Solar Hijri calendar was the day of the spring equinox, March 18, 622 CE. The calendar is named the "Hijri calendar" because that was the year that Mohammed is believed to have left from Mecca to Medina, which event is referred to as the Hijrah. This year is generally considered by Muslims as the first year of Islam.

  3. History of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    AD. The history of Afghanistan, preceding the establishment of the Emirate of Afghanistan in 1823 is shared with that of neighbouring Iran, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The Sadozai monarchy ruled the Afghan Durrani Empire (one of the strongest one in the world), considered the founding state of modern Afghanistan.

  4. Nowruz in Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Nowruz in Afghanistan. Nowruz (Dari: نوروز Nawrōz; Pashto: نوروز Nawrōz, or نوی کال Nəwai Kāl) is the beginning of springtime and a cultural holiday in Afghanistan. [1][2] It is also celebrated by the majority of the Afghan diaspora around the world. [3][4] Farmer's Day, [5][6] which starts around the same time as the Afghan ...

  5. Timeline of Afghan history - Wikipedia

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    27 September. Afghan Civil War (1996–2001): The Taliban conquered Kabul and declared the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Former President Mohammad Najibullah, who had been living under United Nations protection in Kabul, was tortured, castrated and executed by Taliban forces. 30 September.

  6. Public holidays in Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Date English Name Persian name February 15 Liberation Day: March 21 Nowruz (New Day) (now unofficial) Nauruz: April 28 Mujahideen Victory Day: May 1 International Workers' Day: August 15 "Afghan Jihad" Victory Day [2] August 19 Afghan Independence Day: Azadi August 31 American Withdrawal Day [3] September 9 Martyrs' Day (unclear status) [4]

  7. Nowruz - Wikipedia

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    Nowruz is a two-week celebration that marks the beginning of the New Year in Iran's official Solar Hijri calendar. [ 135 ][ 136 ] The celebration includes four public holidays from the first to the fourth day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian calendar, usually beginning on 21 March. [ 137 ]

  8. Ancient history of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The ancient history of Afghanistan, also referred to as the pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan, dates back to the Helmand Civilization around 3300–2350 BCE and the Oxus Civilization around 2400–1950 BCE. Archaeological exploration began in Afghanistan in earnest after World War II and proceeded until the late 1970s during the Soviet ...

  9. Iranian calendars - Wikipedia

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    The Iranian calendar or Iranian chronology (Persian: گاه‌شماری ایرانی, Gâh Ŝomâriye Irâni) are a succession of calendars created and used for over two millennia in Iran, also known as Persia. One of the longest chronological records in human history, the Iranian calendar has been modified many times for administrative purposes.