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Afghan Independence Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Afghanistan on 19 August to commemorate the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 [1] and relinquishment from British Protected state status. [2] The treaty granted a complete neutral relation between Afghanistan and Britain .
Defeat of Mujahideen Day May 1 International Workers' Day: August 15 "Soviet Victory over Afghanistan Day [2] August 19 Afghan Independence Day: Azadi August 31 American Withdrawal Day [3] September 9 Martyrs' Day (unclear status) [4] 1 of Shawwal in the Islamic Calendar: Eid al-Fitr: 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic Calendar: Day of ...
The D in D-Day just stands for “Day.” It is the designation that the military uses on the start date of an important operation . The days before or after the start date of an operation are ...
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Battle plans for the Normandy Invasion, the most famous D-Day. In the military, D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. [1] The best-known D-Day is during World War II, on June 6, 1944—the day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate western Europe from Nazi Germany.
A total of 4,414 Allied troops were killed on D-Day itself, including 2,501 Americans. More than 5,000 were wounded, the Associated Press reported. D Day photos
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The important architectural sites are found in Herat, Mazar-I-Sharif, Ghazni, [19] Qandahar, and Firuzkoh in Ghor Province. The region has made major contributions to the world's architecture. UNESCO has acknowledged Afghanistan's role by declaring the Minaret of Jam and the Buddhas of Bamiyan destroyed in 2001, World Heritage Sites.