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war
this was the third Anglo-Afgan war -
United Nations
Afgan joined the United Nations in 1946 -
resignes
Daud Khan resigns in 1963 because of tense relations with Pakistan -
constatution
the constatution was put into place in 1964 -
election
the first election took place in 1965 -
monarchy comes to an end
the Monarchy that started in 1747 came to an end in 1972. -
overthrowing of the king
The king was overthrown in 1973 -
gas consumption
started produceing gas in 1975 -
killing of communist coup
the communist coup's president and his family were shot -
rights
the Pro-Soviet goverment tried topromote the rights, culture, and the languages of non pastun groups -
invasion
the soviet union invaded Afganistan -
exacution
taraki was secretly executed -
New king
Amin becomes the new King -
Assassination
Amin was assinated -
soviet union
soviet union invades and takes control of Kabul -
department of Islamic affairs
The department of Islamic affairs was established in 1981 -
uranium
Uranium mining has begun in Afgan -
coal
coal was afgans second leading hydrocarbon rescource -
mining
Afganistan was produceing large amounts of natural gas -
red army withdraws
the red army withdraws from afgaistan -
taleban
The taleban seized control over Southern Afganistan -
Taleban
taleban emerges in southern city of Kandahar -
taleban captures Kabul
in 1996 the taleban captures kabul -
9/11
Taleban is blamed for bombing the twin towers -
oil!!
Afgans had there very first oil find.