AfahaTimeline By lacie.dunn Feb 4, 1198 Earthquake in northeastern Afghansitan, killing over 4,000 people http://www.afghan-web.com/history/chron/index4.html Jan 1, 1901 1880-1901), the British and Russians established the boundaries of Afghanistan today http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm Aug 4, 1919 British gained back their control over Afghan affairs by signing the Treaty of Rawalpindi http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm Oct 4, 1933 Mohammad Zahir Shah, Nadir Khan's 19-year-old son, and ruled from 1933 to 1973. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm Oct 4, 1973 Shah Durrani, who in 1747 made the monarchy that ruled until 1973 http://www.afghanan.net/afghanistan/history.htm Oct 4, 1978 revolt started in the Nuristan region of eastern Afghanistan http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm Jan 4, 1979 estimated one million Afghan lives were lost between 1979 to1989 due to soviet war http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm Oct 4, 1979 October 1979 Taraki was secretly executed, and then Amin became the new president. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1569826.stm Apr 15, 1992 Mujahideen take Kabul and liberate Afghanistan, Najibullah is protected by UN. http://www.afghan-web.com/history/chron/index4.html Oct 4, 1998 August 20th--United States launches cruise missles hitting Afghanistan's Khost http://www.afghan-web.com/history/chron/index4.html Jan 4, 2004 Constitutionsigned : January 4, 2004. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm Apr 4, 2005 Karzai welcomes Qanuni's political alliance http://www.afghan-web.com/history/chron/index4.html