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Dost Muhammad
Dost Muhammad (c.1798–1863) Amir of Afghanistan. He was ruler of Kabul and Afghanistan (1826–39; 1843–63). Defeated in the first ANGLO-AFGHAN WAR, he regained power in 1843 and consolidated his rule in Afghanistan through control of Kandahar (1855), northern Afghanistan... Read more |
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Muhammad Zahir Shah
Muhammad Zahir Shah , 1914-2007, last king of Afghanistan. In 1933 he became king after his father, Muhammad Nadir Shah, was assassinated. During his reign power was exercised mainly by the king's uncles and a cousin, serving as prime ministers, until 1963, when the king asserted his power. Zahir... Read more |
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Gardez
Gardez or Gardeyz , city (1979 pop. 9,550), capital of Paktia prov., E Afghanistan, on the Jilga River. It lies on the old trade routes between Afghanistan and the Peshawar region of Pakistan and is now a market for lumber. It was a major center of military action during the Afghanistan War .... Read more |
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Khyber Pass
Khyber Pass Mountain pass in the Safid Kuh range, on the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan, linking the Kabul valley in Afghanistan (w) with Peshawar in Pakistan (e). Height: 1073m (3520ft). Length: 50km (30mi).... Read more |
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Pul-i-Khumri
Pul-i-Khumri or Pol-e Khomri , town, capital of Baghlan prov., central Afghanistan. It is a trading center and a stopping place for trucks and caravans traveling to N Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics.... Read more |
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Taliban
Taliban Radical Sunni political movement in Afghanistan. In 1996, from their headquarters in Kandahar, sw Afghanistan, Taliban militia launched themselves on Afghan society, vowing to spread Sharia (Islamic law) throughout the country. They soon captured Kabul. Taliban's philosophy is drawn from... Read more |
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Hari Rud
Hari Rud , river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, rising in the Kuh-e Baba range, central Afghanistan, and flowing west and then north into the steppes S of the Kara Kum desert in Turkmenistan; its lower course forms part of the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan border. The river irrigates the fertile valley of... Read more |
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Jami
Jami Jami (1414-1492) is usually described as the last of the great classical Persian poets. He was a mystic and a member of the Nakshibandi Sufi order, an influence vital to understand when reading his poetry. Maulana Nur al-Din Abd al-Rahman, called Jami, was born in the district of Djam... Read more |
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Hamid Karzai
Hamid KarzaiDecember 24, 1957 • Karz, Kandahar, AfghanistanPresident of AfghanistanFor most of his life Hamid Karzai has dedicated himself to bringing peace and unity to his homeland of Afghanistan, a nearly impossible task because the country has been plagued by internal tensions and external... Read more |
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Mughal
Mughal or Mogul , Muslim empire in India, 1526-1857. The dynasty was founded by Babur , a Turkish chieftain who had his base in Afghanistan. Babur's invasion of India culminated in the battle of Panipat (1526) and the occupation of Delhi and Agra. Babur was succeeded by his son, Humayun , who... Read more |
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PETRAEUS OFFERS NEW CHANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN.
...combat mission in Afghanistan assumed another dimension last week when Gen...win. Of course, Afghanistan is not Iraq, presenting...and perhaps final chance in Afghanistan, but he cannot...percent over the last year alone. ... |
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Our best chance in Afghanistan
...long-term military presence in Afghanistan, is important. But it is more...words to American soldiers in Afghanistan last month: "We will prevail." We can continue to make progress in Afghanistan while the insurgents retain their... |
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Give peacekeeping a chance in Afghanistan.(COMMENTARY)
...democratization and reconciliation in Afghanistan. But a true peacekeeping...bring a modicum of peace to Afghanistan. Reducing and then ending...only when necessary, as a last resort. It would therefore...such a mission succeed in Afghanistan? Almost ... |
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CCATT BRINGS ICU TO BATTLEFIELD, GIVES PATIENTS BETTER CHANCE IN AFGHANISTAN.
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- The following information...2011 - KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- He walks into the Kandahar...anywhere else on the airfield in Afghanistan which is noted for its infamous...can't even remember the last time," said Maj. ... |
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CRITICAL CARE AIR TRANSPORT TEAM BRINGS INTENSIVE CARE UNIT TO BATTLEFIELD,...
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Jan. 10 -- The U. S...anywhere else on the airfield in Afghanistan which is noted for its infamous...can't even remember the last time," said Maj. (Dr...Bagram Airfield in northern Afghanistan. Once there, the CCATT crew... |
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Tenuous Loya jirga may be last, best chance for stable Afghanistan.(Knight...
...brother and an adviser of Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid...jirga an 80 percent chance of success. That leaves...One is to satisfy Afghanistan's ethnic groups...He was assassinated last year, some believe...as the next leader of ... |
 "Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India)")
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UK soldiers have 1 in 36 chance of dying in Afghanistan
...soldiers have 1 in 36 chance of dying in Afghanistan, and would not survive...have been killed in Afghanistan, and all of them...soldier was killed in Afghanistan's southern Helmand...Afghanistan to 70. Last week, a former ... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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U.S. OFFICIALS SEE FALL OF KABUL TO RADICALS AS BEST CHANCE TO END...
...represents the best chance in years of ending the anarchy that has wracked Afghanistan since the Soviet invasion...Najibullah, the country's last Communist ruler. The...traditional society in Afghanistan, rather than exporting...Soviet occupiers of ... |
 "The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV)")
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Our chance of winning in Afghanistan is zero
WASHINGTON - In Afghanistan, momentum has become...interview with CBS taped last Friday, said it is...to finish the job in Afghanistan." But as the war...administration's policy in Afghanistan, said he worried that...think we've got a good ... |
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Another Chance at Freedom in Afghanistan; Hundreds of Taliban Fighters...
...the fighting is over in Afghanistan," said the deputy...cheers. During their last morning in prison, the...detention centers around Afghanistan that have housed Taliban...no foreign help until last month, but we gave them... |
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