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Amanullah

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Amanullah , 1892-1960, emir (1919-26) and king (1926-29) of Afghanistan. To win popular support for his rule he invaded India in an attempt to free Afghanistan from British-ruled India. No serious fighting occurred, however, and the Treaty of Rawalpindi was soon signed (1919). He attempted to introduce a number of Western reforms and changed the country from an emirate to a kingdom. His subjects rebelled against his program, and he fled the country in 1929. He remained in exile in Switzerland until his death. Bibliography: See study by L. B. Poullada (1973). Author not available,... Read more

Afghanistan
...the relationship between its ethnically and religiously heterogeneous social groups. Formally independent from 1919, King Amanullah introduced a number of reforms designed to introduce Western norms and practices into a traditional, Islamic society. Islamic... Read more

Anglo-Afghan Wars
...further campaigns were fought before the British withdrawal. The third war was fought in 1919, when the new amir of Afghanistan, Amanullah, attacked British India and, although repulsed, secured the independence of Afghanistan through the Treaty of Rawalpindi... Read more

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	Profile: Return of Afghan sculptor Amanullah Haiderzad to Afghanistan ; 00-00-0000 Profile: Return of Afghan sculptor Amanullah Haiderzad to Afghanistan Host: JOHN YDSTIE...than three decades ago, Afghan sculptor Amanullah Haiderzad helped create Afghanistan's...destroyed. (Soundbite of footsteps) Mr. AMANULLAH HAIDERZAD (Artist): This is one of our... Read more
	Khan's victory. (Amanullah Khan; Kashmir) ; ...long march begun on February 11th by Amanullah Khan and the supporters of his Jammu...minister, Nawaz Sharif, said: We cannot let Amanullah Khan lead innocent people before the...s internal affairs . That is when Mr Amanullah Khan, a little-known leader of the JKLF... Read more
	The Taliban's 'heroes' vote with their feet At least 5,000 volunteers for the front line have fled Kunduz and switched sides. ; Mullah Amanullah and the cream of the 300 fighting elite...was to volunteer for certain death. Amanullah and his men, however, were not the heroes...night and, once they reached the front, Amanullah telephoned the Northern Alliance telling... Read more
	JKLF Split Is a Setback to U.K. Pakistanis ; ...lobby in Britain. The JKLF, headed by Amanullah Khan, has been seen here as close to...Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir," a reference which the Amanullah Khan group does not use. Many of an estimated...Mirpuris will back Yaseen Malik rather than Amanullah Khan. "The majority of members of the... Read more
	In-law of Taliban fugitive captured U.S. forces nab him, 4 others after tipoff in Afghanistan ; ...brother-in-law of Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Mullah Amanullah, brother-in-law of the fugitive Taliban leader...tip, went to an area called Sangar and stopped Amanullah's car. Amanullah started shooting, killing a police commander. Authorities... Read more
	Ethnic tensions evident in new Afghan fighting ; ...fighting pitted a Pashtun commander, Amanullah Khan, who has long maintained a base...ethnic lines. On the night of Aug. 13, Amanullah Khan's men attacked Ismail Khan's forces...life,'' said Abdul Zaher, an ally of Amanullah Khan's. ''His men stole houses and cars... Read more
	Kashmir : A powder-keg waiting to explode, THE INDEPENDENT ; Amanullah Kabir The Independent (Bangladesh) 07-14-2000 The military regime of Pakistan, the country whose 53-year history had...would allow the Kashmiri people to determine their fate by exercising their franchise. Kashmir Liberation Front chief Amanullah Khan, whom we came across at a posh hotel at Islamabad ... Read more
	Cease-fire halts Afghan infighting; U.S. brokers halt in clashes and sends warplanes circling overhead ; ...and sent warplanes circling overhead. Amanullah, the commander of a militia that has...secure the cease-fire. Earlier Tuesday, Amanullah's ethnic Pashtun fighters pushed to within...country prepares for national elections. Amanullah has sworn allegiance to the central government... Read more
	Brother-in-law of Taliban leader captured, police say ; ...leader's hometown, police said. Mullah Amanullah was detained near Deh Rawood, a town...told The Associated Press. Khan said Amanullah opened fire on Afghan forces who had...It was not immediately clear what role Amanullah, who like many Afghans goes by one name... Read more
	NBI arrests Pakistani in Paranaque drug raid.(Metro & National News) ; ...an operation in Paranaque City. Sami Amanullah, 38, of no. 65 C.M. Recto Street, Inner...tipped off on the alleged involvement of Amanullah in the selling and storing Valium, or...of Food and Drugs (BFAD) verified that Amanullah is not an owner of a licensed drug establishment... Read more

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