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    History of Afghanistan

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    The history of Afghanistan includes the complete history of the modern-day nation of Afghanistan, from prehistory up to the establishment of the Emirate of Afghanistan in 1823 and to the present time. This history is largely shared with that of Central Asia, Persia, and the Indian subcontinent. Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the Middle Paleolithic era, and the country's strategic location along the historic Silk Road has led it to being described, picturesquely, as the ‘roundabout of the ancient world'. The land has historically been home to various different peoples and has witnessed numerous military campaigns, including those by the Persians, Alexander the Great, the Maurya Empire, Arab Muslims, the Mongols, the British, the Soviet Union, and most recently by a US-led coalition. The various conquests and periods in both the Indian and Iranian cultural spheres made the area a center for, Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and later Islam throughout history. Wikipedia

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    Present-day location of Afghanistan in Asia. The history of Afghanistan includes the complete history of the modern-day nation of Afghanistan, from prehistory up to the establishment of the Emirate of Afghanistan in 1823 and to the present time. This history is largely shared with that of Central Asia, Persia, and the Indian subcontinent.
  3. britannica.com

    1 day agoThe modern boundaries of Afghanistan were established in the late 19th century in the context of a rivalry between imperial Britain and tsarist Russia that Rudyard Kipling termed the "Great Game." Modern Afghanistan became a pawn in struggles over political ideology and commercial influence.
  4. en.wikipedia.org

    To read about the background to these events, see History of Afghanistan. See also the list of heads of state of Afghanistan and the list of years in Afghanistan ... Reported by modern archeologists and ancient Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang to have had a diameter of 87 metres, height of 180-210 metres and covered with jewels. [8] 191:
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  6. britannica.com

    Other articles where history of Afghanistan is discussed: Afghanistan: History: Variations of the word Afghan may be as old as a 3rd-century-ce Sāsānian reference to "Abgan." The earliest Muslim reference to the Afghans probably dates to 982, but tribes related to the modern Afghans have lived in the region for many generations. For millennia…
  7. history.stanford.edu

    Rugged, remote, riven by tribal rivalries and religious violence, Afghanistan seems to many a country frozen in time and forsaken by the world. Afghan Modern presents a bold challenge to these misperceptions, revealing how Afghans, over the course of their history, have engaged and connected with a wider world and come to share in our modern globalized age.
  8. afghan-web.com

    Mundigak (near modern day Kandahar)-had an economic base of wheat, barley, sheep and goats. Also, evidence indicates that Mudigak could have been a provincial capital of the Indus valley civilization. Ancient Afghanistan-crossroads between Mesopotamia, and other Civilizations. 2000 BCE- 1500 BCE. Aryan tribes in Aryana (Ancient Afghanistan)
  9. nationalgeographic.com

    How centuries of strife shaped modern Afghanistan. ... Afghanistan has been shaped by war and diplomacy since the Afghan Empire was founded in 1747—the year Ahmad Shah Durrani, a Pashtun leader ...
  10. wikiwand.com

    The history of Afghanistan includes the complete history of the modern-day nation of Afghanistan, from prehistory up to the establishment of the Emirate of Afghanistan in 1823 and to the present time. This history is largely shared with that of Central Asia, Persia, and the Indian subcontinent.. Present-day location of Afghanistan in Asia. Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the ...

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