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| 1893 | Line of Durand Afghanistan Abd al-Rahman |  |
| The Durand Line divides British India & the Afghankingdom |
| The Pastuns rebel after being placed under British rule |
| 1895 | Diplomacy Afghanistan Abd al-Rahman | |
| Afghanistan's northern border is fixed and guaranteed by Russia |
| Afghanistan's northern border is fixed and guaranteed by Russia |
| 1919 | Treaty of Friendship Afghanistan Aman Allah | |
| Afghanistan signs a treaty of Friendship with Bolshevik Russia |
| The 1st nation to recognize Soviet Russia |
| 1933 | Succession Afghanistan Shah, Mohammad Zahir | |
| Succeeds as Shah of Afghanistan |
| 1946 | Minister of Defense Afghanistan Daud Khan, Sardar Mohammad | |
| Feb Appointed Minister of Defense |
| 1953 | Prime Minister Afghanistan Daud Khan, Sardar Mohammad | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Afghanistan |
| 1953 | Prime Minister Afghanistan Khan, Mohammad Daud | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Afghanistan, 1st term |
| 1963 | Dismissal Afghanistan Daud Khan, Sardar Mohammad | |
| Kabul Dismissed by his cousin & brother in law the King Zahir Shah |
| 1963 | Head of State Afghanistan Shah, Mohammad Zahir | |
| Kabul Appointed Head of State for Afghanistan |
| 1964 | Prime Minister Afghanistan Khan, Mohammad Daud | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Afghanistan, 2nd term |
| 1972 | Famine Afghanistan Shah, Mohammad Zahir | |
| Kabul Incompetent ruleleads to a famine of over 100,000 people |
| 1973 | Constitution Afghanistan Daud Khan, Sardar Mohammad | |
| Kabul Establishes a republic & puts an end to the monarchy |
| 1973 | Coup d'Etat Afghanistan Shah, Mohammad Zahir | |
| 27th July Kabul Overthrown by his cousin Daud |
| 1973 | Diplomacy Afghanistan Khan, Mohammad Daud | |
| Kabul Receives aid from Iran |
| Kabul Bans the pro-Russian PDPA |
| 1973 | President Afghanistan Daud Khan, Sardar Mohammad | |
| Appointed President of Afghanistan |
| 1973 | President Afghanistan Khan, Mohammad Daud | |
| Appointed President of Afghanistan |
| 1974 | Coup d'Etat Afghanistan Shah, Mohammad Zahir | |
| 17th July King Mohammad Zahir Shah flees |
| 1978 | Alliance Afghanistan Amin, Hafizullah | |
| Dec Moscow & Kabul signed a bilateral treaty of friendship and cooperation that permits Soviet deployment in case of an Afghanrequest |
| 1978 | Alliance Afghanistan Taraki, Nur Muhammad | |
| 5th Dec Kabul Signs a 20 year "peace & friendship" pact with the Russians |
| 1978 | Assassination Afghanistan Daud Khan, Sardar Mohammad | |
| 27th April Kabul the PDPA overthrows & assassinates Daoud along with members of his family |
| 27th April Kabul The PDPA stage a Coup during which Daoud is killed defending his palace in Kabul |
| 27th April Kabul Overthrown & assassinated during a left-led military coup |
| 27th April Kabul Death of Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, assassinated during a left-led military coup |
| 1978 | Death Afghanistan Khan, Mohammad Daud | |
| 27th April Kabul Death of Daud Khan, the PDPA stages a Coup during which Daud is killed |
| 1978 | Demonstrations Afghanistan Daud Khan, Sardar Mohammad | |
| Kabul The PDPA lead demonstrations in Kabul & Daoud arrests the leading leftist |
| 1978 | President Afghanistan Taraki, Nur Muhammad | |
| 27th April Taraki assumes the Presidency, Prime Ministership and General Secretary of the PDPA |
| 1978 | Prime Minister Afghanistan Amin, Hafizullah | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Afghanistan |
| 1978 | Prime Minister Afghanistan Taraki, Nur Muhammad | |
| 27th April Taraki assumes the Presidency, Prime Ministership and General Secretary of the PDPA |
| 1978 | Siege of Kabul Afghanistan Daud Khan, Sardar Mohammad | |
| 27th April Kabul The PDPA stage a Coup during which Daoud is killed defending his palace in Kabul |
| 1978 | Treaty of Afghanistan Afghanistan Amin, Hafizullah | |
| Kabul A treaty of friendship is signed with the USSR |
| Dec Moscow & Kabul signed a bilateral treaty of friendship and cooperation that permits Soviet deployment in case of an Afghanrequest |
| 1979 | Death Afghanistan Amin, Hafizullah | |
| 27th Dec Kabul Death of Hafizullah Amin, executed |
| 27th Dec Kabul Executed during the Russian invasion of Afghanistan |
| 26th Dec Kabul The Russians make a failed attempt to kidnap President Amin |
| 1979 | President Afghanistan Karmal, Babrak | |
| 28th Dec Appointed President of Afghanistan by the Russians |
| 1979 | Rebellion Afghanistan Amin, Hafizullah | |
| Islamic guerrillas in the mountainous countryside harass the Afghanarmy to the point where the Government of President Hafizullah Amin turns to Russia for increased amounts of aid |
| Russia deploys the 40th Army in response to previous requests from the Government of Afghanistan |
| 3rd July President Jimmy Carter signs a directive authorizing the CIA to conduct covert propaganda operations against the revolutionary regime |
| 1980 | Trial Afghanistan Amin, Hafizullah | |
| 27th Dec Kabul A "revolutionary tribunal" convicts President Amin of treason & orders his execution |
| 1986 | Constitution Afghanistan Najibullah, Mohammad | |
| Mohammad Najibullah, former chief of the Afghansecret police (KHAD), is elected president and a new Constitution is adopted |
| 1986 | Coup d'Etat Afghanistan Karmal, Babrak | |
| 4th May Kabul Detained in Russia for "medical treatment" & overthrown |
| 1986 | Coup d'Etat Afghanistan Najibullah, Mohammed | |
| 4th May Kabul Appointed President of Afghanistan by the Russians |
| 1986 | Head of State Afghanistan Najibullah, Mohammad | |
| Mohammad Najibullah, former chief of the Afghansecret police (KHAD), is elected president and a new Constitution is adopted |
| 1986 | President Afghanistan Najibullah, Mohammed | |
| 4th May Appointed President of Afghanistan by the Russians |
| 1987 | Head of State Afghanistan Mojaddedi, Sibghatullah | |
| Sibghatullah Mojaddedi is selected as the head of the Interim Islamic State of Afghanistan, in an attempt to reassert its legitimacy against the Moscow-sponsored Kabul regime |
| 1987 | National Reconciliation Afghanistan Najibullah, Mohammed | |
| Najibullah introduces a policy of "national reconciliation," devised by experts of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| 2001 | Assassination Afghanistan Massoud | |
| 9th Sep Assassination of Shah Massoud by Arab suicide bombers |
| 9th Sep Death of Massoud, assassinated by Arab suicide bombers |
| 2001 | Prime Minister Afghanistan Karzai, Hamid | |
| 22nd Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Afghanistan, heads an interim government |
| 2003 | Minister of Interior Afghanistan Jalali, Ali Ahmad | |
| 28th Jan Appointed Minister of the Interior |
| 2004 | Constitution Afghanistan Karzai, Hamid | |
| 4th Jan A presidential system and a national assembly, and equal rights to women |
| 4th Jan Signs the new constitution |
| 4th Jan The country is renamed, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
