Afghanistan

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Sources

1. WebsiteAfghanistan: 1.4 million girls still banned from school by de facto authorities

Relations

location of:

• Ghazni

  Sources: A History of Chess

• Jalalabad

  Sources: Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979–89

has capital:

• Kabul

  Sources: Afghanistan: 1.4 million girls still banned from school by de facto authorities

invaded by:

• Soviet Unionsince 24 Dec 1979

  Sources: Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979–89, The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times

ruled by:

• Talibansince 15 Aug 2021

  Sources: Afghanistan: 1.4 million girls still banned from school by de facto authorities

Appears in11 items

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  The Cold War4 items
  • The “Second Cold War”Dec 1979
  • Soviet war in Afghanistan24 Dec 1979
  • The Geneva Accords on Afghanistan14 Apr 1988
  • The last Soviet soldier leaves Afghanistan15 Feb 1989
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  The Modern Olympic Games2 items
  • 
    The “Miracle on Ice”22 Feb 1980
  • The US Olympic Committee votes to boycott Moscow12 Apr 1980
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  Vaccines2 items
  • 
    The Global Polio Eradication Initiative13 May 1988
  • Africa is certified free of wild polio25 Aug 2020
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  Women’s Rights Beyond the Vote3 items
  • 
    The Taliban’s return15 Aug 2021
  • Afghan girls sent home from secondary school23 Mar 2022
  • Afghanistan bars women from university20 Dec 2022