Afghan Wars — (1838–1842, 1878–1880) The Afghan Wars were two nineteenth century conflicts occasioned by British fears of the threat posed by Russia to British interests in India and the Persian Gulf. In the first the East India Company invaded Afghanistan… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Anglo-Afghan Wars — ▪ British Afghani history also called Afghan Wars (1839–42; 1878–80; 1919), three conflicts in which Great Britain, from its base in India, sought to extend its control over neighbouring Afghanistan and to oppose Russian influence there. The… … Universalium
Afghan civil war — Date 27 April 1978 present Location Afghanistan Result Ongoing. Military coup Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978) popular uprising Soviet invasion (1979) mujahideen resistance Soviet withdraw … Wikipedia
Afghan National Army — Emblem of the Afghan National Army. Active 1880 (current form: 2002) Country … Wikipedia
Afghan Turkestan — is a region in northern Afghanistan, on the border with the former Soviet republics of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It was the name of a former province in this area, which was centred on Mazari Sharif and included territory in the modern… … Wikipedia
Afghan Independence Day — is celebrated in Afghanistan on 19 August to commemorate the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919. The treaty granted independence from Britain.The day was celebrated until 1992, when mujahideen backed by the United States overthrew the former communist… … Wikipedia
Afghan hound — Breed of dog developed as a hunter in the hill country of Afghanistan. It was brought to Europe in the late 19th century by British soldiers returning from the Indian Afghan border wars. It hunts by sight, and in Afghanistan it has been used to… … Universalium
Afghan National Air Corps — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Afghan National Air Corps caption=The Afghan National Air Corps on parade dates= 1924 country= Afghanistan allegiance= Afghan National Army branch= type= role= size= 45 aircraftAnon. (12 April 2007)… … Wikipedia
Afghan (ethnonym) — The ethnonym Afghan (افغان afġān) has been used in reference to the Pashtun people during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period.[1] The name Afghanistan (افغانستان afġānistān) is a derivation from the ethnonym, originally in the loose… … Wikipedia
Afghan afghani — Infobox Currency currency name in local = افغانۍ languageicon|fa|Pashto / Persian image 1 = image title 1 = image 2 = image title 2 = iso code = AFN using countries = AFG inflation rate = 16.3% inflation source date =… … Wikipedia
