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The Afghan government shows increasing interest in the economic success of the Regional Cooperation for Development program (RCD), which is being vigorously pursued by Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey; a visit to Kabul by the Pakistan finance minister, Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash, leads to a scheme for technical aid in the fields of irrigation ...
The hippie trail (also the overland [1]) was an overland journey taken by members of the hippie subculture and others from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s [2] travelling from Europe and West Asia through South Asia via countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, [3] India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Thailand.
Kabul is located between Latitude 34-31' North and Longitude 69-12' East at an altitude of 1800 m (6000 feet) above sea level, which makes it one of the world's highest capital cities. Kabul is strategically situated in a valley surrounded by high mountains at crossroads of north-south and east-west trade routes.
Pages in category "1970s in Afghanistan" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
1970 – Kabul Airport in operation (approximate date). 1973 – Population: 318,094 city; 534,350 urban agglomeration. [17] 1975 – Rock music festival held. [18] View towards Kabul in June 1976. 1977 – Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan founded. 1978 April: Anti-Daoud demonstrations. [citation needed] 28 April: Coup.
In April 1975, Daoud paid a visit to Iran, and returned with a credit extension of $2 billion.The majority of the sum - $1.7 billion - was expected to be used to fund the construction of a rail system connecting Herat, Kandahar and Kabul to the Iranian rail system, which could provide access to the Persian Gulf. [1]
Map of the situation in Afghanistan in August 2001 until October 2001 (from History of Afghanistan) Image 42 Women dancing in traditional dress in San Francisco (from Culture of Afghanistan ) Image 43 Approximate maximum extent of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom circa 180 BCE, including the regions of Tapuria and Traxiane in the West, Sogdiana and ...
A few days after the coup, the former Royal Afghan Army under Zahir Shah was now being referred to as the “Afghan Republican Army” under Daoud Khan in “The Kabul Times” newspaper. [5] The Ministry of Defense emblem of the Republic of Afghanistan [6] The emblem of the Afghan police force under the Republic of Afghanistan from 1974–1978