Twenty-first century

2009

2009 in Afghanistan

See also: 2008 in Afghanistan, other events of 2009, 2010 in Afghanistan and Timeline of the War in Afghanistan .Events from the year 2009 in Afghanistan-January:...

 - 2008

2008 in Afghanistan

See also: 2007 in Afghanistan, other events of 2008, 2009 in Afghanistan and Timeline of the War in Afghanistan .Events from the year 2008 in Afghanistan-February:...

 - 2007

2007 in Afghanistan

See also: 2006 in Afghanistan, other events of 2007, 2008 in Afghanistan and Timeline of the War in Afghanistan .Events from the year 2007 in Afghanistan-January:...

 - 2006

2006 in Afghanistan

See also: Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006, 2005 in Afghanistan, other events of 2006, 2007 in Afghanistan and Timeline of the War in Afghanistan .- January :...

 - 2005

2005 in Afghanistan

See also: 2004 in Afghanistan, other events of 2005, 2006 in Afghanistan and Timeline of the War in Afghanistan .- February:In February 2005, U.S. Senator John McCain called for the establishment of permanent U.S...

 - 2004

2004 in Afghanistan

-January:Thursday, January 1 - Close to half of the loya jirga boycotted a vote on five disputed articles concerning the Proposed Afghan Constitution, promoting Chairman Subghatullah Mujadidi to call for a two-day adjournment to for negotiations. Advisors from the United Nations and the United...

 - 2003

2003 in Afghanistan

See also: 2002 in Afghanistan, other events of 2003, 2004 in Afghanistan and Timeline of the War in Afghanistan .2003 in Afghanistan. A list of notable incidents in Afghanistan during 2003-January:...

 - 2002

2002 in Afghanistan

See also: 2001 in Afghanistan, other events of 2002, 2003 in Afghanistan and Timeline of the War in Afghanistan .-January:3–14 January: U.S. aircraft bomb a suspected Taliban complex in eastern Afghanistan....

 - 2001

Twentieth century

2000 - 1999

1999 in Afghanistan

See also: 1998 in Afghanistan, other events of 1999, and 2000 in Afghanistan.-----February 13, 1999:*America's public enemy number one, Osama Bin Laden, is reported missing by his Taliban hosts in Afghanistan.-May 9, 1999:...

 - 1998

1998 in Afghanistan

See also: 1997 in Afghanistan, other events of 1998, and 1999 in Afghanistan.-----February 4, 1998:*At least 4,500 people died when a severe earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale strikes the opposition-ruled Rustaq district of Takhar province in northeastern Afghanistan...

 - 1997

1997 in Afghanistan

See also: 1996 in Afghanistan, other events of 1997, and 1998 in Afghanistan.-----May 24, 1997:*Opposition warlord Dostum is ousted from his fiefdom in northern Afghanistan by a combined assault of Taliban fighters and followers of Gen. Abdul Malik, who switched sides to the Taliban...

 - 1996 - 1995

1995 in Afghanistan

See also: 1994 in Afghanistan, other events of 1995, and 1996 in Afghanistan.----The Taliban bring a degree of calm to parts of Afghanistan, in part by neutralizing several powerful leaders and their supporters. The dispute over control of Kabul is not resolved, however, and regions of the country...

 - 1994

1994 in Afghanistan

Destructive and inconclusive fighting between forces loyal to Prime Minister Hekmatyar and troops loyal to President Rabbani results in the disintegration of central state authority and weaken the cohesion of the multinational state. Kabul remains divided into zones controlled by rival groups...

 - 1993

1993 in Afghanistan

See also: 1992 in Afghanistan, other events of 1993, and 1994 in Afghanistan.----Afghanistan remains a battleground, with rival factions fighting for power and pounding the capital with rockets. An estimated 10,000 people are killed, 750,000 are displaced, and many neighbourhoods in Kabul are...

 - 1992

1992 in Afghanistan

See also: 1991 in Afghanistan, other events of 1992, and 1993 in Afghanistan.-----April 15, 1992:The forces of both Masood and Hekmatyar enter Kabul, and the Communist regime collapses, but 14 years of war, which have claimed two million lives and forced at least five million people out of the...

 - 1991

1990

1990 in Afghanistan

See also: 1989 in Afghanistan, other events of 1990, and 1991 in Afghanistan.----Fierce fighting flares anew at the beginning of the year between government troops and the mujaheddin guerrillas, but by winter no military victory is in sight for either side...

 - 1989

1989 in Afghanistan

See also: Afghanistan, 1988 in Afghanistan, other events of 1989, and 1990 in Afghanistan.----Najibullah makes repeated offers to start a policy of national reconciliation, but rebel leaders reject them. Afghanistan's relations with Pakistan deteriorate further...

 - 1998

1988 in Afghanistan

See also: 1987 in Afghanistan, other events of 1988, and 1989 in Afghanistan.----As the Soviets begin to leave, the division between Afghan Marxists and Muslims becomes even sharper, and the fear of even bloodier fighting heightens...

 - 1987

1987 in Afghanistan

See also: 1986 in Afghanistan, other events of 1987, and 1988 in Afghanistan.----The war continues, with no agreement on a timetable for withdrawal of the estimated 115,000 Soviet troops. There are conflicting reports on the military successes of both the resistance movements and the Soviet-backed...

 - 1986 - 1985

1985 in Afghanistan

See also: 1984 in Afghanistan, other events of 1985, and 1986 in Afghanistan.----Afghanistan is locked in military stalemate throughout the year, with neither the Muslim insurgents nor the Soviet-backed government troops mounting any decisive military offensive, though there are numerous operations...

 - 1984

1984 in Afghanistan

See also: 1983 in Afghanistan, other events of 1984, and 1985 in Afghanistan.----Muslim insurgency against the Soviet-backed government increases sharply during the year. Afghanistan continues to be dependent on the U.S.S.R. for military aid, food supplies, fuel, and even medical treatment for its...

 - 1983

1983 in Afghanistan

See also: 1982 in Afghanistan, other events of 1983, and 1984 in Afghanistan.----The Muslim insurgency remains locked in military stalemate against Soviet and Afghan troops. The government controls the cities, while the guerrillas control the countryside...

 - 1982

1982 in Afghanistan

See also: 1981 in Afghanistan, other events of 1982, and 1983 in Afghanistan.----Fighting between the mujaheddin and the Afghan Army backed by Soviet forces is less widespread as the government appears to be in better control of the insurgency problem in general...

 - 1981

1980

1980 in Afghanistan

See also: 1979 in Afghanistan, other events of 1980, and 1981 in Afghanistan.----Karmal faces increasing friction within the Revolutionary Council and other wings of the government...

 - 1979

1979 in Afghanistan

See also: 1978 in Afghanistan, other events of 1979, and 1980 in Afghanistan.-----March 27, 1979:In a cabinet reshuffle, Taraki inducts Foreign Minister Amin as prime minister and himself takes over chairmanship of the Supreme Defense Council....

 - 1978

1978 in Afghanistan

See also: 1977 in Afghanistan, other events of 1978, and 1979 in Afghanistan.-----April 27, 1978:In a bloody coup - devised by Hafizullah Amin, a U.S.-educated Khalq leader who, before his impending arrest, contacted party members in the armed forces - the PDPA overthrows Daud Khan's government....

 - 1977

1977 in Afghanistan

See also: 1976 in Afghanistan, other events of 1977, and 1978 in Afghanistan.-----January 30–February 15, 1977:Daud Khan's position is further strengthened by the proceedings of the Grand National Assembly . This body of notables nominated by the provincial governors last met in 1973 to ratify the...

 - 1976 - 1975

1975 in Afghanistan

See also: 1974 in Afghanistan, other events of 1975 and 1976 in Afghanistan.----Domestically, many of the economic difficulties of the previous year continue in areas remote from the capital, with the result that the gap in living standards between Kabul and the more distant provinces widening...

 - 1974

1974 in Afghanistan

See also: 1973 in Afghanistan, other events of 1974, and 1975 in Afghanistan.----Throughout the year Afghanistan continues to suffer from the effects of the shortage of rainfall that afflicted the northern and central areas during the preceding three years...

 - 1973

1973 in Afghanistan

See also: 1972 in Afghanistan, other events of 1973, and 1974 in Afghanistan.-----Beginning of 1973:Afghanistan's internal situation is dominated by difficulties arising from three successive seasons of drought in the central and northern areas of the country. In Ghor province, the shortage is...

 - 1972

1972 in Afghanistan

See also: 1971 in Afghanistan, other events of 1972, and 1973 in Afghanistan.----Domestic politics are overshadowed by economic hardship resulting from the worst drought the country has ever experienced. The lack of rain over large areas in 1971 has decimated the sheep population, which constitute...

 - 1971

1970

1970 in Afghanistan

See also: 1969 in Afghanistan, other events of 1970, and 1971 in Afghanistan.----Progress in establishing a modern type of administration throughout the country to replace traditional tribal institutions is steady rather than spectacular...

 - 1969

1969 in Afghanistan

See also: 1968 in Afghanistan, other events of 1969, and 1970 in Afghanistan.----Domestically, the year is one of quiet administrative and economic progress. The division of powers among the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary laid down in the 1964 constitution, although virtually...

 - 1968

1968 in Afghanistan

See also: 1967 in Afghanistan, other events of 1968, and 1969 in Afghanistan.----In domestic affairs the year is marked by a thorough overhaul of the judicial system by the new Supreme Court; this involves reorganizing the powers and functions of the lower courts in line with the requirements of...

 - 1967

1967 in Afghanistan

See also: 1966 in Afghanistan, other events of 1967, and 1968 in Afghanistan.----Among the difficulties that Afghanistan, together with other developing countries, faces is the shortage of local investment capital. Accordingly, the government offers considerable inducements in the third five-year...

 - 1966 - 1965

1965 in Afghanistan

See also: 1964 in Afghanistan, other events of 1965, and 1966 in Afghanistan.----In foreign affairs Afghanistan maintains its position of nonalignment, receiving aid from, and cultivating friendly relations with, Communist as well as non-Communist countries. Along with Pakistan, Afghanistan adjusts...

 - 1964

1964 in Afghanistan

See also: 1963 in Afghanistan, other events of 1964, and 1965 in Afghanistan.-----July 1, 1964:Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, president of Pakistan, visits Kabul briefly where he meets with King Mohammad Zahir...

 - 1963

1963 in Afghanistan

See also: 1962 in Afghanistan, other events of 1963, and 1964 in Afghanistan.----Both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. continue their road-building projects in Afghanistan. The U.S. grades and paves the road from Kabul to Peshawar and is building another road, costing more than $30,000,000, from Kabul to...

 - 1962

1962 in Afghanistan

See also: 1961 in Afghanistan, other events of 1962, and 1963 in Afghanistan.-----January 1962:On January 22, 1962 the United States announces that Afghanistan has agreed to open the border for eight weeks following January 29, 1962 in order to allow aid supplies to enter from Pakistan. Meanwhile...

 - 1961

1960

1960 in Afghanistan

See also: 1959 in Afghanistan, other events of 1960, and 1961 in Afghanistan.----The U.S.S.R. has by this year spent or committed about $300,000,000 in economic aid to Afghanistan. The latest Soviet enterprise is the building of the Salang highway across the Hindu Kush range to shorten the route...

 - 1959

1959 in Afghanistan

See also: 1958 in Afghanistan, other events of 1959, and 1960 in Afghanistan.----The budget estimates for September 23, 1958-September 22, 1959 , amount to a revenue of 1,455,122,000 Afghanis and to an expenditure of 1,455,107,962 Afghanis. See also: 1958 in Afghanistan, other events of 1959, and...

 - 1958

1958 in Afghanistan

See also: 1957 in Afghanistan, other events of 1958, and 1959 in Afghanistan.----The five-year development plan, begun in 1957, is being revised on the basis of experience gained. The total expenditure envisaged amounts to 5,708,600,000 Afghanis at an average yearly rate of 1,141,700,000 Afghanis....

 - 1957

1957 in Afghanistan

See also: 1956 in Afghanistan, other events of 1957, and 1958 in Afghanistan.-----June 8–11, 1957:H.S. Suhrawardi, the prime minister of Pakistan, visits Kabul and, as a result of his conversation with Mohammad Daud, the two governments agree to restore full diplomatic relations between the two...

 - 1956 - 1955

1955 in Afghanistan

See also: 1954 in Afghanistan, other events of 1955, and 1956 in Afghanistan.----Pakistan-Afghan relations remain marred by the continued support given by the Kabul government to the Pashtu people of the former North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan in their so-called demand for self-determination...

 - 1954

1954 in Afghanistan

See also: 1953 in Afghanistan, other events of 1954, and 1955 in Afghanistan.----The Export-Import Bank of the United States lends $18,500,000 to Afghanistan to help buy the U.S...

 - 1953

1953 in Afghanistan

See also: 1952 in Afghanistan, other events of 1953, and 1954 in Afghanistan.----The Kabul government sends a strongly worded note of protest to Karachi over the bombing of the tribal villages in the Afridi area, pointing out that such bombing breaks the Anglo-Afghan agreement under which both...

 - 1952

1952 in Afghanistan

See also: 1951 in Afghanistan, other events of 1952, and 1953 in Afghanistan.-----January 6, 1952:Shah Wali Khan, Afghan ambassador to the United Kingdom, says in an interview with The Hindu that the area of Pakhtunistan includes the states of Chitral, Dir, Swat, Bajaur, Tirah, Waziristan, and...

 - 1951

1950

1950 in Afghanistan

See also: 1949 in Afghanistan, other events of 1950, and 1951 in Afghanistan.-----January 4, 1950:The year begins auspiciously by the signature at New Delhi, India, of a treaty of friendship with India. The treaty provided that each signatory should be able to establish trade agencies in the...

 - 1949

1949 in Afghanistan

See also: 1948 in Afghanistan, other events of 1949, and 1950 in Afghanistan.----The cold war between Afghanistan and Pakistan continues. Political circles in Kabul and the Afghan government insist that Pakistan should constitute the North-West Frontier Province as an independent Pashtun republic,...

 - 1948

1948 in Afghanistan

See also: 1947 in Afghanistan, other events of 1948, and 1949 in Afghanistan.----Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan are peaceful and formally correct. The unsettled relations between Pakistan and India, however, interfere with the Afghan foreign trade which for decades had gone mostly by...

 - 1947

1947 in Afghanistan

See also: 1946 in Afghanistan, other events of 1947, and 1948 in Afghanistan.----Because of close ties of kinship and common cultural tradition, Afghanistan is deeply concerned over the question of the right to self-determination of the Afghans of the North-West Frontier Province of India, arising...

 - 1946

1946 in Afghanistan

See also: 1945 in Afghanistan, other events of 1946, and 1947 in Afghanistan.-----May 1946:Sardar Shah Mahmud succeeds Sardar Mohammad Hashim as prime minister...

 - 1945

1945 in Afghanistan

See also: 1944 in Afghanistan, other events of 1945, and 1946 in Afghanistan.----There is little change in internal affairs as Zahir Shah continues a peaceful rule and the end of World War II sees an unbroken record of neutrality for the country. During the year, Eli E. Palmer, formerly with the...

 - 1944

1944 in Afghanistan

See also: 1943 in Afghanistan, other events of 1944, and 1945 in Afghanistan.----Although diplomatic relations with Germany and Japan are maintained, the relations of Afghanistan with the Allied Powers become more intimate. The country is dependent for its essential imports on India, the U.S.S.R.,...

 - 1943

1943 in Afghanistan

See also: 1942 in Afghanistan, other events of 1943, and 1944 in Afghanistan.----The Treaty of Saadabad with Turkey, Iran, and Iraq is automatically renewed for a further five years, as none of its signatories has denounced it six months before expiration....

 - 1942

1942 in Afghanistan

See also: 1941 in Afghanistan, other events of 1942, and 1943 in Afghanistan.-----July 1942:The king again reaffirms his country's policy of neutrality "provided Afghanistan is left unmolested."-November 26, 1942:...

 - 1941

1940

1940 in Afghanistan

See also: 1939 in Afghanistan, other events of 1940, and 1941 in Afghanistan.----Internal economic development is furthered by increasing the availability of land for cultivation, by assistance to the sugar-beet industry, and by official sanction of a scheme for the formation of a joint-stock...

 - 1939

1939 in Afghanistan

See also: 1938 in Afghanistan, other events of 1939, and 1940 in Afghanistan.----A year of otherwise peaceful progress is broken by echoes of the trouble in Europe. The government declares its neutrality, but is reported to have ordered a general mobilization and to be exercising special vigilance...

 - 1938

1938 in Afghanistan

See also: 1937 in Afghanistan, other events of 1938, and 1939 in Afghanistan.----Afghanistan makes rapid strides towards western civilization. Roads are being laid out for motor traffic; industries, based originally on military requirements, are being developed; and education is spreading...

 - 1937

1937 in Afghanistan

See also: 1936 in Afghanistan, other events of 1937, and 1938 in Afghanistan.----The year is one of unusual quiet in this turbulent land. Motor traffic is extending, and various factory industries are being opened up...

 - 1936

1936 in Afghanistan

See also: 1935 in Afghanistan, other events of 1936, and 1937 in Afghanistan.----The chief control of affairs remains in the hands of the three uncles of the young king, Zahir Shah, who continue to work together in complete harmony. The country enjoys peace both internally and externally and makes...

 - 1935

1935 in Afghanistan

See also: 1934 in Afghanistan, other events of 1935, and 1936 in Afghanistan.----The country remains peaceful, although there is trouble among the Mohmands just across the frontier. King Zahir Shah, with the assistance of his uncle, the prime minister, continues the policy of his father, and...

 - 1934

1934 in Afghanistan

See also: 1933 in Afghanistan, other events of 1934, and 1935 in Afghanistan.----Steps are taken by the semi-official trading company, the Shirkatiashami, to organize the trade in petrol, sugar, and cement...

 - 1933

1933 in Afghanistan

See also: 1932 in Afghanistan, other events of 1933, and 1934 in Afghanistan.-----February 1933:Towards the end of the month a "Crazy Fakir" appears in the Khost district in the south of Afghanistan, proclaiming that the ex-king Amanullah will soon arrive...

 - 1932

1932 in Afghanistan

See also: 1931 in Afghanistan, other events of 1932, and 1933 in Afghanistan.----Kabul University is established. Initially, only a faculty of medicine exists.-February 1932:...

 - 1931

1930

1930 in Afghanistan

See also: 1929 in Afghanistan, other events of 1930, and 1931 in Afghanistan.----During the first year of his reign, Nadir Shah scrupulously observes his constitutional obligations, though he retains almost absolute power in his own hands by appointing members of his family to the chief offices of...

 - 1929

1929 in Afghanistan

See also: 1928 in Afghanistan, other events of 1929, and 1930 in Afghanistan.-----January 7:In order to placate the Shinwaris, Amanullah issues a proclamation cancelling most of his reforms, such as the education of women, and the introduction of conscription and European dress, and also promises...

 - 1928

1928 in Afghanistan

See also: 1927 in Afghanistan, other events of 1928, and 1929 in Afghanistan.-----January 8:Having completed their stay in Egypt, the king and queen arrive in Rome. Two state banquets are here given in the king's honour, and he also has an interview with the pope. While in Italy he visits Milan and...

 - 1927

1927 in Afghanistan

See also: 1926 in Afghanistan, other events of 1927, and 1928 in Afghanistan.----The year is free from internal disturbances. During a tour in the southern provinces, King Amanullah is loyally received by the same Mangals who were in revolt against him a couple of years previously...

 - 1926 - 1925

1925 in Afghanistan

See also: 1924 in Afghanistan, other events of 1925, and 1926 in Afghanistan.-----Early 1925:The amir takes severe measures to prevent a recrudescence of the rebellion among the Khost tribes which gave him so much trouble in the previous year...

 - 1924

1924 in Afghanistan

See also: 1923 in Afghanistan, other events of 1924, and 1925 in Afghanistan.-----January 1924:After long delay, the Afghan government at length takes energetic measures to arrest the lawless gangs which, after committing several murders of British officials and their wives across the border, had...

 - 1923

1923 in Afghanistan

See also: 1922 in Afghanistan, other events of 1923, and 1924 in Afghanistan.----The course of Afghan history though not eventful is far from smooth. Friction between the amir Amanullah and a large part of his subjects is one of the outstanding features of the year, and the other is the straining...

 - 1922

1922 in Afghanistan

See also: 1921 in Afghanistan, other events of 1922, and 1923 in Afghanistan.----The amir personally sets a high standard of devotion to duty, which is followed by his civil service. He encourages the sending of Afghan youths abroad to be educated...

 - 1921

1920

1920 in Afghanistan

-Spring 1920:As relations with Britain have remained strained, a conference between British and Afghan representatives takes place at Mussoorie, which results in steps being taken to reestablish more normal relations and to settle outstanding questions...

 - 1919

1919 in Afghanistan

See also: 1918 in Afghanistan, other events of 1919, and 1920 in Afghanistan.-----February 20, 1919:The amir Habibullah Khan, who has always been a loyal friend to Britain, is murdered whilst camping in the Laghman Valley. Thereupon ensues a competition for the throne...

 - 1918

1918 in Afghanistan

See also: 1917 in Afghanistan, other events of 1918, and 1919 in Afghanistan.----Little news emerges from Afghanistan during the year. It is reported from India that the amir continues to maintain his neutrality in the war in a most scrupulous and loyal manner....

 - 1917

1917 in Afghanistan

See also: 1916 in Afghanistan, other events of 1917, and 1918 in Afghanistan.-----May 1917:It is reported that Turco-German agents are fomenting unrest in Afghanistan, and are instigating the chiefs to make incursions into Russian Turkestan...

 - 1916

1916 in Afghanistan

See also: 1915 in Afghanistan, other events of 1916, and 1917 in Afghanistan.----The amir maintains his neutrality in World War I, and the state does not become involved in the troubles of Persia. At the end of the year information is published concerning a German mission sent to Afghanistan in the...

 - 1915

1915 in Afghanistan

See also: 1914 in Afghanistan, other events of 1915, and 1916 in Afghanistan.----Afghanistan passes through the year peaceably and the relations of the country with the Indian government are most cordial. Afghanistan presents in these respects a marked contrast to its neighbour, Persia...

 - 1914

1914 in Afghanistan

See also: 1913 in Afghanistan, other events of 1914, and 1915 in Afghanistan.----The relations between the government of India and the amir continue to be cordial. Representations are made regarding serious outrages on the frontier by residents of Afghanistan and by outlaws from British territory...

 - 1913

1913 in Afghanistan

See also: 1912 in Afghanistan, other events of 1913, and 1914 in Afghanistan.-----Early 1913:In the Khost Valley the Mangals and Jadrans are again giving trouble, and the leading chief of the Jadrans has to return several hundred rifles to the governor as his tribesmen refuse to fulfil their...

 - 1912

1912 in Afghanistan

See also: 1911 in Afghanistan, other events of 1912, and 1913 in Afghanistan.----The disturbances in the Khost country, which at one time threatened to expand into a general rising, are quieted by the removal of the governor, whose exactions and oppressions are believed to have been the real cause...

 - 1911

1910

1910 in Afghanistan

See also: 1909 in Afghanistan, other events of 1910, and 1911 in Afghanistan.-----Summer 1910:A joint British and Afghan commission appointed to settle tribal disputes arising out of raids and counter-raids on each side of the British-Afghan border commences its work, starting from the Kurram...

 - 1909

1909 in Afghanistan

See also: 1908 in Afghanistan, other events of 1909, and 1910 in Afghanistan.----In order to secure greater tranquility on the frontier the special governor is sent to the Khost Valley with a force of cavalry and infantry...

 - 1908

1908 in Afghanistan

See also: 1907 in Afghanistan, other events of 1908, and 1909 in Afghanistan.----The amirs reply to the communication informing him of the convention between England and Russia so far as it relates to Afghanistan is not made known...

 - 1907

1907 in Afghanistan

See also: 1906 in Afghanistan, other events of 1907, and 1908 in Afghanistan.-----January 2, 1907:On his visit to British India as guest of the viceroy , the amir reaches Landi Kotal and, on January 28, Calcutta, after witnessing a grand review of some 30,000 troops at Agra, with which he is said...

 - 1906

1906 in Afghanistan

See also: 1905 in Afghanistan, other events of 1906, and 1907 in Afghanistan.----There are no internal disturbances and no disputes with foreign neighbours during the year. Even the usual rumours of differences and intrigues within the royal family have ceased...

 - 1905

1905 in Afghanistan

See also: 1904 in Afghanistan, other events of 1905, and 1906 in Afghanistan.-----January 1905:Inayatullah Khan finishes his Indian visit, and on his return to Kabul expresses the greatest pleasure at the manner in which he was received.-Early 1905:...

 - 1904

1904 in Afghanistan

See also: 1903 in Afghanistan, other events of 1904, and 1905 in Afghanistan.----Internal peace is not disturbed during the year, but there are, as usual, frequent rumours of quarrels in the amirs family and of reconciliations...

 - 1903

1903 in Afghanistan

See also: 1902 in Afghanistan, other events of 1903, and 1904 in Afghanistan.----The year passes quietly, without any internal disturbances, and nothing more is heard, or at least made public, about the attempt of Russia to establish direct intercourse between its own and the Afghan frontier...

 - 1902

1902 in Afghanistan

See also: 1901 in Afghanistan, other events of 1902, and 1903 in Afghanistan.----The first year of Habibullah Khan's reign passes without any internal disturbance, or event of importance. Gen...

 - 1901

Nineteenth century

1900

1900 in Afghanistan

See also: 1899 in Afghanistan, other events of 1900, and 1901 in Afghanistan.----Rumours of contemplated aggression by Russia continue throughout the year, and are the source of much annoyance to the amir Abdor Rahman...

 - 1899

1899 in Afghanistan

See also: 1898 in Afghanistan, other events of 1899, and 1900 in Afghanistan.----Not for many years has Afghanistan been less disturbed than this year. Few tribal risings occur and the amir Abdor Rahman continues to express friendly relations with Britain...

 - 1898

1898 in Afghanistan

See also: 1897 in Afghanistan, other events of 1898, and 1899 in Afghanistan.----The state of Afghanistan is peaceful and quiet throughout the year, with few exceptions. The amir suffers much inconvenience and loss through the frontier disturbances, and to steer a middle course between the...

 - 1897

1897 in Afghanistan

See also: 1896 in Afghanistan, other events of 1897, and 1898 in Afghanistan.----The amirs realm is quiet during the year. Some suspicions that Abdur Rahman Khan is acting unfaithfully towards the British are entirely dispelled by his loyal attitude in refusing to aid the rebel tribesmen engaged in...

 - 1896