Answers In Afghanistan | Public Occurrences, Ep. 8
Sovereign Nations
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The History of Afghanistan
The region of present afghanistan was mining and trading lapis lazuli stone. Moslem conquests in the seventh century ended persian rule. This led to a period of islamic dominance, until gangus khan and the mongols invaded in 12 19 a d. After several hundred years of tribal rule, eventually the wars and conquests that brought both the british and german forces to the area created tension and eventual nation building. king kan eventually declared afghanistan a sovereign and independent state,. following a 19 27 to 28 tour of europe and turkey he introduced several reforms intended to modernize his nation.
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