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1. Leader of Afghanistan 1919-1929 tried to modernize Afghanistan
2. Fits into the timeline of Afghan leaders and
3. third son of King Habibullah |
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| long mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan |
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1. Islamic Religious school teaching Islam mainly in Pakistan
2. School many of Taliban were taught in |
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1. 875 miles trans-Afghanistan pipeline Purpose was to transport gas
2. US & Pakistan wanted Taliban to come to power
3. In the 1990's it took place, other countries were trying to exploit Afghanistan for money |
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1. grand council of clan leaders that oversaw social, political, and economic issues
2. significance: enabled for a group of people to freely discuss ideas and a multiparty system
3. Approved the constitution in January 1977 |
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1. Pakistani military director during the Afghan war, wanted to embrace political Islam, which was radical in comparison to his predecessor
2. Insisted on Pakistani control of economic aid from CIA, aided in success of Mujahaddin
3. Helped give rise to the Madrassas, wanted to prevent Soviet take over |
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1. Prime minister of Afghanistan from '53-'63, president in '73 overthrew first cousin
2. significance:
presidential one-party system
National Revolutionary Party |
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1. Persian speaking people in Afghanistan
2. third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan
3. primarily Shia Muslim |
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What was considered the golden age of Afghanistan
2. Under leader Zahir Shah |
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1. 1000 mile long border between Afghanistan & Pakistan
Named after Sir Mortimer Durand, who drew the line |
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1. one engaged in Jihad
2. they fight when Islam is threatened |
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| 1. should mounted weapon that shoots missiles |
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1. Leader and founder of Hazb-e-islami political party, Pakistan put him into power
2. Pashtun who was Pakistan-friendly thought he could create that type of regime because he was easily manipulated
3. Osama Bin Laden sided with him
4. Hekmytar's battles produced hundreds of casualties |
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1. Uzbek and former PDPA commander and joined forces with Rabbani & Massoud, he was influential during the power struggle after Soviet withdrawal
2. He was significant because he flip flopped. At one point he fought for the Soviets and another point in time he fought against the Soviets
3. Currently on leadership council with Massoud in Afghan |
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| 1. Spiritual leader of the Taliban |
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1. Persian-speaking, third-largest ethnic group in Afghanistan during the rule of Amanullah
2. Rahman conquered them in their own land
3. Amanullah included Hazarra as citizens before they weren't... |
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1. Movement, began in British India, Taliban was influenced by them
2. Restricted female role in society
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