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United Nations and Afghanistan  On 25 December 1979, Soviet forces entered Afghanistan, and took control of Kabul. ... by the UN as one of the world's least developed countries and war only made it more ... Rebel forces closed in on Kabul and the Najibullah government fell. ... by various mujaheddin factions, and then by the Taliban - a movement with its...
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Taliban - Wikipedia  The Taliban (Pashto:    libn "students"), alternatively spelled Taleban, is an Islamic ... The Taliban emerged in 1994 as one of the prominent factions in the Afghan Civil ... It held control of most of the country until being overthrown by the ... At its peak, formal diplomatic recognition of the Taliban's government was...
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Quia - * LLA's final batch of questions from the show  In 1992, rebels overthrew its government. One rebel faction, the Taliban, now controls most of the country, Afghanistan. In 1934 he and his followers began a...
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Mujahideen - Wikipedia  Mujahideen (Arabic:     ) is the plural form of mujahid (Arabic:     ), the term for one engaged in Jihad. In English usage, it mostly referred to the guerrilla type military outfits led by the Muslim Afghan warriors in the Soviet war in Afghanistan, but now it often refers to other jihadist outfits in various countries. ... In its roots, Mujahideen (an Arabic word) refers to any person performing...
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Afghan War | 1978-1992 | Britannica.com  More broadly, the term also encompasses military activity within Afghanistan ... The roots of the war lay in the overthrow of the centrist government of ... the People's and Banner factions, prompted the Soviets to invade the country in ... The aim of the Soviet operation was to prop up their new but faltering client state, now...
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The Foreign Policy of the Taliban - Council on Foreign Relations  Jul 6, 1999 ... exploited. When Stalin put forward the policy of 'Socialism in One Country' in 1924, it .... Taliban movement, I take as a starting point the definition of ..... although in late March 1998, a Voice of America correspondent ..... offensive, 'Transport planes from Pakistan fly military supplies at night to the ramshackle.
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Afghan Civil War (19962001) - Wikipedia  The Afghan Civil War fought between 1996 and 2001 was part of the wider War in Afghanistan ongoing since 1978. In 1996 the Taliban captured the Afghan capital Kabul and established the .... In public, women had to be covered from head to toe in a burqa  a .... Abu Usman succeeded him as the new leader of the IMU.
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Cabinet ministers lined up for execution after a coup d'tat in Liberia ...  Mar 11, 2014 ... Shortly after the coup, government ministers were walked publicly around ... On April 12, 1980, Samuel Doe led a military coup, killing President ... shortly after he took control of the Liberian government in 1980. ... The spectacle of his torture was videotaped and seen on news reports around the world.
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Military dictatorship of Chile (197390) - Wikipedia  The military dictatorship of Chile was an authoritarian military government ... Instigated by the anti-Marxist militia Patria y Libertad, the armoured ... The military seized on the widespread discontent and on the Deputies' resolution to then launch the September 11, 1973 coup d'tat; as troops...
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Afghan Government | Institute for the Study of War  ... interim body expired in June 2002, an Emergency Loya Jirga or "Grand Council"a ... body of prominent leaders from around the countrywas held to establish an Afghan ... Hamid Karzai became the first President of the Islamic Republic of .... Known for often switching sides, Dostum fought with and against the Soviets...
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Iran and the Shah: What Really Happened - The New American  May 12, 2009 ... From 1941 until 1979, Iran was ruled by a constitutional monarchy .... the Americans, "having picked Khomeini to overthrow the Shah, had to get ... Why did the U.S. install a man totally ignorant of my country in the midst of such a crisis? .... Khomeini's followers envisioned parading him in the streets before...
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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan | 1979 | Britannica.com  Jun 3, 2015 ... Invasion of Afghanistan in late December 1979 by troops from the ... The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist ... Insurgencies arose against the government among both tribal and ... the mujahideen rebellion grew, spreading to all parts of the country. ... Help us improve this article!
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Mediating Transition in Afghanistan, 2001-2004 - University of Texas ...  Oct 8, 2001 ... for the Degree of ... It analyzes how the nascent Afghan state media ..... In the field of political science, the definition of transition is contested ..... particular, depended on Pakistan to funnel covert monies and arms to the mujahideen. ...... Researching US media aid to Afghanistan during the 1980s was...
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The Iranian Hostage Crisis - Short History - Department History ...  On November 4, 1979, Iranian students seized the embassy and detained ... The Iranians held the American diplomats hostage for 444 days. ... Vietnam fought a successful border war with China and took over Cambodia ... And, in late 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to support its shaky Marxist government.
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History of the Islamic Republic of Iran - Wikipedia  One of the most dramatic changes in government in Iran's history was seen with the 1979 Iranian Revolution where Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was...
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Bangladesh war: The article that changed history - BBC News  Dec 16, 2011 ... Nobody knows exactly how many people were killed, but certainly a huge number of ... who at that time made up about 20% of the province's 75 million people. ... Civil war erupts in Pakistan, pitting the West Pakistan army against East ... the independent country of Bangladesh on 16 December 1971; Exact...
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Look at 11 key challenges facing Nepal's new government - Int'l ...  Aug 5, 2016 ... Associated Press, Kathmandu ... The Maoists are former communist rebels who came to power after giving ... 1996 and 2006, while his coalition partner Sher Bahadur Deuba (leader ... voted to abolish the monarchy and turn the country into a republic. ... The decade of war put Nepal's development on hold.
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History of the Islamic Republic of Iran - Wikipedia  One of the most dramatic changes in government in Iran's history was seen with the 1979 ... This article is about the history of Iran after the 1979 revolution. .... The Islamic Republic of Iran is an Islamic theocracy headed by a Supreme Leader. .... In late 1990s, Iranians sent more women to Iranian parliament than Americans...
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The Soviet War in Afghanistan, 1979 - 1989 - The Atlantic  Aug 4, 2014 ... In short order, nearly 100,000 Soviet soldiers took control of major cities ... In the brutal nine-year conflict, an estimated one million civilians were .... the occupation, as part of the government's drive to win the population over. #.
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Augusto Pinochet - Dictator, General - Biography.com  Apr 2, 2014 ... Pinochet overthrew the government of Salvador Allende in 1973. ... A month later, Pinochet led the military coup that overthrew Allende. ... A plebiscite held in 1988 rejected his candidacy as president beyond 1990, but he...
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Zanzibar Revolution - Wikipedia  The Zanzibar Revolution occurred in 1964 and led to the overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar ... By 1964, the country was a constitutional monarchy ruled by Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah. Zanzibar had ..... On 26 April Karume announced that a union had been negotiated with Tanganyika to form the new country of Tanzania.