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1403 SH. 2 Dhu al-Qi'dah. 1445 AH. [refresh] The Solar Hijri calendar [a] is a solar calendar and one of the various Iranian calendars. It begins on the March equinox as determined by the astronomical calculation for the Iran Standard Time meridian (52.5°E, UTC+03:30) and has years of 365 or 366 days. It is the modern principal calendar in ...
The date on this coin refers to the republican revolution of 1973, corresponding to Solar Hijri year 1352. The original afghani ( ISO 4217 code: AFA) was introduced in 1923 during the era of King Amanullah Khan, [4] [8] replacing the Afghan rupee that was used since 1891. [12] In addition to being subdivided into 100 puls, 20 afghanis were ...
Islam is the official state religion of Afghanistan, with approximately 99.7% of the Afghan population being Muslim. Roughly 90% practice Sunni Islam, while around 10% are Shias. [4] [5] Most Shias belong to the Twelver branch and only a smaller number follow Ismailism. [4]
This is a list of Hijri years (Latin: anno Hegirae or AH) with the corresponding common era years where applicable. For Hijri years since 1297 AH (1879/1881 CE), the Gregorian date of 1 Muharram, the first day of the year in the Islamic calendar, is given.
27 September. Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001): The Taliban conquered Kabul and declared the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Former President Mohammad Najibullah, who had been living under United Nations protection in Kabul, was tortured, castrated and executed by Taliban forces. 30 September.
On June 28, 1992, Mojaddedi surrendered power to the Leadership Council, which then elected Rabbani as President. Nonetheless, heavy fighting broke out in August 1992 in Kabul between forces loyal to President Rabbani and rival factions, particularly those who supported Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 's Hezb-i-Islami Gulbuddin.
Afghanistan, [d] officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, [e] is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, [26] it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, [f] Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast ...
Afghan Independence Day. Azadi. August 31. American Withdrawal Day [3] September 9. Martyrs' Day (unclear status) [4] 1 of Shawwal in the Islamic Calendar. Eid al-Fitr. 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic Calendar.