From the Middle Ages to around 1750 the eastern regions of Afghanistan such as Kabulistan and Zabulistan (now Kabul, Kandahar and Ghazni) were recognized as being part of Indian subcontinent (Al-Hind), while its western parts were included in Khorasan, Tokharistan and Sistan.
It's the result of an agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand, a secretary of the British Indian government, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the emir, or ruler, of Afghanistan. The agreement was signed on November 12, 1893, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
All of the early Afghans have acquired citizenship of India in accordance with Indian law. As such, they are widely recognized as Indians.
Kabul (pronounced KAH−bool) is the capital city of Afghanistan. In 2009 it had an estimated population of 3.573 million people.
Once upon a time, Afghanistan was not how we see it today, that is what studies say. It was once known as Gandhara and the fact that it still has a city known by the name of Kandahar confirms the truth. As per the experts, the Gandhara kingdom covered portions of today's northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan.
Before the arrival of Islam in the 7th century, there were a number of religions practiced in modern day Afghanistan, including Zoroastrianism, Ancient Iranian religions, Buddhism and Hinduism. The Kafiristan (present-day Nuristan) region, in the Hindu Kush mountain range, was not converted until the 19th century.
Afghanistan–India relations are the diplomatic relations between India and Afghanistan. They had been historical neighbors and shared cultural ties through Bollywood and cricket.
Kabul (/ˈkɑːbʊl, kəˈbʊl/; کابل; Pashto: [kɑˈbəl]; Dari: [kɑːˈbʊl]) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts.
Kabul has historically been the melting pot of the diverse ethnic groups who inhabit Afghanistan. As well as Pashtun and Tajik communities, who make up the majority of Afghans, there is a significant Ḥazāra population, along with Uzbek, Turkmen, and other groups.
Aryana or ancient Afghanistan . [Kabul, Afghanistan: Historical Society of Afghanistan, 1957] Pdf.
Sixty-nine per cent of Afghans have chosen India as Afghanistan's "best friend" country, according to a recent survey. ET has leant that a survey was conducted in the recent past among the Afghans to gather an understanding of the local citizens assessment of their past, current scenario, and their future aspirations.
Rule of Afghans began in Bengal in 1538 following the fall of Hossain Shahi Dynasty. At the Beginning, the period of their rule was very short, about six months (April-September, 1538). But the next term lasted for a long period from 1539 to 1576.
India and Afghanistan have a strong relationship based on historical and cultural links. India has played a significant role in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Afghanistan. We believe that democracy and development are the key instruments to ensure that Afghanistan becomes a source of regional stability.
Bahlul Lodi was the founder of the first Afgan rule in India. In 1451 after defeating Sayyid ruler Alauddin Alam Shah Sayyid, he founded Lodi dynasty.
The Durand Line was established in 1893 as the international border between British India and the Emirate of Afghanistan by Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat of the Indian Civil Service, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the Afghan Emir, to fix the limit of their respective spheres of influence and improve diplomatic relations ...
Conquest by Tamerlane (Timur) and Mughal Empire
From 1383 to 1385, the Afghanistan area was conquered from the north by Timur, leader of neighboring Transoxiana (roughly modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and adjacent areas), and became a part of the Timurid Empire.
The Pashtuns make up the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.
Islam is the official religion of Afghanistan and the majority of the population is Muslim (approximately 99.7%). There are some very small residual communities of other faiths, including Christians, Sikhs, Hindus and Baha'i.
Etymology. From Ottoman Turkish قبول (kabul, “acceptance, accepting”), from Arabic قَبُول (qabūl, “acceptance, reception, welcome”)..
History. After Pakistan's creation in 1947, Afghanistan objected to its admission to the United Nations. The Afghan government of the time decided not to recognize Pakistan as the legitimate inheritor of the territorial agreements reached with the British India.
Background. The First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42) led to the British force taking and occupying Kabul.
The 1842 retreat from Kabul, also called the Massacre of Elphinstone's army in the First Anglo-Afghan War, was the retreat of the British and East India Company forces from Kabul.
In ancient times, the country was at the crossroads of many civilizations as a junction on the Silk Road, linking the East to the West and Central Asia to the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
The Durand Line is the 2,250-kilometre (1,400 mi) long border between Afghanisthan and India.
In August 1947, British India won its independence from the British and split into two new states that would rule themselves. The new countries were India and Pakistan. East Pakistan has since become Bangladesh. This was a very important moment in history.