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Taliban

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The Taliban, which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan political and militant organization with an ideology comprising elements of the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism and Pashtun nationalism. It ruled approximately 90% of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, b…

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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central…

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Ashraf Ghani
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Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is an Afghan former politician and economist who served as the 8th and last president of …

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2005
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The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending more than 28 years of fighting.
1998
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The Troubles: A car bomb attack carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army killed 29 people and injured approximately 220 others in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
1977
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Big Ear, a radio telescope at Ohio State University received a strong, apparently extraterrestrial radio signal that became known as the Wow! signal.
1963
Fulbert_Youlou
President Fulbert Youlou was overthrown in the Republic of Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.
1948
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The Republic of Korea was established with Syngman Rhee (pictured) as its first president.
1947
Jawaharlal_Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured) took office as the first prime minister of India, a post he held for 16 years.
1944
World_War_II
World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France.
1942
World_War_II
World War II: The tanker SS Ohio reached Malta as part of an operation to deliver much-needed supplies during the siege of Malta.
1941
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Josef Jakobs, a German spy, became the last person executed at the Tower of London.
1909
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A military coup against the government of Dimitrios Rallis began in the neighbourhood of Goudi in Athens, Greece.

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