One of the Buddhas of Bamyan as it stood in 1963

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Islamic conquest of Afghanistan

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642 C.E.

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1200

The Islamic conquest of Afghanistan (642–870) began after the Islamic conquest of Persia, when Arab Muslims defeated the Persian Sassanians at the battles of Walaja, al-Qādisiyyah and Nahavand. The Arabs then began to move towards the lands east of...
Durrani Empire

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1747

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1818

The Durrani Empire (Pashto: د درانیانو واکمني also referred to as the Afghan Empire) was a large state based in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan and later included northeastern Iran and even parts of eastern Punjab, India. It was founded at Kandahar...
Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan
Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan

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651 C.E.

Archaeological exploration of the Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan began in Afghanistan in earnest after World War II and proceeded until the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan disrupted it in December 1979. Louis Dupree, the University of Pennsylvania...
Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Buddhas of Bamiyan
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The Buddhas of Bamyan (Persian: بت های باميان - but hay-e bamiyaan) were two monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles)...
Art destruction

Art destruction involves the damaging or destruction of works of art. This can happen through a natural process, an accident, or deliberate human involvement. All physical works of art are slowly affected and degraded by the natural elements. Some...