27 April 1978
Communist coup in Kabul
Daud is killed and Nur Mohammad Taraki heads the new Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
From the article: Pashtun history: from the first records to the present
1973 to today
Since 1973
له ۱۹۷۳ راهیسې
From the end of the Afghan monarchy in 1973 to the present: war, migration and the Pashtun communities of Afghanistan and Pakistan today.
What happened
1900–1999
27 December 1979
Soviet intervention
The Soviet army enters Afghanistan; refugees pour into Pakistan.
From the article: Pashtun history: from the first records to the present
20 January 1988
Death
Dies in Peshawar and is buried at his home in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
From the article: Bacha Khan and the Khudai Khidmatgar movement
1996–2001
Taliban ban on music
Drums and other music are banned, which affects the singing of landays.
From the article: Pashto literature and oral poetry: from the Roshani writers to the landay
1996
Taliban take Kabul
The Taliban, who had taken Kandahar in 1994, capture the capital.
From the article: Pashtun history: from the first records to the present
2000–2099
5 March 2009
Shrine bombed
Explosives damage the mausoleum and grave in the early hours. No one is killed.
From the article: Rahman Baba: the Pashto Sufi poet
June 2013
Poetry magazine landay issue
Poetry magazine devotes its June issue to landays collected by Eliza Griswold and Seamus Murphy.
From the article: Pashto literature and oral poetry: from the Roshani writers to the landay
31 May 2018
FATA merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
President Mamnoon Hussain signs the 25th Constitution Amendment.
From the article: Pashtun history: from the first records to the present
16 January 2019
Pakistan Supreme Court judgment
The court rules that jirgas and panchayats may not act as courts but may mediate civil disputes where both parties consent.
From the article: The jirga: the Pashtun council of elders
15 August 2021
Taliban return to Kabul
Taliban fighters enter Kabul as President Ashraf Ghani leaves the country.
From the article: Pashtun history: from the first records to the present