The archive, in order of time.

152 milestones

1. No exact date

   These milestones name a period but no exact date, so they are listed last.

   1. 1815

      First published reference

      Mountstuart Elphinstone's account of the Kabul kingdom gives the earliest published reference to the jirga, according to the Encyclopaedia Iranica.

      From the article: The jirga: the Pashtun council of elders

   2. c. 1609–1611

      Makhzan-i Afghani compiled

      Nimatullah of Herat compiles the Makhzan-i Afghani at Jahangir's court, recording the genealogy from Qais Abdur Rashid.

      From the article: Origins of the Pashtuns: tradition and evidence

   3. 1979

      Refugee movement begins

      The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan starts the first major wave of Afghan refugees into Pakistan.