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What is the primary significance of Afghanistan's location?
Its location on the route of invasion to India, making it a crossroads of great powers
What was the primary reason for Russia and Britain's interest in Afghanistan in the 19th century?
To prevent each other from gaining control of the region during the age of imperialism
What was the outcome of Britain's attempts to seize Afghanistan's central position?
By 1919, Afghanistan was affirmed as an independent emirate
What was the original population of Afghanistan composed of?
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What was the significance of the Persian, Macedonian, and Turanian invaders in Afghanistan's history?
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What was the result of the arbitrary mixing and splitting of ethnic groups in Afghanistan?
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Who was the last King of Afghanistan before the establishment of the Democratic Republic?
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What event led to the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in 1973?
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Who overthrew Daoud Khan in the April 1978 Saur Revolution?
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Which two Marxist-Leninist political groups shared power after the Saur Revolution?
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Who was the Prime Minister of the Communist People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA)?
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Why did the PDPA regime receive full support from the Soviet Union?
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