1947 in Afghanistan

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See also:	Other events of 1947 List of years in Afghanistan

The following lists events that happened during 1947 in Afghanistan .

Because of close ties of kinship and common cultural tradition, Afghanistan is deeply concerned over the question of the right to self-determination of the Afghans of the North-West Frontier Province of India, arising from the creation of the separate independent states of India and Pakistan.

Afghanistan sends an observer-delegate to the Geneva meetings of the UN Conference on Trade and Employment.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Mohammed Zahir Shah
• Prime Minister – Shah Mahmud Khan

11 January 1947

Main article: Surrender at Datta Khel

30 September 1947

Afghanistan is the only country to vote against the admission of Pakistan to the United Nations. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

References

1. "Afghanistan Imaginary Durand Line". Afghanland.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
2. Keller, Bill (2011-12-14). "The Pakistanis Have a Point". The New York Times.
3. Raymond L. Garthoff. Détente and confrontation: American-Soviet relations from Nixon to Reagan . Retrieved 2012-01-21.
4. "Rediff On The NeT: Professor Barnett Rubin on the Taleban regime in Afghanistan". In.rediff.com. 1999-12-30. Retrieved 2012-01-21.