The following lists events that happened during

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

in Afghanistan. The ''amir''s reply to the communication informing him of the convention between England and Russia so far as it relates to Afghanistan is not made known. His attitude during the Zakka Khel and Mohmand expeditions in India is much criticized by the British, and he is blamed for not taking more effectual measures to restrain his subjects from assisting the enemy. Others, however, consider that in such matters even an ''amir''s power is limited, and there is no reason to doubt that he has been friendly to Britain throughout and has done all that he could.

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* Monarch – Habibullah Khan {{Asia topic, 1908 in Afghanistan Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Afghanistan 1900s in Afghanistan