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The following lists events that happened during
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
in
Afghanistan.
President Daud Khan pursues schemes of economic development and agricultural improvements with substantial aid from
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, the
U.S.S.R.
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
,
Iran, and
Kuwait, partly in the form of long-term loans and partly in technical aid.
Incumbents
*
President:
Mohammed Daoud Khan
Events
* Afghanistan and the Soviet Union signed a 5-year trade agreement to improve Soviet-Afghan by 50% in 1980.
*
Henry Kissinger visits Afghanistan. He was the last US Secretary of State to visit the country until 2002 which is when
Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell ( ; April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African ...
visited the country.
March 1976
* Afghanistan launches its 7 year development plan
April 1976
Floods and earthquakes devastate the provinces of
Herat,
Helmand
Helmand (Pashto/Dari: ; ), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, in the south of the country. It is the largest province by area, covering area. The province contains 13 ...
, and
Kandahar.
Pakistan sends a message of sympathy and contributes substantially to relief operations, indicating a marked relaxation of the previously mounting tension between the two countries, largely due to persuasion by Pres.
Nikolai Podgorny of the Soviet Union and the Shah of Iran. By mutual consent, both countries refrain from hostile propaganda.
June 7–11, 1976
Prime Minister
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan visits
Kabul. There, both countries undertake to follow principles of respect for territorial integrity and noninterference in internal affairs set forth by the 1955 Bandung Conference of Asian and African nations.
August 20–24, 1976
Daud Khan pays a return visit to
Islamabad. He and Bhutto reach tentative agreement on a solution to the Pashtunistan problem.
End of November 1976
An attempted coup, instigated by discontented retired officers and led by a retired general, Mir Ahmad Shah, is discovered and some 50 persons are arrested.
References
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