Afghanistan Afghānistān (افغانستان) CALENDAR: Gregorian (all); MAIN RECORD: languages used: Persian (Dari) and Pashto; scripts: Persian (Dari) and Pashto - original in parentheses; TRANSLITERATION: Persian (Dari) and Pashto (based on the Romanization Table for Persian and Pashto developed by the American Library Association/Library of Congress, 2012, 2013); OTHER: English equivalents Sources Notes Polity Style: 1973-2023 Rulers: 1747-1843 Regional Rulers (Kandahar): 1818-1855 Regional Rulers (Kabul): 1818-1839 Regional Rulers (Peshawar): 1818-1834 Regional Rulers (Herat): 1842-1863 Rulers: 1843-1879 Military Occupation: 1879-1880 Kandahar: 1880-1881 Rulers: 1880-1973 Heads of State: 1973-1978 Heads of State: 1978-1992 Heads of State: 1992-1996 Head of State: 1996-2001 Heads of State: 2001-2021 Head of State: 2021-2023 Last updated on: 27 Feb 2022 13:42:30; URL: www.archontology.org/nations/afghanistan/index.php