1974 in Afghanistan

none 1974 Afghanistan Template:Year in Afghanistan Flag of Afghanistan (1974–1978).svg 90px Other events of 1974List of years in Afghanistan The following lists events that happened during 1974 in Afghanistan. As of 1974, the World Bank estimated that Afghanistan had a GNP per capita of $70/capita.Afghanistan: Lessons from the Last War https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB57/essay.html 2026-05-12 nsarchive2.gwu.edu The Shah of Iran had also tried in 1974 to steer the country away from the influence of the Soviet Union and into Iran's influence.Sallee Kyle 2018-11-01 Aggression or Desperation: Reevaluating the Soviet Motivations for Invading Afghanistan https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/aujh/vol8/iss2/8 Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History 8 2 10.20429/aujh.2018.080208 2163-8551 free This, however, caused the Soviets to increase their presence in the country even more. Incumbents President: Mohammed Daoud Khanhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Mohammad-Daud-Khan Mohammad Daud Khan Encyclopædia Britannica 20 December 2025 Events March: Afghanistan introduces policies to prevent foreigners from stealing art from the country unless they are granted an export certificate by the Kabul Museum.Jeffries Brian 27 March 1974 Afghans Fighting Smuggling https://books.google.com/books?id=A3hPAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=Afghanistan&article_id=5216,5117502&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqu4OI4rKUAxUbMVkFHSnwLPAQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q=Afghanistan&f=false Ocala Star-Banner April: The country enacted policies to prevent foreigners looking for drugs, especially opium, from entering.Jeffries Brian 4 April 1974 Afghanistan curbing entry of hippies https://books.google.com/books?id=8-UcAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Afghanistan&article_id=6979,308599&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqu4OI4rKUAxUbMVkFHSnwLPAQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=Afghanistan&f=false Daily News In an interview with the Associated Press, Mohammed Daoud, the country's president, described this policy as trying to counteract the "hippies". September 1–16: Afghanistan participated in at the 1974 Asian Games; the country won only one bronze medal, placing it dead last out of all 19 competitor states.Olympic Council of Asia : Games http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=11&GCode=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308142701/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=11&GCode=1 2012-03-08 2026-05-12 www.ocasia.org November 1: Henry Kissinger briefly visits to talk with Daoud for a grand total of four hours, then departs the country for Iran via Kabul Airport.1 November 1974 Kissinger stops in Afghanistan https://books.google.com/books?id=SJxUAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Afghanistan&article_id=3912,1963340&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFj72T5LKUAxWZ1fACHY8gLCs4ChDoAXoECA4QAw#v=onepage&q=Afghanistan&f=false Ellensburg Daily Record References 1974 Afghanistan Category:Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Afghanistan Category:1970s in Afghanistan