Kabul in the Space Age

The atlas holds 10 people and 16 moments here, from 1963 to 2014. The most recorded lives are Osama bin Laden, Burhanuddin Rabbani and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Notable people

  1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…

  2. Burhanuddin Rabbani

    from 1963 to 2011

    3 moments here

    Afghan Islamic scholar, Jamiat-e Islami leader, president of Afghanistan during 1992–96 and briefly in 2001, Northern Alliance political leader, and…

  3. Indira Gandhi

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  4. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

    in 1981

    2 moments here

    Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…

  5. Manmohan Singh

    in 2005

    1 moment here

    Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…

  6. Muhammad Ali

    in 2002

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

  7. Osama bin Laden

    from 1996 to 2001

    3 moments here

    Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…

  8. Saddam Hussein

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…

  9. Sushma Swaraj

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Swaraj served in the Haryana government, represented constituencies in Parliament, was Chief Minister of…

  10. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    from 1972 to 1976

    2 moments here

    Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

Moments

  1. 1963 Kabul University graduation and appointment Burhanuddin Rabbani
  2. 1969 Visit to Kabul Indira Gandhi
  3. 1972 Unscheduled Kabul visit Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  4. 1973 Non-Aligned foreign-ministers conference in Kabul Abdelaziz Bouteflika
  5. 1973 Non-Aligned conference Saddam Hussein
  6. 1976 State visit to Kabul Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  7. 1981 Afghanistan negotiations in Kabul Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
  8. 1981 Second Afghanistan mission in Kabul Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
  9. 1996 Transit through Kabul Osama bin Laden
  10. 2000 Flight to Kabul after USS Cole bombing Osama bin Laden
  11. 2001 Return to Kabul after Taliban retreat Burhanuddin Rabbani
  12. 2001 Appearance in Kabul with al-Zawahiri Osama bin Laden
  13. 2002 United Nations goodwill mission Muhammad Ali
  14. 2005 Visit to Kabul Manmohan Singh
  15. 2011 Assassination at Kabul home Burhanuddin Rabbani
  16. 2014 Visit to Kabul Sushma Swaraj

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