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Republic of Afghanistan
The
Republic of Afghanistan
(, ; , ) was the name of the first Afghan
republic
, created in 1973 after
Mohammed Daoud Khan
deposed his cousin,
King
Mohammad Zahir Shah
, in a non-violent
coup
. Daoud was known for his
progressive politics
and attempts to
modernise
the country with help from both the
Soviet Union
and the
United States
, among others.
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