Name this country headed by Mohammed Omar of the Taliban until the U.S. invaded it in 2001.
This country's brief experiment in democracy featured Communist factions called the Khalq and the Parcham, and ended when its monarchy was overthrown in 1973. In the 18th century, a predecessor empire of this country was formed by a leader now buried near the Shrine of the Cloak, Ahmad Shah Durrani. Until he was assassinated in 2001, Ahmad Shah Massoud [mahs-SOOD] supported the United Islamic Front, or Northern Alliance, in this country, and he had previously opposed the Soviet invasion that started in 1979. Name this country headed by Mohammed Omar of the Taliban until the U.S. invaded it in 2001.
This country's brief experiment in democracy featured Communist factions called the Khalq and the Parcham, and ended when its monarchy was overthrown in 1973.
(Islamic Republic of) Afghanistan