PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1919Independence19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)CIA World Factbook
- 1956Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1983Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1994Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2002First UNESCO World Heritage siteMinaret and Archaeological Remains of JamUNESCO World Heritage
- 2003Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2003Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2003Most recent World Heritage inscriptionCultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan ValleyUNESCO World Heritage
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2018Most recent legislative election2018-10-20IPU Parline
