Arg, Kabul
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The Arg is the presidential palace of Afghanistan, located in Kabul. Since the 2021 abolition of the Afghan presidency by the Taliban, it has served as the meeting place of the Cabinet of Afghanistan.
Front of the palace in 2020, with the flag of the Islamic Republic hoisted
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the palace on March 21, 2021
The entrance on February 29, 2020
Saur Revolution
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The Saur Revolution, also known as the April Revolution or the April Coup, was a violent coup d'état and uprising staged on 27 and 28 April 1978 by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, which
Arg, Kabul
…also used Tajbeg Palace as the residence for his family. It has undergone modifications and revitalization under the different rulers. During the 1978 Saur Revolution, Mohammad Daoud Khan and his family were assassinated by members of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) inside the Gulkhana Palace of…
Troops and vehicles at the gates of the Arg (presidential palace) in Kabul on 28 April 1978
A BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, used by the PDPA, destroyed by the Presidential Guard
La Liberté guidant le peuple Eugène Delacroix Musée du Louvre Peintures RF 129 après restauration 2024