See also: 1944 in Afghanistan

1944 in Afghanistan

See also: 1943 in Afghanistan, other events of 1944, and 1945 in Afghanistan.----Although diplomatic relations with Germany and Japan are maintained, the relations of Afghanistan with the Allied Powers become more intimate. The country is dependent for its essential imports on India, the U.S.S.R.,...

, other events of 1945, and 1946 in Afghanistan

1946 in Afghanistan

See also: 1945 in Afghanistan, other events of 1946, and 1947 in Afghanistan.-----May 1946:Sardar Shah Mahmud succeeds Sardar Mohammad Hashim as prime minister...

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There is little change in internal affairs as Zahir Shah continues a peaceful rule and the end of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 sees an unbroken record of neutrality for the country. During the year, Eli E. Palmer, formerly with the foreign service at the Australian embassy, succeeds Cornelius Van H. Engert as U.S. minister at Kabul.

July 1945

The Red Crescent Society of Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 donates £5,000 to the fund opened by the International Red Cross at Geneva as a token of its sympathy with the fate of European peoples.