Conjoined In A Troubled Region

Originally published on Aug 14, 2022.

President Mohammad Ayub Khan arrives in Kabul on a two-day visit to Afghanistan, in response to an invitation extended by King Zahir Shah. Considerable significance was attached to this visit which was held a week before the impending Tashkent Summit talks (which began on January 10, 1960) due to Indian Prime Minister Shastri’s intended visit to Kabul before Tashkent. (Courtesy: Ayub Khan Archives/Tahir Ayub)

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