Afghanistan is a constitutional Kingdom with 6.5 to 7 Million inhabitants under Mohammed Zahir Shah. The country gained full independence from Great Britain only in 1919. Most inhabitants are Pashtuns, there are strong Minorities of Tajiks, Turkmens, and Uzbeks, especially in the North.
In the 1930s, the country made some contracts with Nazi Germany. German advisors helped building up the Army, Police, secet service, education, and economic Planning. It made a non-aggression pact with Turkey, Iraq, and Iran, which is directed at the Soviet Union. At the Beginning of World War II, it declared its neutrality.
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