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1937 in Afghanistan

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1937
in
Afghanistan

Decades:
See also:Other events of 1937
List of years in Afghanistan

The following lists events that happened during 1937 in Afghanistan.

The year is one of unusual quiet in this turbulent land. Motor traffic is extending, and various factory industries are being opened up. The trade with India through the frontier passes is considerable, exports being fruit, carpets, wool, and skins; imports, cotton and piece goods, metals, sugar, and tea.

Incumbents

End of January 1937

The prime minister, Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan, the uncle of the king, having gone to Berlin to undergo an operation, takes the opportunity before returning home to visit London, spending a week there as the guest of the government, and confirming Afghanistan's friendly relations with Britain.