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afganhi history
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afghani independence
afghanistan recaims independance after a 3rd war against britain -
afghanistan has a king
Amanullah proclaims himself king and tries to force social reform and then flees the country in 1929 -
another king
zhair shah becomes king and Afghanistan remains under a king for the next 40 years -
mohammed daud
General Mohammed Daud becomes prime minister. looks for soviet assistance as to social rules and economic help. -
no more mohammed
mohammed daud forced to resighn as prime minister -
peace treaty
Afghanistan, USSR, the US and Pakistan sign peace accords and Soviet Union begins pulling troops out of afganistan -
no more military aid
US and USSR agree to end military aid to both sides -
Muhjadeen triumph
Resistance closes in on Kabul and Najibullah falls from power. Rival militias compete for influence. -
taliban influence
Factional contests continue and the Pashtun-dominated Taliban emerge as major challenge to the Rabbani government. -
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afghani history
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tliban control
Taleban seize control of Kabul and introduce hard-line version of Islam, banning women from work, and introducing Islamic punishments, which include stoning to death and amputations. Rabbani flees to join anti-Taliban northern alliance. -
taliban leader of afghanistan
Taliban recognised as legitimate rulers by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Most other countries continue to regard Rabbani as head of state. Taliban now control about two-thirds of country. -
taliban bombed
October - US, Britain launch air strikes against Afghanistan after Taliban refuse to hand over Osama bin Laden, held responsible for the September 11 attacks on America. -
taliban falls
December - Afghan groups agree deal in Bonn for interim government. -
new government
January - Grand assembly - or Loya Jirga - adopts new constitution which provides for strong presidency -
most recent
February - Nato-led forces launch major offensive, Operation Moshtarak, in bid to secure government control of southern Helmand province. President Karzai angers Western diplomats by issuing a decree giving him total control of the UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission, which helped expose massive fraud in the October presidential election.