Afghan History

  • Soviet War in Afghanistan

    Soviet War in Afghanistan
    This war lasted nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. The soviet war in Afghanistan was part of the cold war and was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against the Mujahideen. Picture:www.us-foreign-policy-perspective.org
  • Civil War in Afghanistan

    Civil War in Afghanistan
    After the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan it leaft the Afghan communist government to defend itself against the Mujahideen. The government fell in 1992 but a civil war continued with the Taliban attempting to bring down the new government. Picture: Rawa.org
  • Abdul Ali Mazari killed by Taliban

    Abdul Ali Mazari killed by Taliban
    Taliban tortured and killed Abdul Ali Mazari leader of the Hazara people. Ali was a political leader of the Hezbe Wahdat during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He believed the solution to the internal divisions in Afghanistan was in a federal system of governance.
    Picture: shahbazy745.wordpress.com
  • Cruise Missile strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan

    Cruise Missile strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan
    American cruise missile struck terrorist bases in Afghanistan and a factory in Sudan on August 20, 1998. The attack was in retaliation for the bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Picture:en.wikipedia.org
  • Ahmad Shah Massoud was killed

    Ahmad Shah Massoud was killed
    Resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud was killed in a suicide bomb attack by two Arabs who disguised as French news reporters.
    Picture: spikethenews.blogspot.com
  • Twin Tower Attacks

    Twin Tower Attacks
    On September 11th 2001 a series of four terrorist attacks were launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City. Two airplanes flew into the twin towers in NYC which caused extensive damage and devastation.
    Picture: www.september112001.com
  • Taliban Refuses Bush's ultimatum

    The Taliban refused Bush's ultimatum for lack of evidence connecting bin Laden to 9/11 attacks.
  • International Conference of Afghanistan in Germany

    International Conference of Afghanistan in Germany
    Hamid Karzai chosen as head of the Afghan Interim Administration.
    Picture: http://www.csmonitor.com/var/archive/storage/images/media/images/1204_bonn/11145638-1-eng-US/1204_Bonn_full_600.jpg
  • Loya Jirga is held

    Loya Jirga is held
    A 502-delegate loya jirga was held to consider a new Afghan constitution.
    Picture: http://www.afghanistantimes.af/uploads/news_images/2345934_1374647926.jpg
  • Hamid Karzai elected president

    Hamid Karzai was elected president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
    Picture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Hamid_Karzai.jpg
  • Afghan- Pakistan skirmishes

    Afghan- Pakistan skirmishes
    Afghan- Pakistan skirmishes began. Skirmishes is an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.
    Picture: http://en.trend.az/article_photo/2012/09/17/Afghanistan_police_170912.jpg
  • Obama sends troops to Afghan

    Barack Obama sent additional 33,000 U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan but he announces that an American withdrawal will begin after 18 months.
  • Osama Bin Laden is killed

    Osama Bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan by American military personel in response to his terrirost attacks on the UNited States.
  • Moulavi Arsala Rahmani assasinated

    Moulavi Arsala Rahmani assasinated
    a key member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council is assassinated by he Mullah Dadullah Front.
    Picture: http://www.longwarjournal.org/images/Mullah-Dadullah-Bajaur.jpg
  • Afghan army takes over operations of NATO forces

    Afghan army takes over operations of NATO forces
    President Karzai suspends talks with the US after Washington announces it plans to hold direct talks with the Taliban. Afghanistan wants to conducts the talks with the Taliban in Qatar itself.
    Picture: http://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NATO.jpg