Afghanistan history

By VaughnMColeman33
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    Afghan-Soviet alliance

    During of the Cold War, Afghanistan developed close relationship with the Soviet Union

  • marxist regime

    afghan military coup became marxist regime
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    Soviet/Afghan war

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Vmx9Pg5JsSoviet Union invades Afghanistan and war starts. Soviet Union pulls out 10 years later and war ends.

  • Islamic rebellion

    Islam rebells from Afghanistan

  • Taliban captures of Kabul

    A group of Islamic students called the Taliban captures Kabul and controls its government

  • U.S. missles hit Afghan terrorist training complex

    U.S. cruise missles hit terrorist training complex said to have been financed by Osama Bin Laden

  • Ahmed Shah Masoud

    Northern Alliance Anti-taliban guerrilla leader Ahmed Shah Masoud was killed by suicide bombers.

  • World trade center attacked by taliban

    Al Quaeda members (taliban terrorists) attack the Twin Towers World trade center and Pentagon, killing over 3,000 innocent people.

  • Taliban refuses to turn over Osama Bin Laden

    Taliban refuses to turn over Osama Bin Laden and U.S.A. and its Allies attack Afghan military Instillations.

  • Afghan interim goverment is formed

  • Collapse of Taliban regime

    Taliban looses government power

  • peacekeeping forces enter the Afghanistan

  • Haid Karzai becomes president

  • U.S.A . attacks Kandahar and Al-Queda members there

  • NATO assumes command of peacekeeping soldiers

  • new constitution introduced

  • U.S. army against Al-Quaeda

    U.S.A. army alongside Pakistan borders fight Al-Quaeda

  • Harsh winter kills Afghan people

    Hundreds of Afghan people die due to Harsh winter.

  • Afghan prisoners abused by U.S.

    U.S. forces abuse Afgan prisoners

  • First parliament elections

    First parliament elction in over 30 years

  • Donors pledge $10 billion

    International donors pledge over $10,000,000,000 in reconstruction aid over 5 years

  • Kabul hosts violent anti-U.S.A. protests

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    Taleban fights Afghan coaliation forces

  • NATO takes control

    NATO soldiers take control of military operations in the south

  • President Karzai threatens Pakistan

    Afghan President Karzai threatens Pakistan that he will send soldiers to attack militiants if Islambad does not take action against them

  • George Bush sends more troops to Afghanistan

    George Bush sends in 4,500 additional soldiers to Afghanistan, referred as a "Quiet urge"

  • Osama Bin Laden killed

    U.S. seal team 6 kills Osam Bin Laden, leader of Al-Quaeda

  • NATO wants to end war

    NATO proposes idea to pull out of Afghanistan in 2014