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Soviets invade Afghanistan
On December 24, 1979, The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan. They changes the rules that the people are used to, and will continue to occupy this area for the next 9 years en.wikipedia.org -
Operation Storm
On December 27, 1979, the Soviets initiated their plan called Operation Storm-333 where they executed the Prime Minister Amin. en.wikipedia.org -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
On April 14, 1988, The Soviet Union signed the Geneva Accord. Which discussed a timeline for pulling their forces out of Afghanistan en.wikipedia.org -
Final Withdrawal
On February 15, 1989, The Soviet Union withdrew the last of their troops, and officially left Afghanistan en.wikipedia.org -
Afghan Civil War
The political parties in Afghanistan agreed to sign a pact called Peshawar Accord, where they also agreed that their interim president would be Sibghatullah Mojaddedi. en.wikipedia.org -
New President
As they agreed in the Peshawar Pact, the new President was Jamiat-e Islami leader Burhanuddin Rabbani en.wikipedia.org -
Murder of a Leader
On March 13, 1995, The Taliban tortured and then murdered the leader of the Hazara people, Abdul Ali Marzari. en.wikipedia.org -
Another Civil War
On September 27, 1996, The Taliban capture Kabul, where The former president was residing. Here they tortured and killed him. en.wikipedia.org -
Shots Fired
On August 20, 1998, The US Navy fired missiles into militant camps in The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. en.wikipedia.org -
Air Bombings
On October 7, 2001, after 9/11, the Taliban denied Bushes offer to turn over Bin Laden. So the US and the UK begin the air bombing camaign against Al-Qaida and Taliban. en.wikipedia.org -
Hamid Karzai
On June 22, 2002, Hamid Karzai is appointed president of the Afghan Transitional Administration in Kabul, Afghanistan. en.wikipedia.org -
New Constitution
On December 14, 1003, a 502 delegate met up tp either revise their current constitution, or make a new one all together. en.wikipedia.org -
Election
On October 9, 2004, Hamid Karzai, after winning the Afghanistan election, is elected President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan en.wikipedia.org -
Afghanistan vs Pakistan
On May 13, 2007, Conflicts arise between Afghanistan and Pakistan which leads to a long struggle between the two. en.wikipedia.org -
Taliban Confesses
The Taliban confesses that they are in fact repsonsilbe for the disappearance of an entire police unit in Kala Kel nytimes.com
