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Soviet airborne division begins air landing in Kaboul to invade Afghanistan and prop up a communist government.
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The Afghan army was ordered to fire on civilians, but they refused. They began a riot over Soviet occupation, which lasted three days. Soviet forces surrounded them to put an end to the outbreak. Hundreds were killed and thousands were arrested.
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A fuel tanker in a military convoy exploded inside the Salang Tunnel. Fearing that the explosion was a rebel attack, Soviet forces closed off both ends of the tunnel with tanks, trapping in and killing 700 Soviet troops and 2,000 Afghan soldiers and civilians.
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The agreenment was signed between Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States, and the Soviet Union. It included a timetable for the withdrawal of Soviet troops.
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After being in Afganistan for a total of 9 years, the last of the Soviet forces depart in compliance to the Geneva Accords.
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When the fall of the Communist-backed Afgan government occurs, the Islamic State of Afghanistan is then formed.
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The Taliban declared the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and tortured, castrated, and executed former president Mohammad Najibullah.
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The United States Navy fired cruise missiles in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in bases where Osama Bin Laden was suspected to be.
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Ahmad Shah Massoud, the leader of the main opposition to the Taliban's rule, is assassinated.
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The United States and the United Kingdom launch the bombing campaign against the Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, called Operation Enduring Freedom.
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The Taliban is ousted from control in Afghanistan by International Forces. The Taliban then goes into hiding.
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Afghan leaders begin drafting a new constitution for Afghanistan, which consisted of 502 delegates. The United States provides $14.5 million to support Afghanistan's constitutional process.
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Hamid Karzai is elected the first president of Afghanistan. He won with 55% of the vote, which was a total of 4,443,029 votes.
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The Nato Summit endorses and agrees with Obama's plan to withdraw foreign combat in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
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United States soldiers capture Senior Pakistani Taliban leader, Latif Mehsud, in a military operation in Afghanistan.
