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Soviet Tanks roll into Afghanistan
On December 24, 1979, Afghanistan is invaded by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union violated the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978 by going in Afghanistan. -
Geneva Accords
On this day, the US, Soviet Union, Pakistan, and Afghanistan signed an accord in Geneva. Under the treaty, Afghanistan and Pakistan said that they wouldn't intervene in each other's dealings. -
Soviet Troops Leave Afghanistan
On this day, the last Soviet soldiers left Afghanistan. This official ends a nine-year war that left 15,000 Soviet troops dead. -
Peshawar Accord
On this day, Afghan political groups signed the Peshawar Accord. This agreement formed the Islamic State of Afghanistan and named Sibghatullah Mojaddedi as its temporary president. -
Abdul Ali Mazari
The Taliban turtured and murdered Abdul Ali Mazari and nine people that were loyal to hime. He was the leader of the Hazara people -
Taliban seizes Kabul
The Taliban takes control of Kabul, and now they have control of most of Afghanistan. While there, they created the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. -
U.S. launches missiles into Afghanistan
America launched cruise missiles into Afghanistan and Sudan. This is the United States' reply for the lethal bombings on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7. -
Ahmad Shah Massoud
Ahmad Shah Massoud, an Afghan political and military leader, was killed in a bombing by two Arabs who were disquised as news reporters. -
Operation Enduring Freedom
The United States and the United Kingdom started a in-flight bombing operation against Al Qaeda and the Taliban. -
International Security Assistance Force
The UN security board formed the International Security Assistance Force to assist authority in maintaining control in Kabul. -
Hamid Karzai
Karzai was chosen as the leader of the Afghan Interim Administration temporarily until the Loya Jirga, could be assembled to form a government and draft a new constitution. -
New Afghan Constitution
A 502 delegate loy jirga met in Kabul to begina a draft for the new constitution for Afghanistan. -
President Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai was elected as the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He received 55.4% of the votes and beat his closest competitor by over 3 million votes. -
George Bush visits Afghanistan
President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, visit Afghanistan to lauch the newly renovated U.S. Embassy in Kabul. -
Mullah Dadullah is killed
Mullah Dadullah, a top ranking Taliban commander, is killed in a combined operation by NATO and Afghan forces.
