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invasion of Afghan by the Soviets
The Soviet war in Afghanistan lasted nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Part of the Cold War, it was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen. -
Operation Storm-333
Operation Storm-333 was the codename of an operation on 27 December 1979 in which Soviet Special Forces stormed the Tajbeg Palace in Afghanistan and killed Afghan President Hafizullah Amin and his 100–150 personal guards. -
Civil War in Afghanistan
The 1992 to 1996 phase of the conflict in Afghanistan began after the resignation of the communist President Najibullah. -
The Durand line Treaty Expires
This disputed land was legally to be returned to Afghanistan in 1993 after the 100 year old Durand Treaty expired. -
Initiation of Military Campaign Against Kabul
The Taliban, with Pakistani support, initiated a military campaign against the Islamic State of Afghanistan and its capital Kabul. -
Death of Abdul Ali Mazari
On this day the Taliban tortured and killed Abdul Ali Mazari, leader of the Hazara people. -
Forces of the Islamic State Retreat to North Afghanistan
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Death of Mohammad Najibullah
On 27 September 1996, Mohammad Najibullah, the last Soviet-backed president of Afghanistan, met a violent death at the hands of the Taliban - -
Cruise Missle strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan
The attack was in retaliation for the bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania which killed 224 people and injured 5,000 others. -
President Bush Demands Osama Bin Laden
President Bush demanded tonight that Afghanistan's leaders immediately deliver Osama bin Laden and his network and close down every terrorist camp in the country or face military attack by the United States. -
Creation of the ISAF
ISAF was created in accordance with the Bonn Conference in December 2001. Afghan opposition leaders attending the conference began the process of reconstructing their country by setting up a new government structure, namely the Afghan Transitional Authority. -
Hamid Karzai is elected President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
During Afghanistan’s first presidential election, on October 9, 2004, Hamid Karzai won the majority of the votes, and was elected to a five-year term as President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. -
Taliban Insurgency
The Taliban insurgency began shortly after the group's fall from power following the 2001 war in Afghanistan. -
Afghanistn-Pakistan Skirmishes
The Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes are cross-border shellings that have occurred since 1949 along the poorly marked Durand Line border between the unified Pakistan Armed Forces and the Afghan National Security Forces. -
President Karzai and Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari Agree to Work for and Afgan Peace Deal
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari have said they will work towards a peace deal for Afghanistan.
