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Afghanistan is a mountainous landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. [1] [2] Some of the invaders in the history of Afghanistan include the Maurya Empire, the ancient Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great, the Rashidun Caliphate, the Mongol Empire led by Genghis Khan, the Ghaznavid Empire of Turkic Mahmud of Ghazni, the Ghurid Dynasty of Tajik Muhammad of Ghor ...
Due to its scope, it should contain ... Invasions of Afghanistan (4 C, 10 P) ... Invasions of Ukraine (4 C, 5 P) Invasions of the United Kingdom (5 C, 10 P)
United States invasion of Afghanistan (18 P) W. War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (14 C, 56 P) Pages in category "Invasions of Afghanistan"
An invasion is a military offensive in which sizable number of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objectives of establishing or re-establishing control, retaliation for real or perceived actions, liberation of previously lost territory, forcing the partition of a country, gaining concessions or access to ...
British Strategic Victory, after achieving most desired goals (controlling Afghanistan’s foreign policy on the condition of subsidies paid to the Afghans, North-West Frontier province annexed to British India). Afghan Tactical Victory, after achieving the prevention of a British residence in Kabul and British military withdrawal. Panjdeh incident
United States invasion of Afghanistan (18 P) A. Airstrikes during the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (23 P) B. ... April 2016 Kabul attack; July 2016 Kabul bombing;
January 14: The 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack leaves six people dead. February 17: 2008 Kandahar bombing kills 100 people, the deadliest suicide bombing of the war. June 10: Gora Prai airstrike in Pakistan kills 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops. June 13: Sarposa Prison attack. Taliban attack the Sarposa Prison, freeing up to 1,000 prisoners.
In the 45 days after the agreement (between 1 March and 15 April), the Taliban conducted more than 4,500 attacks in Afghanistan, which showed an increase of more than 70% as compared to the same period in the previous year. [420] More than 900 Afghan security forces were killed in the period, up from about 520 in the same period a year earlier.