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President Hamid Karzai became the first ever democratically elected head of state of Afghanistan on 7 December 2004. His successor, Ashraf Ghani , was in power from 29 September 2014 to 15 August 2021, when he fled the country as Kabul fell to the Taliban following its 2021 offensive .
The Taliban, with Pakistani support, initiated a military campaign against the Islamic State of Afghanistan and its capital Kabul. 13 March: Taliban tortured and killed Abdul Ali Mazari leader of the Hazara people. 1996: 26 September: Afghan Civil War (1996–2001): The forces of the Islamic State retreated to northern Afghanistan. 27 September
Hamid Karzai (/ ˈ h æ m ɪ d ˈ k ɑːr z aɪ /; Pashto/Persian: حامد کرزی, Pashto pronunciation: [ˈhɑmɪd karˈzai], Dari pronunciation: [ˈhɒːmɪd kaɾzeˈiː]; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan statesman who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from June 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from ...
Many believe the Taliban terrorist group, which harbored Osama bin Laden before and after the 9/11 attacks, has become resurgent. Obama's Afghanistan legacy: What Trump faces in America's longest ...
He returned to Afghanistan following the Soviet intervention which toppled Amin's rule and placed Babrak Karmal as head of the state, the party and the government. During Karmal's rule, Najibullah became head of the KHAD, the Afghan equivalent of the Soviet KGB. He was a member of the Parcham faction led by Karmal. During Najibullah's tenure as ...
They ruled parts of present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, [55] and northwestern India, during or slightly before the 1st century CE. For most of their history, the leading Gondopharid kings held Taxila (in the present Punjab province of Pakistan) as their residence, but during their last few years of existence the capital shifted between Kabul and ...
However, they were seen by the Transitional Administration and its Western backers as being essential to securing the stability of Afghanistan. The former president Hamid Karzai became the first ever democratically elected head of state in Afghanistan on December 7, 2004. The current president is Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, since September 29, 2014.
As president, Ghani was known for his intensity and energetic speeches. [9] He aimed to transform Afghanistan into a technocratic state, winning him support from youth and urban demographics. [10] His cabinets were relatively young and well-educated. Ghani made efforts to make peace with Taliban insurgents [11] and improving relations with ...