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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 ...
The Territories of the People's Republic of China. London: Europa Productions, Taylor & Francis. 1-85743-149-9. China. Encyclopædia Britannica. Economic Times Bureau. (December 20, 2009). "Wars that People's Republic of China fought". The Economic Times. Jun, Niu. (August 10, 2012). The birth of the People's Republic of China and the road to ...
Emirate of Afghanistan: Defeat: Afghanistan annexes the Emirate of Herat. Emirate of Kabul (1823-1855) Emirate of Afghanistan (1855-1926) Afghan–Sikh Wars (1819-1837) Emirate of Kabul: Sikh Empire: Inconclusive: Dost Mohammad's Campaign to Jalalabad (1834) (1834) Emirate of Kabul: Amirs of Jalalabad Kunar Mohmand tribe Victory: Expedition of ...
Second Anglo-Afghan War: Afghanistan refused a British diplomatic mission, provoking a second Anglo-Afghan war. 1879: May: Second Anglo-Afghan War: To prevent British occupation of a large part of the country, the Afghan government ceded much power to the United Kingdom in the Treaty of Gandamak. 1880: 22 July
The invasion triggered the 20-year-long War in Afghanistan, in which NATO and NATO-allied countries fought alongside the nascent Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to combat the Taliban insurgency. During the Battle of Tora Bora , the American-led military coalition failed to capture bin Laden, who subsequently relocated to Pakistan and remained ...
"Old ghosts, new memories: China's changing war history in the era of post-Mao politics." Journal of Contemporary History 38.1 (2003): 117–131. Ryan, Mark A., David Michael Finkelstein, and Michael A. McDevitt. Chinese Warfighting: the PLA experience since 1949 (ME Sharpe, 2003). Swope, Kenneth, ed. Warfare in China since 1600 (Routledge, 2017).
Pages in category "Invasions of Afghanistan" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
This history is largely shared with that of Central Asia, Persia, and the Indian subcontinent. Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the Middle Paleolithic era, and the country's strategic location along the historic Silk Road has led it to being described, picturesquely, as the ‘roundabout of the ancient world’. [1]