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Present-day location of Afghanistan in Asia. The history of Afghanistan includes the complete history of the modern-day nation of Afghanistan, from prehistory up to the establishment of the Emirate of Afghanistan in 1823 and to the present time. This history is largely shared with that of Central Asia, Persia, and the Indian subcontinent.
This is a timeline of Afghan history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Afghanistan and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Afghanistan. See also the list of heads of state of Afghanistan and the list of years in Afghanistan
The Afghan conflict (Pashto: دافغانستان جنګونه; Persian: درگیری افغانستان) [10] is a term that refers to the series of events that have kept Afghanistan in a near-continuous state of armed conflict since the 1970s.
The Taliban's entry into Kabul on Sunday was the latest chapter in a long history of strife in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s long history of war and strife: time line Skip to main content
The Taliban march into Kabul as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country. Aug. 26, 2021 — Islamic State group suicide bombers and gunmen kill over 170 Afghans and 13 U.S ...
The Saur Revolution involved heavy fighting throughout Afghanistan and resulted in the deaths of as many as 2,000 military personnel and civilians combined; [9] it remains a significant event in Afghanistan's history as it marked the beginning of decades of continuous conflict in the country. [16]
The 1973 Afghan coup d'état, also called by Afghans as the Coup of 26 Saratan (Dari: کودتای ۲۶ سرطان) [4] and self-proclaimed as the Revolution of 26 Saratan 1352, [a] [5] was led by Army General and prince Mohammad Daoud Khan against his cousin, King Mohammad Zahir Shah, on 17 July 1973, which resulted in the establishment of the ...
From May 1996, Osama bin Laden had been living in Afghanistan along with other members of al-Qaeda, operating terrorist training camps in a loose alliance with the Taliban. [1] Following the 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa, the US military launched cruise missiles at these camps with limited effect on their overall operations.