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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 Timurid Empire of Timur, the Mughal Empire, various Persian Empires, the Sikh Empire, the ...
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 ...
Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2001) Third Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) (1992–1996) Islamic State of Afghanistan: Taliban Al-Qaeda: Regime change: Taliban enter Kabul, and establish the largely unrecognized Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) Fourth Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) (1996–2001)
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 ...
United States invasion of Afghanistan (18 P) W. War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (14 C, 56 P) Pages in category "Invasions of Afghanistan"
The Sino-Indian War between China and India occurred in October–November 1962. A disputed Himalayan border was the main cause of the war. There had been a series of violent border skirmishes between the two countries after the 1959 Tibetan uprising, when India granted asylum to the Dalai Lama.
November 25: Northern Alliance gained control of Kunduz, the last Taliban stronghold in Northern Afghanistan, but only after Pakistani aircraft rescue several thousand Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters and their military advisers. [79] [80] The Taliban then controlled less than 25% of the country, mainly around Kandahar in the south.
Invasions by former countries (13 C, 1 P) A. Invasions by Argentina (3 C, 6 P) ... Invasions by China (2 C, 5 P) D. Invasions by Denmark (5 P) F. Invasions by France ...