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February 1: The Afghanistan Compact is developed, establishing a framework of international cooperation with Afghanistan. March 29: Battle of Lashkagar. Taliban fighters attack a NATO base. May 15: Operation Mountain Thrust is launched, the largest offensive since the fall of the Taliban.
The War in Afghanistan was a prolonged conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with the invasion by a United States-led coalition under the name Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the September 11 attacks carried out by al-Qaeda , toppling the Taliban -ruled Islamic Emirate and establishing the Islamic Republic three years later.
The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan survived until the Battle of Kabul, during which the mujahideen established the Islamic State of Afghanistan (ISA). Afghan Civil War (1992–1996): Began when various mujahideen groups withdrew support from and began fighting against the ISA, including Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, later largely replaced by the ...
Afghanistan: Saqqawists: Escalated into civil war: Urtatagai conflict (1925–1926) Afghanistan Soviet Union: Peace treaty: Afghanistan is obligated to restrain Basmachi border raids; Soviet Union captures, then cedes back Urtatagai; Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973) First Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) Amānullāh Khān (Until 14 January 1929)
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 ...
In the resulting power vacuum, the mujahideen leaders vied for dominance in a civil war from 1992 to 1996. By then, bin Laden had left the country. [10] The United States' interest in Afghanistan also diminished. [11] In 1994, a Pashtun mujahid named Mullah Omar founded the Taliban movement in Kandahar. [12]
However, Afghanistan’s neighbors have no interest in another civil war in Afghanistan, as the violence and refugees would spill over their borders and cause economic dislocation and unrest all ...
Afghan Civil War (1996–2001): The forces of the Islamic State retreated to northern Afghanistan. 27 September: Afghan Civil War (1996–2001): The Taliban conquered Kabul and declared the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.