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2008 Taliban suicide bombing kills 80 in Kandahar, Afghanistan
2002 Earthquake kills at least 1,000 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2002 Earthquake kills at least 150 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2001 U.S. launches strikes against the Taleban in Afghanistan, in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. 1998 Earthquake kills about 5,000 in northern Afghanistan 1998 Earthquake kills about 2,300 in northern Afghanistan 1996 Babrak Karmal, Prime Minister of Afghanistan 1980 - 1981, dies 1996 Najibullah, President of Afghanistan Democratic Party 1986 - 1990, executed 1993 Afghanistan president Ishaq Khan and premier Nawaz Sharif resign 1992 Burharnuddin Rabbani becomes president of Afghanistan 1992 Afghanistan president Najibullah resigns 1991 Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die 1989 Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends 1988 Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war 1988 Moscow began withdrawing its 115,000 troops in Afghanistan 1988 U.S.S.R., U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan sign Afghanistan treaty 1988 Russia announced it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan 1987 Afghanistan Constitution adopted 1986 Afghanistan President Babrak Karmal flees 1986 President Babrak Karmal resigns as party leader of Afghanistan 1984 Russian offensive in Panshirvallei Afghanistan 1983 Radio Moscow announcer Vladimir Danchev praises Afghanistan Muslims standing up to Russia; he is removed from the air 1982 Fire in Salung tunnel, Afghanistan, 1,000+ Russians die 1980 Afghanistan declares martial law 1979 Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown 1979 Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered 1979 U.S.S.R. airlifts invasionary army to Afghanistan 1979 Coup in Afghanistan under Hafizullah Amin 1979 Nur Mohammed Taraki, president of Afghanistan (1978-79), killed 1979 Adolph Dubs, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered 1978 Afghanistan revolution (National Day), pro-Russian military coup 1978 Mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered 1973 Military coup in Afghanistan; King Mohammad Zahir Shah flees 1971 Abdul Zahir appointed premier of Afghanistan 1959 Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghanistan, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-6 1957 Hamid Karzai, born in Karz, Afghanistan, Pashtun of the Popalzai tribe, Sunni Muslim, politician, Independent Party, 12th President of Afghanistan 1956 Heavy earthquake strikes Afghanistan, 400 killed 1933 Mohammed Nadir Shah, king of Afghanistan, assassin by Abdul Khallig 1931 U.S.S.R. and Afghanistan sign neutrality treaty 1929 Mohammed Nadir Khan occupies Kabul Afghanistan/drives out H Ghazi 1926 Mohammed Nadir Khan begins coup in Afghanistan, 1200 killed 1926 Persia, Turkey and Afghanistan sign treaties of security 1921 After 84 years of British control, Afghanistan achieves sovereignty 1919 Afghanistan declares independence from U.K. 1919 Treaty of Rawalpindi, British recognize Afghanistan's independence 1919 Afghanistan Emir Amanoellah begins war against Great Britain 1914 Mohammed Sahir, shah, Afghanistan 1907 Britain and Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia and Tibet 1901 Abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies 1892 Amanullah, emir/king of Afghanistan, 1919-28 1879 British troops occupy Kabul Afghanistan 1841 Akbar Khan successfully revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan 1795 Henry Havelock, British soldier, War in Afghanistan 1838-39 1207 Rumi, born in Balkh, Khorasan, now Afghanistan, Mawlana, Mawlawi, poet, theologian, wrote, the six books of the Masnavi, influenced Persian literature |
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