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 US 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, PM of Afghanistan (1980-81), dies
1996 Najibullah, President of Afghanistan Democratic Party (1986-90), 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
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
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