2011 Event In Kabul, a rocket is fired into the compound of Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan 2010 Event Afghan archeologists discover the remains of a Buddhist site located south of Kabul 2010 Event Two U.S. embassy cars are set on fire in Kabul after a U.S. vehicle collides with a civilian vehicle 2010 Event Suicide bombers carry out a number of attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 17 people 2002 Event Earthquake kills at least 1,000 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2002 Event Earthquake kills at least 150 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 1929 Event Mohammed Nadir Khan occupies Kabul Afghanistan/drives out H Ghazi 1879 Event British troops occupy Kabul Afghanistan 1842 Event 4,500 British and Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India