| 8 January 2001 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
Taliban forces retake Yakaolang and civilians are killed
|
| 20 August 1998 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
U.S. missiles strike alleged al-Qaeda sites
|
| 8 August 1998 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
Taliban capture of Mazar-i-Sharif followed by mass abuses
|
| 27 September 1996 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
Taliban capture Kabul
|
| 1 January 1994 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
Fighting among rival factions devastates Kabul
|
| 28 April 1992 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
Mujahideen factions take Kabul
|
| 16 April 1992 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
Najibullah agrees to leave office
|
| 31 December 1990 |
Afghanistan,
Iran,
Pakistan
|
Afghan war
|
UNHCR estimates more than six million Afghan refugees
|
| 15 February 1989 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
Soviet troop withdrawal is completed
|
| 15 May 1988 |
Afghanistan
|
Soviet Union history
|
Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan begins
|
| 14 April 1988 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
Geneva Accords set timetable for Soviet withdrawal
|
| 19 December 1986 |
Afghanistan,
Soviet Union,
United States
|
Afghan war
|
Soviet Union reports Afghan resistance use of Stinger missiles
|
| 4 May 1986 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
Najibullah takes leadership of the PDPA
|
| 20 November 1980 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
UN General Assembly renews call for foreign troop withdrawal
|
| 28 December 1979 |
Afghanistan
|
Afghan war
|
U.S. covert program expands to lethal aid
|