Taliban forces retake Yakaolang and civilians are killed

Mujahideen factions entered Kabul after the Najibullah government fell. Rival armed groups soon fought over the state and the capital. The label “mujahideen” covered diverse organizations; their...

Fighting broke out between Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s forces and President Rabbani’s allies. Rival former anti-Soviet factions caused civilian deaths, displacement and destruction after the 1992 government...

The Taliban seized Kabul and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Their rule brought severe restrictions, especially on women and girls, and armed conflict continued with opponents in the...

After capturing Mazar-i-Sharif, Taliban forces carried out indiscriminate shootings, executions, mass detention, abductions and rape, HRW reported. Death estimates vary; Hazara residents and other...

The United States launched cruise-missile strikes on alleged al-Qaeda facilities in Afghanistan after the embassy bombings in East Africa. The strikes occurred without Afghan consent and did not...

Ahmad Shah Massoud, a leading commander of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, died after a suicide attack by assassins posing as journalists. His death weakened a major Afghan political-military...

Al-Qaeda carried out attacks in the United States, killing nearly 3,000 people. The attacks became the immediate trigger for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, although most of the hijackers were not...

The United States and United Kingdom began air strikes in Afghanistan, launching Operation Enduring Freedom. Washington cited self-defence and demands that the Taliban hand over al-Qaeda leaders....

Northern Alliance forces entered Kabul as Taliban forces withdrew. The rapid collapse of Taliban control followed U.S. air power, local alliances, and the pre-existing Afghan opposition; it did not by...

Afghan delegates at UN-sponsored talks signed an agreement creating an interim administration and a roadmap for a new political order. The Taliban were excluded, and representation among Afghan...