Afghanistan War

Short History of Afghanistan War

• Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BCE–327 BCE)
• Islamic conquest of Afghanistan (637–709)
• Conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire (13th century), see Mongol invasion of Central Asia
• A number of wars involving the Mughal Empire and Durrani Empires.
• Anglo-Afghan Wars (First British involvement with Afghanistan):
• First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842)
• Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1881)
• Panjdeh Incident (1885)
• Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
• Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war, 1929 civil war when Habibullah Ghazi briefly overthrew the government and became emir
• Afghan Civil War (1978–present):
• Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–1989) – Soviet involvement
• Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) – Government collapse
• Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) – Anarchy
• Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) – Taliban period
• War in Afghanistan (2001–present) – ISAF/NATO involvement

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