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birth of afghanistan
Afghanistan is established as an independent nation -
Zahir Shah becomes king
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Zahir Shah becomes king
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the king is overtronw
The king is overthrown in a coup and Afghanistan is declared a republic -
President Assination
The Afghan president is killed in an army coup. There is violent protest throughout the country -
Soviet Invasion
Soviet Union invades Afghanistan -
soviet retreet
Soviets withdraw; civil war breaks out -
Taliban take over
Taliban take over Kabul, the capital city -
taliban control
Taliban control 90% of Afghanistan -
Taliban fall
US-led military force invade Afghanistan. Taliban regime collapses -
taliban assination
Leader of main Taliban opposition is assassinated -
violence continues
First parliamentary elections for 30 years but violence continue -
Nato trys brings peace
NATO forces try to keep peace -
Nato security plan
NATO agrees plan to hand full control to Afghan security forces by 2014 -
peace agrements
Taliban move towards peace talks with the US and Afghan governments