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Independent nation
Afghanistan is established as an independent nation -
Period: to
First war
Anglo-Afghan Wars -
Period: to
Second war
Anglo-Afghan Wars -
Independent from Braitain
Independence is declared from Britain -
King
Zahir Shah becomes king -
King's actions
The king is overthrown in a coup and Afghanistan is declared a republic -
President
The Afghan president is killed in an army coup. There is violent protest throughout the country -
Soviet union
Soviet Union invades Afghanistan -
Civil war
Soviets withdraw; civil war breaks out -
Taliban
Taliban take over Kabul, the capital city -
90%
Taliban control 90% of Afghanistan -
October
US-led military force invade Afghanistan. Taliban regime collapses -
Death of the leader
Leader of main Taliban opposition is assassinated -
Parliamentary
First parliamentary elections for 30 years but violence continues -
NATO 1
NATO forces try to keep peace -
NATO 2
NATO agrees plan to hand full control to Afghan security forces by 2014 -
US
Taliban move towards peace talks with the US and Afghan governments
