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Lionid Brezhnev takes General Secretary Position in USSR
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Jimmy Carter takes office
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Operation Cyclone
Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen prior to and during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989. -
USSR invades Afghanistan
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Babrak Karmal installed in Afghanistan
Soviet Troops invaded Afghanistan, overthrew and executed President Hafizullah Armin, and called Karmal back to take power as President. -
Mujahideen alliance
Founded in 1981 but formed in '85 to fight against the Soviet and Democrative Republic of Afghanistan. Sought to function as a united diplomatic front towards the world opinion and sought representation in the United Nations and organiztion in the Islamic conference. -
Jimmy Carter ends détente
In response to the Soviet move he ended détente, the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries, and escalates the Cold War. -
Jimmy Carter ends his term
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Leonid Brezhnev dies in office
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Bin laden forms al-Qaeda!!!!!!!!
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USSR Pledges to pull out of Afghanistan
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Geneva Accords
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to relationships, decleration of international guarentees signed by USSR and US, return Afghan refugees and USSR pulls out of Afghanistan -
USSR pull-out Afghanistan
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1992 Civil War
The Mujahideen did not accept the Geneva Accords which eventutally lead to a civil war. From 1989 - 1992 between the Communist Najibullah government and leads to the Taliban controlling most of Afghanistan. -
Taliban seisure of Kabul, Pakistan
Taliban forces seize Kabul from famous Afghan military chief, Ahmad Shah Massoud. This starts the five year Taliban rule in Afghanistan. -
UN air Embargo on Afghanistan
In response to Taliban Human-Rights violations, -
9/11
Series of four coordinated Terrorist attacks by the Islamic Terrorist group known as Al-Quaeda on U.S. soil. 19 Terrorists were involved. 2,996 people were killed. -
Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan
US/NATO invasion of Afghanistan -
Bin Laden is killed
Bin Laden is killed by Navy SEAL team 6 through Operation Neptune Spear.
