Afghan Wars

Date

1978 - Present

Location

Afghanistanball

Causes

Communist Revolution (1978)

Jihadism (since 1979)

Result

DR Afghanistanball established in 1978, following Sovietball's invasion the following year
Sovietball withdraws in 1989, following the establishment of Islamic State of Afghanistanball in 1992
Talibanball rises in 1994 and takes Kabulball in 1996
NATOball invades in 2001 as response for the 9/11 attack
Withdrawal of USAball and other european allies from Afghanistan on August 15, 2021 after Talibanball takes kabulball again

Belligerents
Saur Revolution PDP of Afghanistanball —————— Soviet-Afghan War Soviet Unionball DR Afghanistanball —————— Afghan Civil Wars DR Afghanistanball (until 1992) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistanball (since 1996) Talibanball Al-Qaedaball Turkistan Islamic Movementball Supported by: Soviet Unionball (until late 1991) Pakistanball Saudi Arabiaball Qatarball UAEball (until 2001)	Saur Revolution Republic of Afghanistanball (1973-1978) —————— Soviet-Afghan War Sunni Muhajideen: Various Sunni Islamist factions Supported by: Pakistanball USAball Saudi Arabiaball Chinaball West Germanyball UKball Egyptball Israelcube Shia Mujahedeen: Various Shia Islamist factions Supported by: Iranball —————— Afghan Civil Wars Muhajeedin (until 1992) Islamic State of Afghanistanball (until 2001) Northern Allianceball Islamic Republic of Afghanistanball (since 2001) Supported by: Russiaball Iranball Indiaball NATOball (since 2001) USAball UKball Canadaball Australiaball Many Others (see War on Terror)

The Afghan Wars were a series of wars of Afghanistanball, mainly between the Eastern and Western world, and terrorist groups like the Taliban.

Saur Revoltution and Soviet-Afghan War[edit]

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Afghan Civil Wars[edit]

First Civil War (1989-1992)[edit]

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Second Civil War (1992-1996)[edit]

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Third Civil War (1996-2001)[edit]

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American invervention[edit]

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Taliban Insurency[edit]

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Withdrawal[edit]

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Panjshir Conflict[edit]

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