Near East

Afghanistan War: Operation Moshtarak

Operation Moshtarak, meaning "together" in the Dari language, is the biggest coalition attack since the [...]

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

At the March 1996 شورى shura the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was established. Its central [...]

NATO Invasion and Occupation

Sarposa Prison Break2008 06 13In just 30 minutes, the Taliban attacked Sarposa and ~900 prisoners [...]

Rise of تالبان Taliban Movement

Origins of طالبان Taliban 1994 11 25Taliban take control of two southern provinces, Lashkargarh and [...]

افغانستان Afghanistan

Nadir Shah Assassinated1747Persian ruler Nadir Shah is assassinated at Khabushan. Durrani Elected1747Ahmed Khan was elected [...]

افغانستان Afghanistan forces

حزب دموکرات های آزادیخواه افغانستانLiberal Democrat PartyFounded in Munich as the Freiheitliche Demokratische Partei Afghanistans [...]

افغانستان Afghanistan languages

The 1964 Afghanistan Constitution names both Dari (an Afghan dialect of Farsi) and Pashto as [...]

افغانستان Afghanistan populations

Ethnic Group Language Religion Overview PashtunPashtoHanafi SunniTuri are Shi'aBasic physical type: Mediterranean substock of Caucasoid [...]

رباني Rabbani Government + Civil War

Anarchy and anomie of مجاهدين Mujahidin Civil War Mujaheddin Success1992 04Afghanistan and Kabul fall to [...]

طالبان Taliban

The طالبان Taliban's closest links were with Pakistan where many of them had grown up [...]

گلبدين حكمتيار Gulbuddin Hikmetyar

Born. گلبدين حكمتيار Gulbuddin Hikmetyar is a Pashtun. Early 70'sAs a student at the American-sponsored [...]

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