Afghan 100 year timeline

By kelvincabell

  • A joint British and Afghan

    A joint British and Afghan commission appointed to settle tribal disputes arising out of raids and counter-raids on each side of the British-Afghan border

  • Declares Independance from Great Britain

    Afghanistan Declares its Independences from Great Britain after 3rd and final Anglo-Afghan war

  • Lenin Called Amanullah Khan the Leader

    Lenin Called Amanullah Khan the Leader of Only Independent Islamic State and encouraged him to rally enslaved Muslims around the world for independence.

  • Afghan - Soviet Treaty of Friendship.

    Afghan - Soviet Treaty of Friendship.

  • First USSR invasion

    First USSR invasion: Russian Annexed Utra Tangi Island on the Amu River

  • USSR returned the Island back

    USSR returned the Island back to Afghanistan followed by a treaty of neutrality and non-aggression with Afghanistan.

  • Rebellion against King Amanaulla

    Rebellion against King Amanaulla and his western ways forced him out of Kabul and into Qandahar in his Rolls Royce.

  • Soviet army invaded Afghanistan

    Soviet army invaded Afghanistan in a campaign to capture Ibrahim Beg a Uzbek rebel fining against the soviets in Uzbekistan.

  • King Nadir Shah was assassinated

    King Nadir Shah was assassinated and was immediately replaced by his son Zahir Khan but the power remained in the hands of King Nadir's brothers.

  • British forces left South Asia and India

    British forces left South Asia and India proclaimed independence and Indian Muslims proclaimed their own nation Pakistan.

  • Pashtuns of Pakistan claimed their independence

    Pashtuns of Pakistan claimed their independence and accepted neither Afghanistan nor Pakistan as their legitimate government. 100 year contract of Pashtunistan similar to Hong Kong had ended with the transfer of land from British to Afghanistan.

  • Prime Minister Daud resigned from office

    Prime Minister Daud resigned from office in disagreement with King Zahir Shah. Troops patrolled the streets of Kabul for several days in case of a coup by Ex-Prime Minister Prince Daud.

  • Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan

    Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) a communist party is formed headed by Noor Mohammad Taraki

  • PDPA splits in 2 factions:

    PDPA splits in 2 factions: Khalq headed by Taraki and Parcham by Babrak Karmal a pro soviet communist leader with strong ties to USSR embassy in Kabul.

  • Prince Daud

    Prince Daud began to make plans with political parties, Military leaders, and Both Parchamis and Khalqis to oust King Zahir Shah

  • Prince Daud makes a radio announcement

    Prince Daud makes a radio announcement proclaiming Afghanistan a republic and himself as the first President of the Republic of Afghanistan.

  • Zahir Shah

    While Zahir Shah is taking a mud bath at Ischia, Italy he hears the news that Prince Daud has organized a successful coup against the monarchy.

  • Pakistan accused President Daud

    Pakistan accused President Daud of training 15000 Pashtuns to carry out rebellion on Pakistan against the government.

  • Mir Akbar Khyber

    Mir Akbar Khyber a communist ideology was murdered and 15000 supporters of the PDPA marched in military order on the day of his funeral.

  • April 27

    April 27 Coup began by tanks protecting the Presidential Palace turned against President Daud and Air Force Began Bombing the Palace by the order of Colonel Qader

  • April 28

    April 28 President Daud and all members of his family including grandchildren and close family aids were killed

  • Shah of Iran falls

    Shah of Iran falls and Replaced by anti-American Ayatolla Khomeini and the hostage situation captures the American attention away from Afghanistan and the Russian buildup.

  • Karmal Begins to Sovietize Afghanistan

    Karmal Begins to Sovietize Afghanistan while the Red Army is in fierce battle with the Mujahideen

  • The Afghan Army

    The Afghan Army which numbered 100000 strong dropped to 30000 due to defection to mujahideen

  • 7 different resistance groups

    7 different resistance groups begin resistance from Pakistan including Rabbani, Hekmatyar, Mojadedi and others smaller groups

  • CIA

    CIA begins an active role funding the leaders of resistance groups through Pakistan. (Pakistani government keeps the funding and gives a small amount to its chosen resistance group)

  • 3 foreign groups

    3 foreign groups begin to aid the Afghan people with the help of CIA. ( Religious Students, Charity Workers, and Wealthy Arabs including Bin Laden) a gift of CIA to the Afghan people.

  • USSR

    USSR begins to pull out of Afghanistan as Najibullah remains in power as the president of Afghanistan.

  • Osama

    Osama helps taliban financially as this point and establishes his own group of Arabs remained in this country. Pakistan aids the taliban and uses Bin Laden to further its causes in Kashmir region.

  • Bin laden

    Bin laden sends his men to Kashmir, Chechnya and several other countries to fight and establishes his base in lawless Afghanistan.

  • Ahmad Shah Masood

    Ahmad Shah Masood the leader of the Northern Alliance is Killed on September 9 by men posing as journalists planting a bomb in a video camera.

  • September 11

    September 11 World Trade center and Pentagon are attacked by hijacked planes.

  • US attacks Afghanistan

    US attacks Afghanistan in retaliation and targets military bases and Taliban and Al Qaeda Soldiers

  • Hamid Karzai

    Hamid Karzai wins presidential election in a landslide 55% to 16% over Yonis Qanooni, his closest riva

  • Us pulls out

    Us pulls troops out of afghanistan

  • Ronald Regan

    Ronald Regan calls Afghans "Heroes of Freedom" "Champions of Free world" and proclaims march 21st as National Afghanistan Day in the United States.