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Soviet Union Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet Uninon invaded Afghanistan to support its communist government. This picture is a picture of the Soviet Headquarters in one of the Afghan cities. -
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Soviet Union Occupation of Afghanistan
The Soviet Union maintained control of Afghanistan, supporting the communist/Marxist government, despite the disapproval of many nations including the United States -
Soviet Union Leaves Afghanistan
The USSR removed its last troops and went back to Europe, leading the country to a cicil war as different groups fought for control. -
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Afghan Civil War
After the Soviet Union left, different factions fought for control of the government. A new power rose called the Taliban, an extreme Islamic group that had harsh punishments and barely any freedom -
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Taliban Control of Afghanistan
In November/ December, the Taliban were finally driven from power in Afghanistan. -
Beginning of Terrorism: 1998 Attack of US Embassy and Missile Strikes
Extreme Islamic groups bombed multiple United State Embassies throughout Africa. Hundreds of people were killed in the attacks.
So the U.S., in defense, launched a cruise missile strike against the training camps belonging to militant Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaida organization based in Afghanistan, those believed to be responsible for the attack. This is a picture of one of the embassies. -
9/11 Attacks
On September 9th, 2001, four planes were hijacked by terrorist from Al-Qaida and used as weapons to attack sites. Two planes flew into the World Trade Center, another plane was flown into the Pentagon and the last crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. 3,000 people were killed. -
The Start to the Current Afghanistan War
After the attacks of 9/11, the U.S. begins war against Afghanistan in the hopes of discontinuing the Taliban, Al Qaida and setting up a democratic government. A picture of the U.S. marines in Afghanistan -
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The Current Afghanistan War
The War between Afghanistan is still going on to this day. The U.S. has managed to drive the Taliban from power, and have killed AL Qaida's leader Osama bin Laden, but have yet to set up a governent. President Obama hopes to wind down the war by 2014, by slowly taking out troops
