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SubscribeAfghanistan
5 recaps tied to Afghanistan across 4 years and 4 decades. Reconstructed from contemporary coverage and public archives.
2021Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
Twenty years of nation-building collapsed in twenty days.
2001Fall of the Taliban Government
The U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban regime in weeks, reshaping Central Asian geopolitics and initiating two decades of Afghan conflict.
1979Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan sparked a decade-long conflict that drained Soviet resources, emboldened mujahideen fighters, and accelerated the USSR's eventual collapse.
1979Soviet-Afghan War Begins
The Soviet invasion ignited a decade-long proxy conflict that drained Moscow's resources, emboldened U.S. Cold War strategy, and destabilised Central Asia for decades.
1878Second Anglo-Afghan War
A pivotal imperial conflict that solidified Afghan independence and established the Durand Line, reshaping South Asian borders.