Events in Afghanistan

414 notable events in Afghanistan. Page 1 of 5.

• Soviet–Afghan War
  Dec 25, 1979–Feb 15, 1989 · Afghanistan
• Taliban
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
  Oct 7, 2001–Aug 30, 2021 · Afghanistan
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
  Feb 21, 2026 · Afghanistan
• Hazaras
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Islamic State – Khorasan Province
  Jan 26, 2015 · Afghanistan
• Fall of Kabul (2021)
  Aug 15, 2021 · Afghanistan
• Operation Enduring Freedom
  Oct 7, 2001–Dec 28, 2014 · Afghanistan
• Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Battle of Tora Bora
  Dec 6, 2001–Dec 17, 2001 · Afghanistan
• Afghan conflict
  from Apr 27, 1978 · Afghanistan
• United States invasion of Afghanistan
  Oct 7, 2001–Dec 17, 2001 · Afghanistan
• 2021 Taliban offensive
  from May 1, 2021 · Afghanistan
• Northern Alliance
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Extortion 17 shootdown
  Aug 6, 2011 · Afghanistan
• Maywand District murders
  May 1, 2010 · Afghanistan
• 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
  Feb 29, 2020–Aug 30, 2021 · Afghanistan
• National Airlines Flight 102
  Apr 29, 2013 · Afghanistan
• Saur Revolution
  Apr 27, 1978–Apr 28, 1978 · Afghanistan
• Battle of Kamdesh
  from Oct 3, 2009 · Afghanistan
• Operation Storm-333
  Dec 27, 1979 · Afghanistan
• Battle for Hill 3234
  Jan 7, 1988–Jan 8, 1988 · Afghanistan
• Camp Chapman attack
  Dec 30, 2009 · Afghanistan
• 2021 Kabul airlift
  Aug 15, 2021–Aug 30, 2021 · Afghanistan
• Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
  from Aug 17, 2021 · Afghanistan
• 2021 Kabul airport attack
  Aug 26, 2021 · Afghanistan
• Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
  Feb 15, 1989–Apr 27, 1992 · Afghanistan
• Bagram Airfield
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• National Resistance Front
  from Aug 17, 2021 · Afghanistan
• Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
  May 15, 1988–Feb 15, 1989 · Afghanistan
• 1842 retreat from Kabul
  Jan 13, 1842 · Afghanistan
• Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri
  Jul 31, 2022 · Afghanistan
• Maktab al-Khidamat
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Kunduz hospital airstrike
  Oct 3, 2015 · Afghanistan
• Islamic State–Taliban conflict
  from Nov 11, 2015 · Afghanistan
• Abul Djabar
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• 1973 Afghan coup d'état
  Jul 17, 1973 · Afghanistan
• Murder of Farkhunda Malikzada
  Mar 19, 2015 · Afghanistan
• Robert Bales
  Mar 11, 2012 · Afghanistan
• Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
  Nov 25, 2001–Dec 1, 2001 · Afghanistan
• Dasht-i-Leili massacre
  Dec 2001 · Afghanistan
• Taliban insurgency
  Dec 17, 2001–Aug 15, 2021 · Afghanistan
• Allegations of CIA assistance to Osama bin Laden
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Kandahar massacre
  Mar 11, 2012 · Afghanistan
• Resolute Support Mission
  Dec 28, 2014–Jul 12, 2021 · Afghanistan
• Battle of Wanat
  Jul 13, 2008 · Afghanistan
• Operation Freedom's Sentinel
  Jan 1, 2015–Aug 30, 2021 · Afghanistan
• Uzbin Valley ambush
  until Aug 19, 2008 · Afghanistan
• 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan
  from Jul 19, 2007 · Afghanistan
• 1995 Airstan Ilyushin Il-76 hijacking
  Aug 3, 1995 · Afghanistan
• Operation Allies Refuge
  from Jul 14, 2021 · Afghanistan
• Afghan Interim Administration
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Kandahar International Airport
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Afghan refugees
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Bagram torture and prisoner abuse
  Jan 1, 2002 · Afghanistan
• Tarnak Farm incident
  Apr 17, 2002 · Afghanistan
• Hazara genocide
  1888–1893 · Afghanistan
• Assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud
  Sep 9, 2001 · Afghanistan
• 2020 United States Air Force E-11A crash
  Jan 27, 2020 · Afghanistan
• Battle of Jalalabad (1989)
  Mar 5, 1989–Jun 1989 · Afghanistan
• Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif
  Nov 9, 2001–Nov 10, 2001 · Afghanistan
• Persecution of gay and bisexual men by the Islamic State
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Abdullah Shah
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Afghan National Security Forces
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Battle of Gandamak
  Jan 6, 1842–Jan 13, 1842 · Afghanistan
• Nangar Khel incident
  Aug 16, 2007 · Afghanistan
• Kam Air Flight 904
  Feb 3, 2005 · Afghanistan
• Fall of Kabul (2001)
  Nov 12, 2001–Nov 13, 2001 · Afghanistan
• September 2012 raid on Camp Bastion
  Sep 14, 2012 · Afghanistan
• 1979 Herat uprising
  Mar 15, 1979–Mar 20, 1979 · Afghanistan
• Death of Linda Norgrove
  Oct 8, 2010 · Afghanistan
• Persecution of Hazaras
  Aug 1, 1998 · Afghanistan
• National Directorate of Security
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Killing of Dad Mohammad
  May 1, 2012 · Afghanistan
• 2009 Kunduz airstrike
  Sep 4, 2009 · Afghanistan
• 2017 Nangarhar airstrike
  Apr 13, 2017 · Afghanistan
• Parwan Detention Facility
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• 2026 Kabul hospital airstrike
  Mar 16, 2026 · Afghanistan
• 2025–2026 hunger crisis in Afghanistan
  from 2025 · Afghanistan
• 2001 uprising in Herat
  Oct 7, 2001–Nov 12, 2001 · Afghanistan
• Lenin Peak disaster
  Jul 13, 1990 · Afghanistan
• Soviet war crimes in the Soviet–Afghan War
  Jan 1, 1979–Jan 1, 1989 · Afghanistan
• Fall of Kandahar
  Dec 7, 2001 · Afghanistan
• Helmand province campaign
  Jun 4, 2006 · Afghanistan
• Mark Frerichs
  Jan 31, 2020 · Afghanistan
• 2023 Herat earthquakes
  Oct 7, 2023 · Afghanistan
• United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
  date unknown · Afghanistan
• Battle of Maravar Pass
  Apr 22, 1985 · Afghanistan
• Battle of Jaji
  Apr 17, 1987–Jun 13, 1987 · Afghanistan
• 2006 Royal Air Force Nimrod crash
  Sep 2, 2006 · Afghanistan
• 1990 Afghan coup attempt
  Mar 6, 1990 · Afghanistan
• Battle of Musa Qala
  Dec 7, 2007–Dec 12, 2007 · Afghanistan
• 2021 Kabul school bombing
  May 8, 2021 · Afghanistan
• Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
  Oct 2012–Oct 2017 · Afghanistan
• Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947
  Feb 1944–Jan 11, 1947 · Afghanistan
• Abduction of Japanese nationals in Afghanistan
  Aug 26, 2008 · Afghanistan
• 2025 Kunar earthquake
  Aug 31, 2025 · Afghanistan
• Pamir Airways Flight 112
  May 17, 2010 · Afghanistan
• 2008 bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul
  Jul 7, 2008 · Afghanistan