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