Republic of Afghanistan

This article is about the specific polity Republic of Afghanistan and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was the Afghan state during the one-party rule of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) from 1978 to 1992. It relied heavily on assistance from the Soviet Union for most of its existence, especially during the Soviet-Afghan War.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. Afghan Civil War

Was a civil war in Afghanistan between the end of the 1970's and 2022 that included a series of related conflicts. The first phase of the civil war were two coups d'état that resulted in the establishment of the Socialist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. In order to support the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, the USSR invaded the country. Two years after the Soviet withdrawal, in 1992, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was ended by the Mujahideen, an Islamic rebel group. This was followed by a conflict mainly between the Mujahideen and the Taliban forces (another Islamic militia). Until 1996 Taliban took control of Kabul and most of Afghanistan, and established of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The civil war continued between the Islamic State of Afghanistan and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, two governments recognized by different international actors. This phase was ended by the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. The invasion's goals were to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda militants, as well as replace the Taliban with a U.S.-friendly government. With support of the US the Talibans were initially defeated and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established. However, the Talibans started a counteroffensive and in 2021 recaptured whole Afghanistan and established again the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

1.1.1974 coup d'état in Afghanistan

Was a coup d'état in Afghanistan that ended the Kingdom of Afghanistan and established the Republic of Afghanistan.

1.2.Saur Revolution

Was a revolution in Afghanistan that overthrew Afghan president Mohammed Daoud Khan and established the Socialist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

1.3.Soviet-Afghan War

Was a Soviet intervention in Afghanistan in support of the socialist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, and is also considered the first phase of the wider Afghan Civil War. After nearly ten years of fighting with the Afghan mujahideen, the Soviet troops left Afghanistan in 1989 and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan collapsed in 1992.

1.3.1.Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Was the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan that ended the Soviet-Afghan War. The final troop withdrawal started on May 15, 1988, and ended on February 15, 1989.

1.4.Civil war in Afghanistan (1989-92)

Was a phase of the wider Afghan Civil War. After the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, the socialist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was ended by the Mujahideen, an Islamic rebel group.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

Disestablishment