War in Afghanistan

The terms Afghan War or War in Afghanistan may refer to:

  • Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BCE–327 BCE)
  • Islamic conquest of Afghanistan (637–709)
  • Conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire (13th century), see Mongol invasion of Central Asia
  • A number of wars involving the Mughal Empire and Durrani Empires.
  • Anglo-Afghan Wars (First British involvement with Afghanistan):
    • First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842)
    • Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1881)
  • Panjdeh Incident (1885)
    • Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
  • Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war, 1929 civil war when Habibullah Ghazi briefly overthrew the government and became emir
  • War in Afghanistan (1978–present):
    • Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–1989) – Soviet involvement
    • Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) – Government collapse
    • Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) – Civil war
    • Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) – Taliban period
    • War in Afghanistan (2001–present) – ISAF/NATO involvement

Famous quotes containing the word war:

    “We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives, that it is inside ourselves.”
    —Albert Camus (1913–1960)