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1999 In Afghanistan
The following lists events that happened during 1999 in Afghanistan. Incumbents * De facto head of state: Mohammed Omar * President: Burhanuddin Rabbani Events February * February 13 - America's public enemy number one, Osama Bin Laden, is reported missing by his Taliban hosts in Afghanistan. May * May 9 - The Taliban movement says that its forces have retaken the key central town of Bamyan from the opposition alliance. June * June 20 - The Red Cross pulls non-essential foreign staff out of Afghanistan after 10 of its workers were beaten. July * July 6 - U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes financial and commercial sanctions on Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement because of its support of Saudi terrorism suspect Osama Bin Laden.President Clinton imposes sanctions on Afghan leadership BBC News ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as the Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
