War in Afghanistan, Afghan war, or Afghan civil war may refer to:
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Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great
The ancient history of Afghanistan, also referred to as the pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan, dates back to the prehistoric era and the Helmand culture, Helmand civilization around 3300–2350 BCE. Archaeological exploration began in Afghanistan ...
(330 BC – 327 BC), the conquest of Afghanistan by the Macedonian Empire
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Muslim conquests of Afghanistan
The Muslim conquests of Afghanistan began during the Muslim conquest of Persia as the Arab Muslims expanded eastwards to Khorasan, Sistan and Transoxiana. Fifteen years after the battle of Nahāvand in 642 AD, they controlled all Sasanian do ...
, a series of campaigns in the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th centuries
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Mongol campaigns in Central Asia
Mongol campaigns in Central Asia occurred after the unification of the Mongol and Turkic tribes on the Mongolian plateau in 1206. Smaller military operations of the Mongol Empire in Central Asia included the destruction of surviving Merkit and ...
(1216–1222), the conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire
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Mughal conquests in Afghanistan (1526), the conquest by the Mughal Empire
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Afghan-Sikh Wars (1748–1837), intermittent wars between the Afghans and the Punjabis.
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Afghan Civil War (1863–1869)
The Afghan Civil War (1863–1869) was a civil war in Afghanistan fought from 9 June 1863 to January 1869. It began as a result of Dost Mohammad Khan's death on 9 June 1863 and the subsequent power struggles among his sons. Dost Mohammad consolida ...
, a civil war between Sher Ali Khan and Mohammad Afzal Khan's faction after the death of Dost Mohammad Khan
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Anglo−Afghan Wars, wars conducted by British India in Afghanistan
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First Anglo−Afghan War (1839–1842)
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Second Anglo−Afghan War (1878–1880)
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Third Anglo−Afghan War (1919)
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Panjdeh incident
The Panjdeh incident (spelled Penjdeh in older accounts, and known in Russian historiography as the battle of the Kushka) was an armed engagement between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the Russian Empire in 1885 that led to a diplomatic crisi ...
(1885), an incursion into Afghanistan by the Russian Empire during the era of the "Great Game"
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Afghan Civil War (1928–1929)
The Afghan Civil War of 1928–1929 was fought from 14 November 1928 to 13 October 1929. Rebelling, and subsequently governing Saqqawists, Saqqawist (''Saqāwīhā'') forces under Habibullāh Kalakāni fought against various opposing tribes and r ...
, revolts by the Shinwari and the Saqqawists; the Saqqawists take over Kabul for a 9-month period
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Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1929)
The Red Army intervention in Afghanistan in 1929 also known as the First Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan of 1929 was a special operation aimed at supporting the ousted king of Afghanistan, Amanullah Khan, against the Saqqawists and Basmachi. ...
, an invasion by the Soviet Union against the Saqqawists in support of the royalists
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Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes (1947 - present)
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Bajaur Campaign (1960-1961)
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1973 Afghan coup d'état
The 1973 Afghan coup d'état, also called by Afghans as the Coup of 26 Saratan () and self-proclaimed as the Revolution of 26 Saratan 1352, was led by Army General and prince Mohammad Daoud Khan against his cousin, King Mohammad Zahir Shah, on ...
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Afghan coup d'état (1976)
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Saur Revolution (1978)
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Afghanistan Conflict (1978 - present)
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Soviet–Afghan War (1979-1989)
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Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
The 1992–1996 Afghan Civil War, also known as the Second Afghan Civil War, took place between 28 April 1992—the date a new Peshawar Accord, interim Afghan government was supposed to replace the Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992), Republic ...
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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
The war in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with United States invasion of Afghanistan, the invasion by a Participants in Operation Enduring Freedom, United States-led coalition under the name Oper ...
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Islamic State–Taliban conflict (2015 - present)
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Republican insurgency in Afghanistan (2021-present)
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Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes (2024–present)
The 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes are a series of ongoing armed clashes consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The conflict also separately includes the Balochistan Liberation Army ...
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