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, a series of campaigns in the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th centuries
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Mongol campaigns in Central Asia (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), 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 (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), 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), 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
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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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