| |
Year |
Month |
Events |
 |
1919 |
8 |
Afghanistan
Declares its
Independences
from Great Britain after 3rd and final
Anglo-Afghan
war. |
 |
1919 |
11 |
Lenin
Called
Amanullah Khan the
Leader of Only Independent Islamic State and
encouraged him to rally enslaved Muslims around the
world for independence. |
|
1921 |
2 |
Afghan
- Soviet Treaty of Friendship. |
|
|
1924 |
|
Soviets
aided
Amanulla with War
planes to eliminate opposition of king's modernization |
|
1925 |
|
First
USSR invasion: Russian Annexed Utra Tangi Island on
the Amu River |
 |
1926 |
|
USSR
returned the Island back to Afghanistan followed by a
treaty of neutrality and non-aggression with
Afghanistan. |
|
1927 |
|
Amanulla
visits Europe and Middle east |
 |
1928 |
|
Photographs
of Queen Soraya reach Afghanistan depicting her in
western clothes and without veil. |
|
|
1929 |
1 |
Rebellion
against King
Amanaulla
and his western ways forced him out of Kabul and into
Qandahar in his Rolls Royce. |
 |
1929 |
2 |
Habibulla
Kalakani (Bachai Saqaw) an illiterate man proclaimed
himself king and surrounded himself with bandits and
peasants. He once replaced the rose garden at the
royal palace with field of carrots. |
|
1929 |
3 |
Ghulam
Nabi invaded Afghanistan to help overthrow Bachai
Saqaw and reinstate King
Amanulla |
| |
1929 |
4 |
Ghulam
Nabi Captured Mazar Sharif and Marched towards Kabul
with an army of 6000 supporters. |
|
1929 |
6 |
Word
came that King
Amanulla
had fled the country and the rebellion of Ghulam Nabi
lost its drive and eventually failed. |
| |
1929 |
7 |
General
Nadir Khan Marched from
qandahar to reclaim kabul from Bachai saqaw |
 |
1929 |
10 |
Kabul
fell and Bachai Saqaw was captured and hanged,
Nadir
Shah was proclaimed King of Afghanistan. |
| |
1929 |
11 |
King
Nadir Shah reversed all
of Amanulla's reforms and reinstated all traditional
values. |
|
|
1930 |
6 |
Soviet
army invaded Afghanistan in a campaign to capture
Ibrahim Beg a Uzbek rebel fining against the soviets
in Uzbekistan. |
| |
1931 |
5 |
Afghan
Army forced Ibarim Beg out of Afghanistan and he was
captured by Soviets and Killed. |
|
 |
1933 |
|
King
Nadir Shah was
assassinated and was immediately replaced by his son
Zahir Khan but the power remained in the hands of King
Nadir's brothers. |
|
|
1947 |
|
British
forces left South Asia and India proclaimed
independence and Indian Muslims proclaimed their own
nation Pakistan. |
|
1948 |
|
Pashtuns
of Pakistan claimed their independence and accepted
neither Afghanistan nor Pakistan as their legitimate
government. 100 year contract of Pashtunistan similar
to Hong Kong had ended with the transfer of land from
British to Afghanistan. |
 |
1954 |
10 |
Prime
Minister
Daud sent his
brother Prince Naim to United States to Appeal to
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles for military
assistance. |
 |
1954 |
12 |
US
secretary of State Dulles rejected the request for aid
stating Afghanistan is of no Interest to United
States. |
| |
1955 |
1 |
Prime
Minister Daud asked USSR for military Assistance |
|
|
1955 |
12 |
First
USSR secretary Khrushchev and Prime Minister Bulganin
visit Kabul and grant $100 Million line of credit for
development of Afghanistan. |
|
|
1963 |
|
Prime
Minister Daud resigned from office in disagreement
with King Zahir Shah. Troops patrolled the streets of
Kabul for several days in case of a coup by Ex-Prime
Minister Prince Daud. |
|
1964 |
|
King
Zahir Shah introduced "New Democracy"
Program including a constitution, Parament, Free
Elections, Free Press and Freedom to form political
parties, All ideas of Prince Daud. |
 |
1965 |
1 |
Peoples
Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA)
a communist party is formed headed by Noor Mohammad
Taraki |
|
1965 |
2 |
Amin
as a Member of Faculty at Kabul University recruited
students to the communist party of Afghanistan |
| |
1965 |
3 |
First
ever elections were held in Afghanistan and 10% of the
population participated. |
|
|
1966 |
4 |
Khalq
newspaper began printing communist propaganda headed
by Taraki and was ordered closed by King Zahir Shah |
 |
1967 |
3 |
PDPA
splits in 2 factions: Khalq headed by Taraki and
Parcham by Babrak Karmal a pro soviet communist leader
with strong ties to USSR embassy in Kabul. |
|
1969 |
4 |
Elections
were held in Afghanistan and the PDPA members made
inflammatory statements instead of pushing their
agenda which resulted in scraping the idea of
Constitutional Monarchy. |
| |
1970 |
1 |
King
Zahir Shah began his grip on power and reclaimed most
of the key government position to those loyal to him. |
|
|
1972 |
|
Prince
Daud began to make plans with political parties,
Military leaders, and Both Parchamis and Khalqis to
oust King Zahir Shah. |
| |
1973 |
6 |
King
Zahir Shah leaves for Italy for medical reasons |
 |
1973 |
7 |
While
Zahir Shah is taking a mud bath at Ischia, Italy he hears the news
that Prince Daud has organized a successful coup
against the monarchy. |
|
|
1973 |
7 |
Prince
Daud makes a radio announcement proclaiming
Afghanistan a republic and himself as the first
President of the Republic of Afghanistan. |
|
1974 |
|
President
Daud began to reduce leftist cabinet members and
members of the government were dismissed or sent
abroad as ambassadors. |
| |
1975 |
|
Pakistan
accused President Daud of training 15000 Pashtuns to
carry out rebellion on Pakistan against the
government. |
|
|
1977 |
4 |
President
Daud visited Brezhnev in Moscow where Brezhnev
presented Daud a list of complains about his policies.
President daud's Response: "I
want to remind you that you are speaking to the
President of an Independent country, No one of your
eastern European satellites. You trying to interfere
in the internal affairs of Afghanistan, and this I
will not permit" and he storms out of
Brezhnev's office. |
| |
1977 |
5 |
With
the Aid of the USSR Parcham and Khaq was reunited as
PDPA and began plans and nightly trainings in the
deserts and forests to oust President Daud. |
 |
1978 |
3 |
President
Daud made visits to
India, Pakistan, Egypt, Libya, Turkey,
Yugoslavia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait to build ties. |
| |
1978 |
3 |
President
Daud made trade agreements with China and planned to
Visit President Carter in Washington. |
|
1978 |
4 |
Shah
Reza of Iran visited Kabul to build closer trade
relations between the 2 nations. |
| |
1978 |
4 |
Mir
Akbar Khyber a communist ideology was murdered and
15000 supporters of the PDPA marched in military order
on the day of his funeral. |
|
|
1978 |
4 |
President
Daud saw the PDPA a real threat and arrested Amin,
Taraki and Karmal but visitors were free to see them. |
|
|
1978 |
4 |
Amin
handed out orders of a coup to his teenage son while
amin was in detention. Military Leaders General
Watanjar and Colonel Qader began to organized a major
coup to overturn the military in PDPA favors. |
|
|
1978 |
4 |
April
27 Coup began by tanks protecting the Presidential
Palace turned against President Daud and Air Force
Began Bombing the Palace by the order of Colonel Qader |
| |
1978 |
4 |
April
27 7:05PM Colonel Qader declared the "End of the
Mohammadzai rule in Afghanistan and transfer of power
to the people of Afghanistan" Not mentioning the
transitional Leaders. |
|
|
1978 |
4 |
April
28 President Daud and all members of his family
including grandchildren and
close family aids were killed |
|
|
1978 |
4 |
April
30 Announcement was made on Radio that
"revolutionary Council have gained power in
Afghanistan headed by Noor Mohammad Taraki. |
|
1978 |
5 |
People
of Afghanistan rebel against the PDPA Government
claiming them as atheist in an Islamic Land of almost
100% devout Muslims. |
| |
1978 |
10 |
PDPA
declares Marriage Dowry and arranged marriages and
declared land reforms without aid to farmers. |
|
1979 |
2 |
US
Ambassador Adolph Dubs was killed by Russian Advisers
in Kabul. |
| |
1979 |
2 |
Shah
of Iran falls and Replaced by anti-American Ayatolla
Khomeini and the hostage situation captures the
American attention away from Afghanistan and the
Russian buildup. |
|
1979 |
3 |
Afghan
soldiers Joined Rebels in Herat against the government
which resulted in thousands of casualties. |
| |
1979 |
8 |
Balah
i sar rebellion against the government failed resulted
in 4500 Soviet advisors to enter Afghanistan to
maintain order. |
|
1979 |
8 |
USSR
began a plan to assassinate Amin who had most control
even though Taraki was the Head of State. |
|
|
1979 |
9 |
Taraki
visits Brezhnev and in Moscow they plan to Assassinate
Amin and upon his return to Afghanistan. Amin is
informed of this plot by Taroon and Shah Wali |
|
1979 |
9 |
Amin
fires Watanjar, Mazdooryar, Gulabzoi and Sarwari from
government posts to strengthens his position against a
possible coup. |
|
|
1979 |
9 |
Taraki
Invited Amin to Presidential Palace with assurance of
Soviet Ambassador Puzanov.Upon Amin's arrival a shoot
out breaks and Taroon saves Amin's life by standing in
front of him during the shootings. Amin Escapes. |
|
1979 |
9 |
Amin
Returns at night with his supporters and kills Taraki
with a pillow while he is asleep and burring him the
night of September 8 1979. |
|
|
1979 |
9 |
September
9 Radio announced the Death of Taraki due to Illness
and Amin as the new Leader of Afghanistan. Gulabzoy,
Watanjar, Mazdooryar and Sarwary sought refuge in
Soviet Embassy building. |
|
1979 |
10 |
Time
magazine: 30000 Imprisoned and 2000 executed by Khalq
regime. |
| |
1979 |
10 |
Amin
declares Afghanistan an Independent state and would
defend its sovereignty even against the USSR. Amin
begins to build on Afghan American relationship. |
|
|
1979 |
10 |
USSR
begins military buildup in central Asia and Aim fears
this as an attack on him and calls for a meeting with
Pakistan President Ziaulhaq for a possible amnesty
deal but it would never happen. |
| |
1979 |
11 |
USSR
sends Pavloskii the mastermind of previous Russian
invasions of eastern Europe to Afghanistan to plan a
future invasion. |
 |
1979 |
12 |
December
24 Russian soldiers begin to move into Afghanistan and
secure airports and
an attack on Darulaman the presidential Palace. |
|
|
1979 |
12 |
Amin
is killed at the palace where he was found in the bar
with a beautiful woman. |
 |
1979 |
12 |
Babrak
Karmal in a Radio announcement declares himself the
new leader of PDPA and asked the soviet army to help
him subdue the uprising against the government. |
| |
1980 |
12 |
Karmal
Begins to Sovietize Afghanistan while the Red Army is
in fierce battle with the Mujahideen |
|
1981 |
5 |
The
Afghan Army which numbered 100000 strong dropped to
30000 due to defection to mujahideen |
| |
1981 |
12 |
|
|
|
1982 |
5 |
United
States tried to create a coalition of resistance
fighters under King Zahir Shah in order to supply them
with weapons but the resistance leaders with the help
of Pakistan rejected the idea and 6 of 7 leaders
established their own leader. |
 |
1982 |
6 |
7
different resistance groups begin resistance from
Pakistan including Rabbani, Hekmatyar, Mojadedi and
others smaller groups |
|
|
1983 |
|
CIA
begins an active role funding the leaders of
resistance groups through Pakistan. (Pakistani
government keeps the funding and gives a small amount
to its chosen resistance group) |
 |
1984 |
|
3
foreign groups begin to aid the Afghan people with the
help of CIA. ( Religious Students, Charity
Workers, and Wealthy Arabs including Bin Laden)
a gift of CIA to the Afghan people. |
 |
1985 |
|
Ronald
Regan calls Afghans "Heroes of Freedom"
"Champions of Free world" and proclaims
march 21st as National Afghanistan Day in the United
States. |
 |
1986 |
|
Stinger
Missiles are introduced. Karmal is replaced with the
notorious Najibullah ( Head of Secret Police) by USSR |
|
1987 |
|
Afghans
gain the upper hand in the battle against the USSR |
|
|
1988 |
|
USSR
begins to pull out of Afghanistan as Najibullah
remains in power as the president of Afghanistan. |
|
1989 |
|
Slowly
major cities fall to Mujahidin and the Communist
regime weakens |
 |
1990 |
|
Dostom,
a communist general of Najibullah sees the fall of the
communist government, switches sides and established
the city of Mazar I Sharif as his stronghold. |
|
1991 |
|
Communist
government falls as the Mujahidden begin to Advance
from different sides of Kabul city. |
 |
1992 |
|
An
Interim Government is established in Pakistan headed
by Mojadedi to replace Najibullah. Najibullah seeks
refuge in UN building. |
 |
1993 |
|
Elections
were held to proclaim Rabbani as president. Afghans
await US assistance in rebuilding Afghanistan. Civil
war erupts in Kabul as Dostom, Masoud and Hekmatyar
begin to fight for power. |
| |
1994 |
|
Warlords
and renegade generals establish their own rules in the
areas they control |
 |
1995 |
|
Mullah
Omar and few others begin to disarm the warlords and
march towards Kabul. Hekmatyar falls to the Taliban. (Rabbani
Calls the Taliban "Doves of Peace") Rabbani
government is attacked and it falls as Taliban capture
Kabul, hang Najibullah. |
|
|
1996 |
|
Osama
helps taliban financially as this point and
establishes his own group of Arabs remained in this
country. Pakistan aids the taliban and uses Bin Laden
to further its causes in Kashmir region. |
|
|
1997 |
|
With
the Help of Pakistan and Bin Laden and the Taliban
displaces Dostom from Mazar I Sharif and gains control
of 95% of Afghanistan. |
| |
1998 |
|
Dostom,
Masood, Hekmatyar and Rabbani establishes the Northern
Alliance with the help of Russia. |
| |
1999 |
|
Bin
laden sends his men to Kashmir, Chechnya and several
other countries to fight and establishes his base in
lawless Afghanistan. |
| |
2000 |
|
Pakistan
begins to train Taliban soldiers and provides Bin
Laden with intelligence to fight in Kashmir and other
nations. |
 |
2001 |
9 |
Ahm |
