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Afghanistan
Afghanistan timeline
1979-89
2001
2012
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1989-96
2004
History
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Invaded by the Soviet Union to support
Afghanistan’s Communist government
Afghan-Soviet War
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Soviet invasion lasted
from 1979-1989
USSR wants to ensure the
Marxist (communist)
government remains in
power.
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Casualties
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14,000 Soviet troops
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1,000,000 Afghans
Resistance movement
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Mugahideen Rebels
resist Soviet invasion
Osama bin Laden
joins Mugahideen
rebels and provides
financial support for
them.
U.S. , Pakistan,
support rebels
A period of civil war an anarchy
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USSR leaves Afghanistan in 1989
From 1989-1996 Afghanistan suffers
through a series of civil wars.
The Taliban gains Control in 1996
The Taliban is an extreme fundamentalist
Islamic group.
Life under the Taliban
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Women were not allowed to go to school
or hold jobs.
Women could only go into public if they
had a male relative with them.
Punishment for breaking the rules
included being whipped or even executed.
Taliban Rule
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September 11th 2001 al Qaeda attacks the
U.S.
The Taliban was accused of harboring the
terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attack in
the United States.
U.S. War in Afghanistan
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President Bush orders
Afghanistan to arrest
and turn al Qaeda
members over to the
U.S.
Taliban refuses- The
U.S. invades
Afghanistan and
removes Taliban from
power.
Afghanistan Today
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In December 2004,
Hamid KARZAI
became the first
democratically elected
president .
GDP per capita $800
80% people involved
in agriculture
Unemployment 40%
Afghanistan instability
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Taliban trying to
regain power
President Obama
pledges to withdraw
33,000 troops by
August 2012