AfghanistanAfghanistan

Afghanistan timelineAfghanistan timeline

1979-89 2001 2012 1979-89 2001 2012

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1989-96 2004 1989-96 2004

HistoryHistory

Invaded by the Soviet Union to Invaded by the Soviet Union to support Afghanistan’s Communist support Afghanistan’s Communist government government

Afghan-Soviet WarAfghan-Soviet War

Soviet invasion Soviet invasion lasted from 1979-lasted from 1979-19891989

USSR wants to ensure USSR wants to ensure the Marxist the Marxist (communist) (communist) government remains government remains in power.in power.

CasualtiesCasualties

14,000 Soviet 14,000 Soviet troops troops

1,000,000 Afghans1,000,000 Afghans

Resistance movementResistance movement

Mugahideen Rebels Mugahideen Rebels resist Soviet resist Soviet invasioninvasion

Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden joins Mugahideen joins Mugahideen rebels and rebels and provides financial provides financial support for them.support for them.

U.S. , Pakistan, U.S. , Pakistan, support rebelssupport rebels

A period of civil war an anarchyA period of civil war an anarchy

USSR leaves Afghanistan in 1989USSR leaves Afghanistan in 1989 From 1989-1996 Afghanistan suffers From 1989-1996 Afghanistan suffers

through a series of civil wars.through a series of civil wars. The Taliban gains Control in 1996The Taliban gains Control in 1996 The Taliban is an extreme The Taliban is an extreme

fundamentalist Islamic group.fundamentalist Islamic group.

Life under the TalibanLife under the Taliban

Women were not allowed to go to Women were not allowed to go to school or hold jobs.school or hold jobs.

Women could only go into public if Women could only go into public if they had a male relative with them.they had a male relative with them.

Punishment for breaking the rules Punishment for breaking the rules included being whipped or even included being whipped or even executed.executed.

Taliban RuleTaliban Rule

September 11September 11thth 2001 al Qaeda 2001 al Qaeda attacks the U.S.attacks the U.S.

The Taliban was accused of The Taliban was accused of harboring the terrorists responsible harboring the terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attack in the United for the 9/11 attack in the United States.States.

U.S. War in AfghanistanU.S. War in Afghanistan

President Bush President Bush orders Afghanistan orders Afghanistan to arrest and turn to arrest and turn al Qaeda members al Qaeda members over to the U.S.over to the U.S.

Taliban refuses- Taliban refuses- The U.S. invades The U.S. invades Afghanistan and Afghanistan and removes Taliban removes Taliban from power.from power.

Afghanistan TodayAfghanistan Today

In December 2004, In December 2004, Hamid KARZAI Hamid KARZAI became the first became the first democratically democratically elected president .elected president .

GDP per capita $800GDP per capita $800 80% people involved 80% people involved

in agriculturein agriculture Unemployment 40%Unemployment 40%

Afghanistan instabilityAfghanistan instability

Taliban trying to Taliban trying to regain powerregain power

President Obama President Obama pledges to pledges to withdraw 33,000 withdraw 33,000 troops by August troops by August 20122012