Hamid Karzai, a royalist and ethnic Pashtun, is sworn in as the leader of the interim government in Afghanistan. Karzai entered Afghanistan after living in exile for years in neighboring Pakistan.
At the U. Afghanistan Interim Authority Chairman Hamid Karzai 2nd from R speaks while the Afghanistan flag blows in the wind during the official flag raising event at the Afghanistan Embassy in Washington, January 28, Joining Karzai are U. In June, the Loya Jirga, or grand council, elects U. Karzai chooses the members of his government who will serve until , when the government is required to organize elections. The Loya Jirga adopts a new constitution following input from nearly , Afghans, some of whom participate in public meetings in villages.
The new constitution calls for a president and two vice presidents, but the office of prime minister is removed at the last minute. The official languages, according to the constitution, are Pashto and Dari. Also, the new constitution calls for equality for women. Presidential elections are held. More than Karzai is elected with 55 percent of the vote.
The nation holds its first parliamentary elections in more than 30 years. Amid continuing fighting between Taliban and al-Qaida fighters and the Afghan government forces, NATO expands its peacekeeping operation to the southern portion of the country. After the forces take over from American-led troops, Taliban fighters launch a bloody wave of suicide attacks and raids against the international troops.
Obama announces a new strategy for the Afghanistan war that would dispatch more military and civilian trainers to the country, in addition to the 17, more combat troops he previously ordered. The strategy also includes assistance to Pakistan in its fight against militants.
President Barack Obama accepts Gen. David Petraeus, head of U. Central Command, as his replacement. President Hamid Karzai calls for American forces to leave Afghan villages and pull back to their bases after a U. Obama announces timetable for significantly reducing U.
Ashraf Ghani becomes president of Afghanistan in September after two rounds of voting, claims of election fraud and a power-sharing agreement with main rival Abdullah Abdullah. NATO officially ends its combat mission in Afghanistan. Obama abandons plan to withdraw U. Trump calls off peace talks after U. Biden announces aim to complete U. A Taliban fighter walks past a beauty salon with images of women defaced using a spray paint in Shar-e-Naw in Kabul on August 18, The bombings killed at least Afghans and 13 U.
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That gave the Taliban momentum and they seized more territory. Peace talks between the US and the Taliban started tentatively, with the Afghan government pretty much uninvolved, and the agreement on a withdrawal came in February in Qatar. The US-Taliban deal did not stop the Taliban attacks - they switched their focus instead to Afghan security forces and civilians, and targeted assassinations.
Their areas of control grew. Four commercial airliners are hijacked. Their air defences and small fleet of fighter aircraft are destroyed. Other cities quickly fall. The constitution paves the way for presidential elections in October He serves two five-year terms as president. More than British troops lose their lives in Afghanistan over the course of the conflict.
The operation ends a year hunt led by the CIA. The confirmation that Bin Laden had been living on Pakistani soil fuels accusations in the US that Pakistan is an unreliable ally in the war on terror. His death is kept secret for more than two years. Pakistan denies that he was in the country. Most of those who remain focus on training and supporting the Afghan security forces. Islamic State militants begin operations in Afghanistan. The figure is far higher than previously thought.
The US and Nato allies agree to withdraw all troops within 14 months if the militants uphold the deal. Afghan security forces collapse in the face of the Taliban advance. They emerged in the civil war that followed the withdrawal of Soviet troops in , predominantly in the south-west and the Pakistan border areas.
They vowed to fight corruption and improve security, but also followed an austere form of Islam. By , they had taken control of almost all of the country. Here's a more traditional stall Unlike today, roads in s Afghanistan were well-kept and generally free of wear and tear. Kids grew up in a safe environment, free of extremist influence, compared to today.
The villages didn't look too much different back then Signs of prosperity dotted the urban landscape, showing off the country's upper class. The group of American schools in Afghanistan shows just how stable the country was once considered. An official vehicle plies the streets. Fruit markets stayed largely the same and became a staple of Afghan culture. Kabul's classic architecture was maintained, giving the city a firm aesthetic and sense of identity. Here's another example of the city's distinctive style.
Even so, there was much western influence in the newer homes and businesses. Crowded lorries and trucks are still a common scene in the country.
A view of the mountains outside of Kabul in winter. Women weren't required to wear burqas — Afghanistan wasn't quite as conservative back then.
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