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1 Persian Achaemeniad control
2 Greek control
3 Indian control
4 Parthian control
5 Greco-Bactrian control
6 Yüeh-Chi (Kushans)
7 Sasanid Persian rule
8 Arab muslim dynastic rule
9 Competing local dynasties
10 Seljuk Turks (Selyucids)
11 Shansabani Persians of Ghür
(Ghürids)
12 Khwärezm-Shahs (Uzbekhs)
13 The Mongols
14 Sarbardarids
15 Timurids
16 Eastern Afghanistan
17 Western Afghanistan
18 Independent Afghanistan under the
Hotaki Khans
19 Return of the Safavid Persians
20 Shah Nader's Persian Empire and the
unifying of Afghanistan
21 Independent Afghanistan under the
House of Durrani
22 House of Baraksay
23 Republic of Afghanistan: The
presidency of Sardar Mohammad
Daud Khan
24 Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
25 Russian occupation
26 Civil war: Post-Russian occupation
27 Civil war: Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan
28 Taliban rule
29 Post-Taliban rule
  
  
  Updated November 2001
  Compiled by Dr Kevin Vang © 2001
  Website by Ahmet Bektas (web)

Welcome!

This timeline of Afghanistan has been compiled to fill a gap in the information currently available on the web. It provides a concise timeline of major events from the rule of the Persian, Cyrus II the Great during 550 BC to the Taliban's departure from Kabul during November 2001.

We welcome any additions, suggestions or corrections. Please e-mail Dr Kevin Vang.

This site was last updated March 19, 2003 .

Related Links

A timeline of Afghanistan's recent history from the PBS (US) newshour program.

A summary of Afghan history on the Afghanpedia site.