History of Afghanistan...in a nutshell

The history of Afghanistan includes many wars and terror inflicted upon the country. Part of this is due to Afghanistan being completely landlocked but also because of the religious diversity. No matter the reason, war has included itself in the war. (actualdot.com)

According to cia.gov, Ahmad Shan Durrani founded Afghanistan in 1747. Much later, in the year 1919, Aghanistan won its independance. Kabul was attacked, and taken over by the Taliban in 1996. On September 11, 2001, a day we all remember very well, the Taliban attacked New York City. Along with these plans, the pentagon was attacked. An effort was made to take out the white house as well, but due to the heroics of the plane's passengers, that never happened. The US Military toppled the Taliban for holding Osama Bin Ladin, the eledgid mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks. In December of 2004, Afghanistan elexted their first democraticly elected president, Hamid Karzai. This proved to be a large step.