Timeline of past 25 years in Afghanistan
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1979: The Soviet Union sends troops into Afghanistan to support a pro-Moscow regime, sparking a decade-long war with anti-communist forces supplied and trained by the United States.
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Roadside bombs and military operations in Afghanistan killed 19 people, including 14 Taliban fighters, as the record violence that Afghanistan saw in 2007 continued into the new year, officials said Wednesday.
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A list of major terrorist incidents blamed mostly on Chechen militants since 1995:
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As of Friday, Feb. 02, 2007, at least 296 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The Defense Department last updated its figures on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007.
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Kabul, Afghanistan -- An estimated 10 million Afghans lined up outside schools, mosques and hospitals to take part in the first direct presidential election in the nation&#39;s 200-year history.
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As of Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at least 405 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Dec. 22, 2007, at 10 a.m. EST.
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KABUL, Oct 9  - Afghanistan holds its first ever presidential election Saturday. Following is a list of major events since the current President Hamid Karzai took office in 2001.
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KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered on Wednesday the release of more than 350 Taliban prisoners who were captured when the Islamic regime was toppled nearly three years ago, officials and report said.
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As of Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, at least 297 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The Defense Department last updated its figures on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials said 25 civilians, including three infants and nine women, were killed in NATO airstrikes yesterday in southern Afghanistan. NATO said today that about 20 insurgents were killed in the battle and 60 more died along the border with Pakistan.
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As of Friday, June 22, 2007, at least 337 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures June 16, 2007.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's first-ever direct presidential election began Saturday, with people across this ethnically diverse land casting the first ballots in an improbable experiment with democracy.    After 25 years of near constant war - and under a Taliban threat of ruinous violence - voters descended on bombed-out schools, blue-domed mosques, and bullet-pocked hospitals to choose their leader for the first time in their history...
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's top human rights official urged the country to confront the horrors of its past, saying yesterday that war crimes dating back more than 20 years should be prosecuted and rights abusers should be purged from public office.
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Britain marked 25 years since its last colonial war on Sunday, with ex-premier Margaret Thatcher present and Prince Andrew prominent among veterans of the Falklands conflict with Argentina.
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THE CEREMONY: Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a five-year term as Afghan president after winning the country&#39;s first vote for head of state.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 2 -- British NATO troops have reached an agreement with Afghan elders aimed at ending Taliban attacks in a southern district where six British soldiers have been killed since August.
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An election worker sorts out a ballot at the vote counting center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004. Afghanistan was expected to start counting votes on Wednesday.