Afghanistan - A TimeLine

	1921	The British are defeated in the British-Afghan War. Afghanistan becomes its own country.
	1926	Emir Amanullah Khan declares himself king of Afghanistan.
	1947	Pakistan is created from both Indian and Afghan territory.
	1956	Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev helps out Afghanistan and the two countries become friends.
	1957	Women are allowed to work.
	1973	Pro-Soviet leaders overthrow the King. Their regime comes to power. Afghanistan is close with the Soviet Union.
	1978	The leader is killed. A new government takes over. They are not controlled by the Soviet Union. The U.S. starts helping Afghanistan and trains an army called the Mujahadeen.
	1979	U.S. cuts off their assistance to Afghanistan. Another new government takes over, and the Soviet Union invades them on December 24.
	1984	The Mujahadeen get weapons from the U.S., Britain, Pakistan, and China.
	1988	The U.S., Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Soviet Union sign peace treaties between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. The Mujahadeen continue to resist the government.
	1992	The Mujahadeen takes over the government.
	1995	The Taliban is formed from the Mujahadeen and other militia. They rise to power, promising peace. However, their methods of "peace" are outlawing work and education for women, forcing them to be clothed head to toe, and enforcing Islamic law by public executions. The U.S. will not recognize the Taliban as a real government.
	2000	Terrorist Osama Bin Laden is hiding in Afghanistan, training thousands of soldiers to be terrorists too. The U.S. wants to put Bin Laden on trial for bombing U.S. Embassies in Africa. The Taliban will not hand him over.
	2001	The Taliban controlls 95% of Afghanistan. Osama Bin Laden is accused of organizing terrorist bombings of New York and Washington, D.C. The U.S. responds with bombing campaigns and the Taliban is overthrown.
	2002	Many Afghans are trying to resume their lives they had before the Taliban was in power. Women and children are returning to work and school. Many more freedoms are allowed.