War in Afghanistan
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The term War in Afghanistan may refer to:
- Islamic conquest of Afghanistan (637-709)
- Anglo-Afghan Wars:
- First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-1842)
- Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1881)
- Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
- Panjdeh Incident (1885)
- Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war, 1929 civil war when Afghan rebel Bacha-i-Saqao briefly overthrew the government and became emir.
- Afghan Civil War (1978-present):
- Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) – Soviet involvement
- Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) – Government collapse
- Afghan Civil War (1992-1996) – Anarchy
- Afghan Civil War (1996-2001) – Taliban period
- War in Afghanistan (2001–present) – US/UK/NATO involvement