During the 42 years from the end of 1970s (1979 65438+February) to the present (20265438+August), the Afghan people have suffered from war. At present, the Taliban have occupied Kabul and come to power.
During these 42 years, two wars broke out in Afghanistan. The first war was the invasion of Afghanistan by the former Soviet Union, and the second war was the invasion of Afghanistan by the United States.
1979, 1989 On February 27th, the former Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and began to occupy Afghanistan for nine years. It didn't quit completely until the beginning of 1989. These nine years were also a period of fierce conflict between Islamic Resistance Movement in Afghanistan and the Soviet Union, which was called "Afghanistan's anti-Soviet war" or "the first Afghan war". Afghanistan is located in the east of the Iranian Plateau in West Asia. It is a landlocked country. Due to the importance of geographical location, Afghanistan has always been an important pawn in the Soviet Union's "southern theater". Through Afghanistan, it is the strategic plan of the former Soviet Union to seek a warm water port and the mouth of the Indian Ocean, and at the same time cut off the links between Europe and the Far East. Therefore, although Afghanistan is an independent country, its internal affairs are often interfered by the former Soviet Union. 1979 In March, the new Afghan Prime Minister Amin came to power, and Talacchi, the puppet of the former Soviet Union, was quickly eradicated. Everything that the former Soviet Union painstakingly managed in Afghanistan is about to be destroyed. Then, 1979,1On the night of February 27th, 979, the former Soviet Union brazenly invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to regain control of the situation in Afghanistan.
1989 After the Soviet army left Afghanistan in February, the former Soviet Union continued to support the pro-Soviet najibullah regime. However, with the support of the United States and others, the Afghan opposition launched an attack on government troops stationed in major cities. 199 1 After the disintegration of the former Soviet Union at the end of the year, the regime of Shu najibullah fell and fell in April 1992. Although the opposition parties in Afghanistan have formed an interim government, the civil war between the factions for power and territory has never stopped. Here, the Taliban (Persian "students") joined the civil war with religious students in refugee camps in Afghanistan. Under the banner of anti-corruption, eliminating warlords, resuming commerce and rebuilding the country, the Taliban won the support of the general public and quickly developed into an armed force with nearly 30 thousand people, hundreds of tanks and dozens of fighter planes. From 65438 to 0996, the Taliban established national power. Under the protection of the Taliban, Afghanistan has developed a terrorist organization "base". On September 1, 2006, the organization launched the appalling "9. 1 1" terrorist attack on the United States. Terrorists hijacked a passenger airliner and crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in New York, causing heavy casualties and property losses.
10 7, then US President George W. Bush officially announced the war in Afghanistan. On the same day, the United States-led Coalition forces began air strikes against the Taliban military base, and the British army assisted the US military in fighting. In addition, other countries such as France, Germany, Australia and Canada also provided logistical support. 12 On February 22nd, the Afghan Interim Government was established with Karzai as its chairman. Since then, more than 1 10,000 American troops have been stationed in Afghanistan, and the remnants of the Taliban have regrouped in mountainous areas and border areas to continue guerrilla warfare with the US and Afghan government forces. On April 1 day, 20265438, US President Biden announced that he would withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan on September 1 day, 20265438, that is, before the 20th anniversary of the "September11"terrorist attacks. On August 17, local time, a White House official said that the US military had evacuated about 1 100 American citizens, permanent residents and their families from Afghanistan.
The American invasion of Afghanistan lasted for 20 years, and finally ended with the hasty withdrawal of American troops and the Taliban's return to power, leaving behind a devastated country and suffering people.