Saur Revolution (1978), a communist insurrection against the Republic of Afghanistan government by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989), a war between Afghan mujahideen rebels and the Soviet Armed Forces and the Soviet puppet Democratic Republic of Afghanistan regime
Afghan Civil War (1992–1996), the subsequent infighting among the mujahideen that saw the expansion of Taliban militancy across most of Afghanistan until the establishment of the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in 1996
Taliban insurgency, a rebellion against the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2016
Resolute Support Mission, a phase of reduced Western presence where anti-insurgency operations continued against the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and the Islamic State from 2017 to 2021
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