Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequently erupted among the various mujahidin factions eventually helped to spawn the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that fought to end the warlordism and civil war that gripped the country. The Taliban seized Kabul in 1996 and were able to capture most of the country outside of Northern Alliance strongholds primarily in the northeast. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Osama BIN LADIN. In late 2001, a conference in Bonn, Germany, established a process for political reconstruction that ultimately resulted in the adoption of a new constitution and presidential election in 2004. On 9 October 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan. The new Afghan government's next task is to hold National Assembly elections, tentatively scheduled for April 2005.To be updated
June 25th 2009Asia » Afghanistan Terug naar Afghanistan.
De meest logische route naar Afghanistan is via Dubai. Hoewel het al half elf in de avond was toen we landden, was de buitentemperatuur nog 36 graden. Ook de luchtvochtighei ... [full story]
June 23rd 2009Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian 16 juin :
Pour souper Ross nous a prepare un genre de pate chinois mais sans mais et avec des tomates, petits pois et aubergines. Je prefere la recette originale.
17 juin :
Je pars pour la provin ... 8 photos[full story]
June 15th 2009Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian 11 juin :
En soiree j’ai assiste au marriage du frere d’un des chauffeurs. Un party sans alcool et sans femmes ! Bref, regarder des hommes danser sans etre saoul, faut pas etre homophobe ... 3 photos[full story]
June 11th 2009Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian 6 juin :
Une petite pensee pour tout ces Quebecois morts sur les plages de Normandie, non pas pour sauver la France ou les Juifs mais bien pour sauver l’Empire et la Couronne britannique. En so ... [full story]
June 9th 2009Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian A la demande generale !
Je vais essayer d'y aller de plus pres eventuellement. ... 18 photos[full story]