| 26 August 2008 |
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime released their Afghanistan Opium Survey for 2008.
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26 August 2008
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Investigations by UNAMA into reports that civilians had been killed in US-led air raids in Herat on 22 August revealed some ninety civilians were killed, including sixty children.
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| 25 August 2008 |
The Afghan government called for a review of agreements regulating the presence of international troops in Afghanistan. |
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25 August 2008
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Russia circulated a draft press statement deploring the civilian casualties caused by an Operation Enduring Freedom air strike in Herat on 22 August. In a 26 August meeting the Council was unable to reach consensus on the text.
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| 22 August 2008 |
US-led airstrikes were conducted in Herat. |
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11 July 2008
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The Council adopted a presidential statement welcoming the outcome of the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan and endorsing the Secretary-General's call for increased resources for UNAMA.
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| 9 July 2008 |
The Council held an open debate during which it was briefed by Kai Eide, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan and John Holmes, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (S/PV.5930).
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| 7 July 2008 |
A suicide bomber targeted the Indian embassy in Kabul. Reports listed 58 dead including two Indian diplomats and 141 injured.
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| mid-June 2008 |
France announced that it would rejoin NATO’s military command structure, from which it had withdrawn in 1966.
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12 June 2008
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An International Conference in Support of Afghanistan was held in Paris.
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11 June 2008
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The Council adopted resolution 1817, introduced by France, restricting the trafficking of chemical precursors used in narcotics production.
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3 June 2008
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France circulated a draft resolution on Afghanistan focusing on the trafficking of chemical precursors of heroin.
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24 May 2008
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A forum for civil society and the private sector was held in Paris to provide inputs for the 12 June International Conference in Support of Afghanistan. Among the topics discussed was the need for a review of international aid to Afghanistan and aid coordination.
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19 May 2008
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Officials from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan met in Tehran as part of the "Triangular Initiative", aimed at improving trans-border cooperation in fighting drugs and crime, and agreed to establish Border Liaison Offices to carry out joint operations targeting narcotics smuggling.
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3 April 2008
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NATO leaders issued a new strategic vision for Afghanistan at the Bucharest Summit.
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20 March 2008
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The Council extended UNAMA’s mandate for 12 months until 23 March 2009.
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5 March 2008
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The International Narcotics Control Board released its 2007 annual report, highlighting the ready availability of a chemical precursor to heroin (acetic anhydrine) in Afghanistan.
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17 February 2008
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A suicide bomb killed more than 100 people outside Kandahar.
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8 February 2008
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Milband visited Afghanistan.
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5 - 6 February 2008
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The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board met in Tokyo.
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14 January 2008
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Six people were killed in a suicide bombing at the Hotel Serena in Kabul.
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8 November 2007
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The Council adopted a press statement that condemned the terrorist attack of 6 November, which targeted members of a parliamentary delegation visiting Baghlan in northern Afghanistan and killed more than 40 people (SC/9166).
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15 October 2007
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tom Koenigs briefed the Council noting that progress had been made, including legislation upholding press independence. However, weak governance urgently needed to be addressed and an integrated political-military strategy was required to combat violence in the country (S/PV.5760 and SC/9143).
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September 2007
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Tom Koenigs announced plans to step down as the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan on 31 December 2007.
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21 September 2007
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Tom Koenigs held a press conference where he suggested that peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban should be encouraged.
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19 September 2007
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The Council renewed ISAF's mandate till 13 October 2008.
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15 - 16 September 2007
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High-level meeting on Afghanistan co-chaired by the Secretary-General and President Hamid Karzai.
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8 - 12 August 2007
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Peace "jirga" held in Kabul brought together presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan, parliamentarians and tribal leaders.
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17 July 2007
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The Council issued a presidential statement welcoming recent international initiatives aimed at enhancing security, stability and development in Afghanistan (S/PRST/2007/27).
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2 - 3 July 2007
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The governments of Afghanistan, Italy and the SG co-chaired the Rome Conference on the Rule of Law in Afghanistan
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21 June 2007
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The Conference on Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups for the Stabilisation of Afghanistan was held in Tokyo
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30 May 2007
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The G8 foreign ministers met with the Afghanistan and Pakistan foreign ministers in Potsdam
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29 and 30 April
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Turkish president Ahmet Necdet Sezer hosted Afghanistan and Pakistan's presidents at a meeting in Ankhara
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29 - 30 April
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A meeting of the JCMB was held.
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5 February 2007
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UN Special Representative Tom Koenigs briefed the Council.
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30-31 January 2007
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Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board that oversees the Afghanistan Compact held its third meeting.
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7 December 2006
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Council delegation led by Japan presented the report on Afghanistan to the Council.
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11- 16 November 2006
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Council delegation led by Japan visited Afghanistan.
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5 October 2006
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ISAF assumed control over peacekeeping across Afghanistan by placing US troops in the east under NATO control.
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26 September 2006
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President Karzai and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf met at the White House under the auspices of US President George Bush.
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21 September 2006
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NATO met at the ministerial level, paving the way for the assumption of responsibility for the security in all of Afghanistan by ISAF in October.
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9 September 2006
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NATO defence chiefs agreed to increase troop numbers by 2,500.
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31 July 2006
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ISAF expanded its operations into southern Afghanistan.
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18 September 2005
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Parliamentary elections were held.
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23 March 2006
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Security Council extended UNAMA's mandate until March 2007.
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February 2006
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More robust engagement rules for NATO ISAF troops went into effect.
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31 January 2006
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Launch of the Afghanistan Compact, a five-year plan of peacebuilding in Afghanistan, at a meeting in London.
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3 January 2006
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The Secretary-General appointed Tom Koenigs of Germany to replace Jean Arnault of France as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Afghanistan.
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December 2005
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The new parliament was inaugurated in Kabul.
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18 September 2005
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Parliamentary elections were held.
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14 March 2005
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The Council extended the mandate of ISAF.
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October 2004
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Hamid Karzai was elected President.
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March 2004
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The Berlin pledging conference took place.
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February 2004
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Jean Arnault was appointed as the Secretary-General's Special Representative to Afghanistan and Head of UNAMA.
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4 January 2004
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The Loya Jirga adopted the new constitution.
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August 2003
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NATO took over ISAF's command.
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December 2002
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The Kabul Declaration on Good-Neighbourly Relations was signed by the neighbouring states of China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
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June 2002
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Emergency Loya Jirga was held in Kabul, which resulted in the establishment of the Transitional Authority, and the election of Hamid Karzai as its president.
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28 March 2002
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The Council established UNAMA.
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January 2002
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First contingent of peacekeepers arrived in Afghanistan.
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January 2002
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The Tokyo pledging conference took place.
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22 December 2001
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Hamid Karzai was sworn in as head of a 30-member interim power-sharing government.
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20 December 2001
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The Council authorised the establishment of ISAF in resolution 1386.
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6 December 2001
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The Bonn Compact was endorsed by the Councilin in resolution 1383.
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5 December 2001
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The Bonn Compact was adopted, setting up the Afghan Interim Authority under Hamid Karzai.
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November 2001
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US-supported forces marched into Kabul.
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October 2001
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The international offensive against the Taliban began. Lakhdar Brahimi was reappointed as the Secretary-General's Special Representative to Afghanistan.
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11 September 2001
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Al-Qaida carried out attacks on US soil.
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9 September 2001
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Ahmed Shah Massoud was assassinated.
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May 2001
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UNSMA offices were forced to close and UN staff withdrew from Afghanistan.
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December 2000
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The Council strengthened sanctions against the Taliban and imposed sanctions against Al-Qaida.
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October 1999
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The Council imposed a sanctions regime against the Taliban after the group refused to hand over Usama bin Laden.
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August 1999
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The Council imposed sanctions regime against the Taliban and al-Qaida.
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August 1998
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Al-Qaida attacked US embassies in East Africa. The United States retaliated with a cruise missile attack on Afghanistan.
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July 1997
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Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi was appointed as a high-level special envoy to Afghanistan by the Secretary-General.
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October 1996
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The Council, in resolution 1076 , called upon all Afghan parties to cease armed hostilities and to engage in political dialogue.
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September 1996
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The Taliban, led by Mullah Omar, seized control of Kabul. Taliban forces dragged former President Mohammad Najibullah from the UN compound and executed him.
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May 1996
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Usama bin Laden was expelled from Sudan and came to Afghanistan.
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1996
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The Office of the Secretary- General in Afghanistan and Pakistan was renamed and incorporated into UNSMA.
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1994
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Factional fighting led to deaths of 25,000. Mahmoud Mestiri was appointed as the Secretary General's Special Envoy to Afghanistan, and head of UNSMA.
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1994
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The Pashtun-led Taliban emerged as serious rival to the Rabbani regime.
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| 1993 |
UNSMA was established by the Secretary-General following a request by the General Assembly. Afghanistan had requested assistance with rapprochement and reconstruction.
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1992
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Rabbani replaced Najibullah as president. Rabbani led an alliance that included ethnic mujahedin forces.
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1991
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The United States and the USSR agreed to stop support for the various factions fighting in Afghanistan.
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1990
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The mandate of UNGOMAP ended. The Office of the Secretary- General in Afghanistan and Pakistan was established.
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1989
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Soviet forces completed their withdrawal.
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1988
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Accords were signed between Afghanistan, the United States, Pakistan and the USSR in April in Geneva and Soviet forces began its pullout. In October, the Council adopted resolution 622 , which authorised UNGOMAP.
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1987
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The Loya Jirga approved a new republican constitution.
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1986
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Najibullah replaced Soviet-backed Babrak Karmal as president.
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1986
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The United States armed mujahedin forces with Stinger missiles to attack Soviet helicopters.
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1985
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The General Assembly adopted resolution 40/137 in December, which expressed profound concern at the disregard for human rights in Afghanistan. The resolution came after the Assembly was presented with a report from the Special Rapporteur of Commission on Human Rights of indiscriminate attacks against civilians.
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1984
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The Commission on Human Rights appointed a Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan.
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1982
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Diego Córdovez was appointed as the Secretary-General's Personal Representative to Afghanistan. Córdovez served in that position until 1988, and oversaw the negotiations leading up to the Geneva Accords.
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1981
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Javier Perez de Cuellar was appointed as the Secretary-General's Personal Representative to Afghanistan.
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1980
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An emergency session of the General Assembly adopted resolution ES.6/2 on 14 January, in which it called for the immediate withdrawal of foreign forces in Afghanistan and deplored the Soviet intervention. The Babrak Karmal government was installed by the Soviet forces.
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1979
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Soviet forces invaded Afghanistan in December after Hafizullah Amin overthrew President Nur Mohammed Taraki and installed Babrak Karmal.
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1978
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The Saur Revolution brought the communist party to power. The communist party installed Taraki as president, who signed friendship treaty with Moscow.
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1973
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General Mohammed Daud took power in coup and declared a republic.
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1964
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A democratic constitution was approved, with limited power for the monarchy and a limited role for Islamic law.
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1963
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General Mohammed Daud was forced to resign from the prime minister post after introducing social reforms, including the abolition of the law against women appearing in public.
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1953
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General Mohammed Daud became the prime minister and sought Soviet economic and military aid.
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