Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was a state in Afghanistan and the northwest (South Asia) that lasted from 2001 to 2021 CE, about 20 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

The state built after the 2001 invasion, with an interim administration under Hamid Karzai and a constitution from 2004. It collapsed in August 2021 as US forces withdrew and the Taliban entered Kabul.

See Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

2001 to 2021 CE

Duration

20 years

Type

State

Region

Afghanistan and the northwest, South Asia

Language family

Iranian

Capital

Kabul

Came from

• Islamic State of Afghanistan 1992 to 2001 CE

Became

• Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 2021 CE to the present

Events in South Asia during its time

• 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
• 2021 Taliban retake Kabul

Neighbours in South Asia

• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Nepal 1768 to 2008 CE
• Pakistan 1947 CE to the present
• Sri Lanka 1948 CE to the present
• Bangladesh 1971 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Bhutan 1907 CE to the present
• Rajasthan 1949 CE to the present
• Tamil Nadu 1950 CE to the present
• Andhra Pradesh 1953 CE to the present
• Karnataka 1956 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• South Africa 1994 CE to the present, Central and Southern Africa

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