Islamic State of Afghanistan

Islamic State of Afghanistan was a state in Afghanistan and the northwest (South Asia) that lasted from 1992 to 2001 CE, about 9 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

The mujahideen government of Burhanuddin Rabbani, torn by civil war among factions that shelled Kabul. After 1996 it held only the northeast under Ahmad Shah Massoud while the Taliban ruled the rest.

See Islamic State of Afghanistan on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1992 to 2001 CE

Duration

9 years

Type

State

Region

Afghanistan and the northwest, South Asia

Language family

Iranian

Capital

Kabul

Came from

• Democratic Republic of Afghanistan 1978 to 1992 CE

Became

• Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2001 to 2021 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1998 India and Pakistan test nuclear weapons

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

• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• 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
• Republic of South Africa (apartheid era) 1961 to 1994 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• South Africa 1994 CE to the present, Central and Southern Africa

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