Saturday, February 29, 2020

A timeline of key events in Afghanistan's 40 years of wars February 29, 2020 at 04:10AM

The former Soviet Union marched into Afghanistan on Christmas Eve, 1979, claiming it was invited by the new Afghan communist leader, Babrak Karmal, setting the country on a path of 40 years of seemingly endless conflict. Now, the possibility of peace has emerged as the US and Taliban signed a peace deal Saturday, offering a glimmer of hope to war-weary Afghans.

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