March 2001Buddhas of BamiyanMohammed Omar Mujahid
The Buddhas of Bamiyan are destroyed by the Taliban under an edict issued from Mullah Omar, stating: "all the statues around Afghanistan must be destroyed
Historical records for Afghanistan in 2001, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Buddhas of Bamiyan are destroyed by the Taliban under an edict issued from Mullah Omar, stating: "all the statues around Afghanistan must be destroyed
The Buddhas of Bamiyan are destroyed by the Taliban under an edict issued from Mullah Omar, stating: "all the statues around Afghanistan must be destroyed
The assassination removes the leading military commander of the anti-Taliban Islamic State.
Al-Qaeda suicide attackers posing as journalists assassinate Ahmad Shah Massoud.
Massoud dies from injuries caused by a bomb hidden in a television camera.
Start of US airstrikes in revenge for the bombings across the US on 9th Sept
Kabul falls to the US-backed Northern Alliance
Kabul falls to the US-backed Northern Alliance
Afghan delegates sign the Bonn Agreement, selecting Karzai to lead an interim administration.
The Taliban loses Kandahar, ending its effective control of Afghanistan's government.
Karzai is sworn in as chairman of Afghanistan's thirty-member Interim Administration.
Abdullah Abdullah joins the Interim Administration as foreign minister and remains in the Transitional Administration.
Omar's government collapses as Taliban forces abandon their remaining major strongholds.
The United States Government offers a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to Omars capture. After the United States invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, Omar goes into hiding and is still at large, thought to be in the Pashtun regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan
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