Explanation

• The USA and the Taliban signed the historic Doha Agreement in Doha, Qatar, on 29 February 2020.

Additional information:

• The agreement is officially called the Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan.
• It aimed to end the 2001–2021 Afghanistan War.
• The agreement provided a framework for the withdrawal of U.S. forces and intra-Afghan peace talks.
• Signatories: Zalmay Khalilzad (USA) and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (Taliban)
• Languages: Pashto, Dari, English

Last verified on 11-07-2026

Explanation

• Date of invasion: 24 December 1979
• Afghan President (at invasion): Hafizullah Amin
• New President installed: Babrak Karmal
• War duration: 1979–1989
• Invading country: Soviet Union (USSR)

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

The Afghan Government with the collaboration of the Indian Intelligence agency "RAW", Russian Intelligence agency

"KHAD" and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the US have constituted a new intelligence agency with the name Research and Analysis Mili Afghan (RAMA) to destabilize Pakistan.

Explanation

The Taliban movement was started in 1994 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

1996 (September): Taliban captured Kabul and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

2001 (December): Taliban regime toppled by US-led forces

Explanation

Pashtun are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. 

Tajiks are the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.

It comprise between 25-30% of the population.

The Tajiks in Afghanistan are mainly Sunni Muslims who follow the Hanafi sect.