Wars involving Afghanistan

1979–1989 war between the Soviet Union and Afghan insurgents

armed conflict between NATO countries and Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021

military campaign started after September 11 attacks

1838–1842 war between the British Empire and the Emirate of Afghanistan

1878–1880 war between the British Empire and the Emirate of Afghanistan

1992–1997 civil war in Tajikistan

A war began in late February 2026 between Pakistan and Afghanistan following Pakistani airstrikes on militant targets in eastern Afghanistan. Pakistan said the strikes targeted militant camps belonging to the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) and Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS–K), in retaliation for recent attacks in Pakistan, while Taliban authorities and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported casualties, though with different figures.

1919 war between the British Empire (India) and the Emirate of Afghanistan

armed conflicts in Afghanistan since 1978

civil war in Afghanistan between 1989–1992

war between Great Britain and Iran

1996-2001 military conflict in Afghanistan

civil war in Afghanistan between 1992–1996

7th to 19th-century Muslim conquests in present-day Afghanistan

military conflict in Afghanistan from 1928 to 1929

cross-border shellings that have occurred since 1949, lately since mid-2003

series of wars between the Afghan Durrani Empire and the Sikh Empire

1649–1653 conflict within present-day Afghanistan

1622–1623 war

1605–1606 siege

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border conflict between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union

series of wars fought in the 17th and 18th centuries