Template:History of Afghanistan

History of the area since antiquity

• Pre-Islamic Period

History of the initial Islamic conquest and rule

• Islamic Conquest

Emergence of Pashtun rule

• Hotaki dynasty
• Durrani Dynasty

Modern Afghanistan

• British and Russian influence
• Independence and civil war
• Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah
• Republic of Afghanistan
• Communist rule
• Afghanistan since 1992
• War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
• Timeline