Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت | |||||||||||
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| 2004–2021 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Kabul | ||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Afghan | ||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||
• 2004–2014 | Hamid Karzai | ||||||||||
• 2014–2021 | Ashraf Ghani | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 2004 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 2021 | ||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | AF | ||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Afghanistan | ||||||||||
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The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, sometimes abbreviated as IRA, is the name for the government that ruled Afghanistan between 2004 and 2021. In August 2021 during the Fall of Kabul, most of the city fell to the Taliban, and president Ashraf Ghani escaped from Afghanistan. On August 31, the Taliban had also taken the airport in Kabul.
History[change | change source]
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was founded following the United States invasion of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the earlier phases of the War in Afghanistan.[1] Following this invasion, the Taliban started the Taliban insurgency against the new Afghan government. In 2014, Ashraf Ghani was elected to be the President of Afghanistan.[2] In 2021, the Taliban launched the 2021 Taliban offensive. On 15 August 2021, the city of Kabul fell to the Taliban.
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ "United Nations S/RES/1386 (2001)".
- ↑ Kabul, Sune Engel Rasmussen in (2014-09-29). "Afghan president Ashraf Ghani inaugurated after bitter campaign". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
