War in Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan, or Afghan war, may refer to:


 * Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC)
 * Islamic conquest of Afghanistan (637–709)
 * Conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire (13th century), see Mongol invasion of Central Asia
 * The Mughal Empire's various campaigns against the Persians for control of Afghanistan
 * The collapse of the Mughal Empire led the Durranis to counter Indian and Persian aggression
 * Anglo-Afghan Wars (First British involvement with Afghanistan):
 * First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42)
 * Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–81)
 * Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
 * Panjdeh Incident (1885)
 * Reforms of Amānullāh Khān and civil war (1929), civil war occurred when Habibullāh Kalakāni briefly overthrew the government and became emir
 * War in Afghanistan (1978–present) (sometimes known as "Second Afghan Civil War"):
 * Saur Revolution (1978), Communist insurrection
 * Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–1989), Soviet involvement
 * Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–92), collapse of the communist Najibullah government
 * Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–96), leads to the Taliban controlling most of Afghanistan, with the Northern Alliance controlling northern Afghanistan
 * Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001), Taliban period
 * War in Afghanistan (2001–14), the American-led invasion
 * War in Afghanistan (2015–present), Resolute Support (NATO-led) involvement