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Afghanistan">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_Afghanistan" title="2022 in Afghanistan">2022</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div> </td><td style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"><figure class="mw-halign-right mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/80px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/160px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td class="summary" style="text-align:center; width:50%; font-size:125%; font-weight:bold;"><span 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Sirajuddin_Haqqani_%28cropped%29.png/100px-Sirajuddin_Haqqani_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Sirajuddin_Haqqani_%28cropped%29.png/150px-Sirajuddin_Haqqani_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Sirajuddin_Haqqani_%28cropped%29.png/200px-Sirajuddin_Haqqani_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="474" /></a></span></div><div style="padding:1px">Haqqani</div></td><td style="width:100px;text-align:center;:"><div style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle;width:100px;height:133px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mullah_Yaqoob" title="Mullah Yaqoob"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Mullah_Yaqoob_in_January_2022.png/100px-Mullah_Yaqoob_in_January_2022.png" decoding="async" width="100" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Abdul_Ghani_Baradar.jpg/100px-Abdul_Ghani_Baradar.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Abdul_Ghani_Baradar.jpg/150px-Abdul_Ghani_Baradar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Abdul_Ghani_Baradar.jpg/199px-Abdul_Ghani_Baradar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="567" /></a></span></div><div style="padding:1px">Baradar</div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Leader_of_the_Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan">Deputy Leader</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sirajuddin_Haqqani" title="Sirajuddin Haqqani">Sirajuddin Haqqani</a> (first)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Mullah_Yaqoob" title="Mullah Yaqoob">Mullah Yaqoob</a> (second)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Ghani_Baradar" title="Abdul Ghani Baradar">Abdul Ghani Baradar</a> (third)</li></ul></div> </td> <td>15 August 2021 – present<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart">2021-08-15</span> – present)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><table style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;margin:auto;width:200px"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:100px;text-align:center;:"><div style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle;width:100px;height:133px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Ghani_Baradar" title="Abdul Ghani Baradar"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Abdul_Ghani_Baradar.jpg/100px-Abdul_Ghani_Baradar.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Abdul_Ghani_Baradar.jpg/150px-Abdul_Ghani_Baradar.jpg 1.5x, 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style="padding:1px">Kabir</div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td>Acting Deputy Prime Minister </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Ghani_Baradar" title="Abdul Ghani Baradar">Abdul Ghani Baradar</a> (first)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Salam_Hanafi" title="Abdul Salam Hanafi">Abdul Salam Hanafi</a> (second)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Kabir" title="Abdul Kabir">Abdul Kabir</a> (third)</li></ul></div> </td> <td>7 September 2021 – present<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart">2021-09-07</span> – present)</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ongoing">Ongoing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ongoing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Afghan_conflict" title="Afghan conflict">Afghan conflict</a>; <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State%E2%80%93Taliban_conflict" title="Islamic State–Taliban conflict">Islamic State–Taliban conflict</a>; <a href="/wiki/Republican_insurgency_in_Afghanistan" title="Republican insurgency in Afghanistan">Republican insurgency in Afghanistan</a></i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 21 – <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> announces the release of two American citizens in exchange for Taliban figure Muhammad Khan who was arrested in <a href="/wiki/Nangarhar_Province" title="Nangarhar Province">Nangarhar Province</a> and imprisoned in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A Chinese national is killed in an attack on his vehicle by a group calling itself the National Mobilization Front in <a href="/wiki/Takhar_Province" title="Takhar Province">Takhar Province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 2 – A <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> fighter opens fire on the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> compound in <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a>, injuring a guard before being found dead in undisclosed circumstances. The Taliban government attributes the incident to a "misunderstanding".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 4 – The <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> order the suspension of operations of the women-run radio station <a href="/wiki/Radio_Begum" title="Radio Begum">Radio Begum</a> for “unauthorized provision” of content and programming to an overseas TV channel.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 6 – Turkey withdraws its accreditation of Afghan diplomats representing the pre-2021 government.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 11 – Five people are killed in a suicide bombing near a bank in <a href="/wiki/Kunduz_Province" title="Kunduz Province">Kunduz Province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 13 – One person is killed in a suicide bombing at the compound of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Urban_Development_and_Housing_(Afghanistan)" title="Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (Afghanistan)">Ministry of Urban Development and Housing</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 17 – The Taliban conducts a diplomatic visit to Japan for the first time since taking power in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Holidays">Holidays</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Holidays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Afghanistan" title="Public holidays in Afghanistan">Public holidays in Afghanistan</a></div> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Source:</span><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>14 February – <a href="/wiki/Liberation_Day" title="Liberation Day">Liberation Day</a></li> <li>1 March – <a href="/wiki/Ramadan" title="Ramadan">Ramadan</a></li> <li>30 March – 1 April – <a href="/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr" title="Eid al-Fitr">Eid al-Fitr</a></li> <li>28 April – <a href="/wiki/Mujahideen_Victory_Day" title="Mujahideen Victory Day">Victory Day</a></li> <li>1 May – <a href="/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day" title="International Workers' Day">Labour Day</a></li> <li>5 June – <a href="/wiki/Day_of_Arafah" title="Day of Arafah">Arafat Day</a></li> <li>6–8 June – <a href="/wiki/Eid_al-Adha" title="Eid al-Adha">Eid al-Adha</a></li> <li>5–6 July – <a href="/wiki/Ashura" title="Ashura">Ashura</a></li> <li>15 August – <a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">Anniversary of return to the power</a></li> <li>19 August – <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Independence_Day" title="Afghan Independence Day">Afghan Independence Day</a></li> <li>31 August – <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_U.S._troop_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan" title="2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan">American Withdrawal Day</a></li> <li>4 September – <a href="/wiki/Mawlid" title="Mawlid">Milad un-Nabi</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>23 January: <a href="/wiki/Ali_Reza_Asahi" title="Ali Reza Asahi">Ali Reza Asahi</a>, 50, bodybuilder.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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href="/w/index.php?title=1839_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1839 in Afghanistan (page does not exist)">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1840_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1840 in Afghanistan (page does not exist)">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1841_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1841 in Afghanistan (page does not exist)">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1842_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1842 in Afghanistan (page does not exist)">1842</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1878_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1878 in Afghanistan (page does not exist)">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_in_Afghanistan" title="1879 in Afghanistan">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1880_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1880 in Afghanistan (page does not 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