Afghan coup d'etat

Several coup d'etats or similar events have occurred in Afghanistan since its modern foundation in 1919.

• Assassination of King Habibullāh Kalakāni in 1929, in which Kalakani was captured by Mohammed Nadir Shah's forces and hanged
• 1973 coup, which ousted King Mohammed Zahir Shah and the monarchy and created a republic led by Mohammed Daoud Khan
• December 1976 coup attempt, a coup plotted by Mir Ahmad Shah Rizwani that was foiled by Daoud Khan's government
• Saur Revolution of 1978, the violent coup or 'revolution' that ousted Daoud Khan and created a communist republic led by PDPA general secretary Nur Muhammad Taraki
• Assassination of PDPA general secretary Nur Muhammad Taraki in 1979, in which Taraki was suffocated under the orders of fellow Khalq communist Hafizullah Amin, though this was covered up to the public
• Assassination of PDPA general secretary Amin in 1979, when the Soviet Union intervened and killed General Secretary Amin
• 1990 coup attempt, a failed coup attempted by hardline Khalqist Shahnawaz Tanai against President Mohammad Najibullah
• April 2002 coup attempt, an unfoiled coup plot by members of hardline Islamist Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hezbi Islami against Afghan Interim Administration leader Hamid Karzai, which included killing former Afghan king Mohammed Zahir Shah on his planned return to Afghanistan