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| 1999, March 14 |
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| Secret UN talks in Turkmenistan ended with an accord “in principle” that Afghanistan would soon be ruled by a coalition government. The Taliban retained control, however, and the civil war raged through 1999. | 1 |
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| July 28 |
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| Taliban forces deployed a major offensive in an attempt to gain control of the last 10 percent of the nation's territory. | 2 |
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| Nov. 14 |
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| Because Afghanistan refused to turn over Osama bin Laden to the U.S. for prosecution, the U.S. and UN imposed stricter economic sanctions on the country, freezing foreign assets and as a result inciting anti-UN riots across Afghanistan. | 3 |
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| Dec. 24 |
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| The Taliban improved its international image slightly by successfully mediating an agreement between the Indian government and Muslim extremist hijackers who had commandeered an Indian Airlines plane. | 4 |
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