A Brief History of Afghanistan (334 B.C.- Jan 2010) • 334-326 BCE: Alexander the Great’s conquests Establishes many trade centers in Afghanistan to include Kandahar and Herat• 30-248 CE: Kushan Empire The Kushans were great patrons of Buddhist art and culture; Bamiyan Buddha statues erected• 642 – 1187 CE: Islamic Conquest of AfghanistanResulting in the conversion of Afghanistan to Islam from the pre-invasion practices of Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism and other belief systems• 962 – 1186: Ghaznavid...