Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001)
Afghan Civil War (1996-2001 period)
Part of the Afghan Civil War
Factions after the 1996 fall of Kabul to the Taliban.
Date
September 27, 1996–October 7, 2001
Location
Result
Taliban makes gains against Northern
Alliance, U.S. intervention.
Belligerents
Northern
Alliance
Iran
Taliban
Al-Qaeda
Commanders
Burhanuddin
Rabbani
Ahmed Shah
Massoud †
Mohammed
Fahim
Abdul Rashid
Dostum
Mohammed Omar
Obaidullah
Akhund
Mullah Dadullah
Osama bin Laden
Ayman al-
Zawahiri
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The Civil war in Afghanistan continued
after the capture of Kabul by the Taliban,
with the formation of the United Islamic
Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (more
commonly known as the Northern Alliance),
which attempted to oust the Taliban, from
1996 to 2001. It proved largely unsuccessful,
as the Taliban continued to make gains and
eliminated much of the Alliance’s leadership.
The Northern Alliance was supported by Rus-
sia, Turkey, Iran and India while the Taliban
were supported by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan
and the United Arab Emirates.
Background
Since 1978, Afghanistan had been in a civil
war between different factions. The Mujahed-
in eventually succeeded in taking control in
1992, only to then descend into chaos as they
fractured into different groups all fighting for
control of the nation. In 1994 the Taliban was
formed and made gains against the other fac-
tions, and by 1996 they had taken Kabul and
executed
the
former
President
of
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Afghanistan, Mohammad Najibullah, who had
been residing there under UN protection
since his regime was ousted in 1992.
The Taliban practi