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repeatedly sanctioned the Taliban for these activities. Bin Laden provided both financial and political support to the Taliban, as did Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, until American pressure forced them to drop their public support for the Taliban after September 11, 2001. Bin Laden and his al Qaeda group
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But in May 1992, Rabbani prematurely formed the leadership council, undermining Mojaddedi's fragile authority. On June 28, 1992, Mojaddedi surrendered power to the Leadership Council, which then elected Rabbani as President. Nonetheless, heavy fighting broke out in August 1992 in Kabul between forces
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but controlled less than 5% of the country. Nevertheless, they held onto Afghanistan's diplomatic representation in the United Nations as only three countries in the world continued to recognize the Taliban government. On September 9, agents working on behalf of the Taliban and believed to be
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strongman Abdul Rashid Dostam. On January 1, 1994, Dostam switched sides, precipitating large scale fighting in Kabul and in northern provinces, which caused thousands of civilian casualties in Kabul and elsewhere and created a new wave of displaced persons and
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33 of the 34 provincial capitals of Afghanistan in the span of three months. On August 15, 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul with President Ghani fleeing the country. Anti Taliban-forces along with the remnants of the Islamic Republic formed the
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on November 9. It rapidly gained control of most of northern Afghanistan and took control of Kabul on November 13 after the Taliban unexpectedly fled the city. The Taliban were restricted to a smaller and smaller region, with
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A period of bombing followed, which for about a month appeared to be having little effect. The US required the assistance of countries around Afghanistan to provide a route for the attack, but criticism increased as various
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Pakistan recognized the Taliban as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan in 1997. By the end of 2000, the Taliban controlled about 95% of the country, limiting the opposition to a small corner in the northeast
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in Pakistan and were largely from rural Pashtun backgrounds. This group was made up of mostly Pashtuns that dedicated itself to removing the warlords, providing law and order, and imposing strict Islamic
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was to chair the council for 2 months, after which a 10-member leadership council composed of mujahideen leaders and presided over by the head of the Jamiat-i-Islami, Prof.
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NATO troops began to slowly withdraw international troops from Afghanistan as the war continued. Concurrently in 2021, the Taliban insurgency quickly began to see success,
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Gulbuddin. After Rabbani extended his tenure in December 1992, fighting in the capital flared up in January and February 1993. The
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In 2001, as part of a drive against relics of Afghanistan's pre-Islamic past, the Taliban destroyed two large statues of
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associated with bin Laden's al Qaeda group assassinated Northern Alliance Defense Minister and chief military commander
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attack against bin Laden's terrorist camp in Afghanistan. Bin Laden and al Qaeda are believed responsible for the
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and announced destruction of all pre-Islamic statues in Afghanistan, including the remaining holdings of the
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for Afghanistan. The Islamic Republic saw NATO troops being maintained in the country while fighting the
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and Kabul was left without defenses and soon fell to Massoud. At the time, Doustum had 1,500 militia in
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in June 2002, a transitional government was put in place to govern Afghanistan, overseen by the
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national who had fought with them against the Soviets, and provided a base for his and other
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from a local warlord and proceeded to expand its control throughout Afghanistan, controlling
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covers the period from the fall of the Najibullah government in 1992 to the end of the
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Ruiz, Hiram and Emery, Margaret (September 24, 2001) "Afghanistan's Refugee Crisis"
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By September 2001 the remaining opposition to the Taliban had been confined to the
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and a small region in the northeast. The opposition by this time had formed the
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law on the country. In 1994 it developed enough strength to capture the city of
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loyal to President Rabbani and rival factions, particularly those who supported
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In reaction to the warlordism prevalent in the country, and the lack of
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saw an assembly vote and approve the foundations of a new republic and
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in February 1989, fighting between the communist backed government and
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in September 1995, then Kabul in September 1996, and declaring the
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killed thousands of Afghans in the northeast Badakhshan Province.
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Norton, Andre (April 2001) "Afghanistan: The Crisis Deepens"
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in mid-April to assume power in Kabul. Moderate leader Prof.
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in 1991, it was overthrown on April 28, 1992. The forces of
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The Taliban sought to impose an extreme interpretation of
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in 1998, and in August 1998 the United States launched a
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covered its terrain. Two million refugees were in camps.
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Seeking to resolve these differences, the leaders of the
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administration of the United States. The assembly voted
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Fathi, Nazila; O'Connor, Anahad (December 27, 2003).
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Reinstatement of the Islamic Emirate (2021-present)
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Indus Valley civilisation
Oxus civilization
Gandhara kingdom
Median Empire
Achaemenid Empire
Macedonian Empire
Seleucid Empire
Maurya Empire
Greco-Bactrian kingdom
Parthian Empire
Indo-Greek kingdom
Indo-Scythian kingdom
Kushan Empire
Indo-Parthian kingdom

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