Burhannudin Rabbani Biography

The Taleban establish a fundamentalist Islamic state

The Taleban establish a fundamentalist Islamic state

The Taleban establish a fundamentalist Islamic state

The Taleban establish a fundamentalist Islamic state. The Taleban drive the Government out of Kabul. Kabul is captured and an alliance of the Mujahideen sets up a new Government with Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president

Kabul is captured and an alliance of the Mujahideen sets up a new Government with Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president

The Taleban drive the Government out of Kabul

The Taleban establish a fundamentalist Islamic state

The Taleban establish a fundamentalist Islamic state. The Taleban drive the Government out of Kabul

The last Russian troops withdraw from Afghanistan

After the Russian withdrawal the Taleban militia attacks the Government

After the Russian withdrawal the Taleban militia attacks the Government

Afghanistan is declared an Islamic State

Afghanistan is declared an Islamic State

Kabul falls to the Mujahideen

Kabul falls to the Mujahideen

Fighting between Hikmatrs forces & the Mujahideen in Kabul starts 4 yrs of civil war

Fighting between Hikmatrs forces & the Mujahideen in Kabul starts 4 yrs of civil war

The Taliban exiles President Rabbani and executes Najibullah

The Taliban exiles President Rabbani and executes Najibullah

The Northern Alliance military front is formed in late 1996 after the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) took over Kabul the United Front is assembled by key leaders of the Islamic State of Afghanistan

The Northern Alliance wfights a defensive war against the Taliban Government they receive support from Iran Russia Turkey India Tajikistan and others while the Taliban are backed by al-Qaeda the Northern Alliance is mostly made up of ethnic Tajiks

but later includes Uzbeks Hazaras and Pashtuns.

particularly president in exile Burhanuddin Rabbani and former Defence Minister Ahmad Shah Massoud