Hafizullah AminSeptember 1978
Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan Hafizullah Amin seizes power after a palace shootout that results in the murder of President Taraki
Afghanistan · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan Hafizullah Amin seizes power after a palace shootout that results in the murder of President Taraki
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
The Taliban, under the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar, seizes control of Kabul and implements a strict interpretation of Islamic law
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