Burhannudin RabbaniSeptember 1992
The Taliban exiles President Rabbani and executes Najibullah
Afghanistan · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Taliban exiles President Rabbani and executes Najibullah
The Taliban with military support by Pakistan and financial support by Saudi Arabia, prepared for another major offensive against the capital Kabul, Massoud orders a full retreat from the city
The Taliban seize Kabul and establish the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Kabul falls to the Taliban
The Taliban exiles President Rabbani and executes Najibullah
Ahmad Shah Massoud was the only main leader able to defend his territory against the Taliban and as such remained as the main de facto political and military leader of the United Front recognized by members of all the different ethnic groups
The Taliban fails to capture and hold the city of Mazar-i-Sharif (held sacred by Shiites as the site of Alis grave)
The Taliban take over the city of Bamian
A United Nations brokered peace agreement is reached between the Taliban and their main remaining foe, the Northern Alliance under Ahmed Shah Massoud
A United Nations brokered peace agreement is reached between the Taliban and their main remaining foe, the Northern Alliance under Ahmed Shah Massoud
The Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif, there are unconfirmed reports of mass arrests and executions (numbering in the thousands) of Shiites, especially of the Hazara ethnic group
The United Nations imposes an air embargo and freezes Taliban assets in an attempt to force them to hand over bin Laden for trial
The Buddhas of Bamiyan are destroyed by the Taliban under an edict issued from Mullah Omar, stating: "all the statues around Afghanistan must be destroyed
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