1997
Amir al-Muminin
Supporters of Mullah Omar bestow on him the title Amir al-Muminin, "Commander of the Faithful", after he takes a cloak alleged to be that of Muhammad out of a series of chests it was locked in, held in a shrine in Kandahar
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Supporters of Mullah Omar bestow on him the title Amir al-Muminin, "Commander of the Faithful", after he takes a cloak alleged to be that of Muhammad out of a series of chests it was locked in, held in a shrine in Kandahar
The Taliban fails to capture and hold the city of Mazar-i-Sharif (held sacred by Shiites as the site of Alis grave). Supporters of Mullah Omar bestow on him the title Amir al-Muminin, "Commander of the Faithful", after he takes a cloak alleged to be that of Muhammad out of a series of chests it was locked in, held in a shrine in Kandahar
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 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 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 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
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