15 February 1989Invasion of AfghanistanBurhannudin Rabbani
The last Russian troops withdraw from Afghanistan
Historical records for Afghanistan in 1989, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The last Russian troops withdraw from Afghanistan
The last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan while Najibullah's government remains in power.
After the Russian withdrawal the Taleban militia attacks the Government
After the Russian withdrawal the Taleban militia attacks the Government
Omar is wounded four times, and loses an eye either in 1986 or in the 1989 Battle of Jalalabad, which also marred his cheek and forehead
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
Omar fights as a guerilla with the Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami faction of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen under the command of Nek Mohammad, and fights against the Najibullah regime between 1989 and 1992
Omar fights as a guerilla with the Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami faction of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen under the command of Nek Mohammad, and fights against the Najibullah regime between 1989 and 1992
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
Recruits come from the Quranic schools within Afghanistan and in the Afghan refugee camps across the border in Pakistan. Omar fights as a guerilla with the Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami faction of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen under the command of Nek Mohammad, and fights against the Najibullah regime between 1989 and 1992
Omar fights as a guerilla with the Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami faction of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen under the command of Nek Mohammad, and fights against the Najibullah regime between 1989 and 1992
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