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Afghanistan in 1992

Historical records for Afghanistan in 1992, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

17Records
9Events
5Named people
1Places
4Categories

Historical records

April

16 April 1992Resignation of Mohammad NajibullahMohammad Najibullah

Kabul · Government / Government of Afghanistan

Najibullah announces his resignation as government authority collapses and opposition forces approach Kabul.

28 April 1992Head of StateSibghatullah Mojaddedi

Kabul · Government / Government of Afghanistan

Mojaddedi becomes interim head of the Islamic State of Afghanistan after the communist government collapses.

May

15 May 1992Constitution of AfghanistanBurhannudin Rabbani

Kabul · Religion / Islam

Afghanistan is declared an Islamic State

15 May 1992Constitution of AfghanistanBurhannudin Rabbani

Kabul · Warfare / Civil War

Afghanistan is declared an Islamic State

15 May 1992MujahideenBurhannudin Rabbani

Kabul · Warfare / Civil War

Kabul falls to the Mujahideen

15 May 1992Siege of KabulBurhannudin Rabbani

Kabul · Warfare / Civil War

Kabul falls to the Mujahideen

22 May 1992Declaration of WarBurhannudin Rabbani

Kabul · Warfare / Civil War

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

22 May 1992MujahideenBurhannudin Rabbani

Kabul · Warfare / Civil War

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

June

28 June 1992President of AfghanistanBurhanuddin Rabbani

Kabul · Government / Government of Afghanistan

Rabbani succeeds Mojaddedi as president of the Islamic State of Afghanistan.

September

September 1992Exile of Burhannudin RabbaniBurhannudin Rabbani

Kabul · Warfare / Civil War

The Taliban exiles President Rabbani and executes Najibullah

September 1992TalibanBurhannudin Rabbani

Kabul · Warfare / Civil War

The Taliban exiles President Rabbani and executes Najibullah

Other Events

1992MujahideenMohammed Omar Mujahid

Politics / Taliban

After the collapse of the Communist regime in Kabul Afghanistan falls into chaos as various mujahideen factions fight for control, Omar heads a group of warriors known as the Taliban, or Students.

1992MujahideenMohammed Omar Mujahid

Politics / Taliban

Following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and the collapse of the Communist regime in Kabul in 1992.

1992MujahideenMohammed Omar Mujahid

Politics / Taliban

the country fell into chaos as Mujahideen factions fought for control, Omar heads a group of warriors known as the Taliban.

1992TalibanMohammed Omar Mujahid

Politics / Taliban

After the collapse of the Communist regime in Kabul Afghanistan falls into chaos as various mujahideen factions fight for control, Omar heads a group of warriors known as the Taliban, or Students

1992TalibanMohammed Omar Mujahid

Politics / Taliban

Following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and the collapse of the Communist regime in Kabul in 1992, the country fell into chaos as Mujahideen factions fought for control, Omar heads a group of warriors known as the Taliban.

1992TalibanMohammed Omar Mujahid

Politics / Taliban

The Taliban fight against the rampant corruption that had emerged in the civil war period and were initially welcomed by Afghans weary of warlord rule. Omars recruits come from the Quranic schools within Afghanistan and in the Afghan refugee camps across the border in Pakistan.

Names involved

Burhannudin RabbaniBurhanuddin RabbaniMohammad NajibullahMohammed Omar MujahidSibghatullah Mojaddedi

Places involved

Kabul

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.