Afghan Civil War (1992–96)
| War in Afghanistan (1992–1996) | ||||||||
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| Part of the conflict in Afghanistan (1978–present) | ||||||||
 Much of the civil infrastructure was ruined in Kabul due to the war. |
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
Supported by  Russia |
Hezb-i Wahdat (after Dec. 1992)
Regional Kandahar militia leaders |
 Al Qaeda (from early 1996) |
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| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
 Burhanuddin Rabbani Ahmad Shah Massoud Hussain Anwari Sibghatullah Mojaddedi Abdul HaqAbdul Rasul SayyafAbdul Ali Mazari Karim Khalili  Abdul Rashid Dostum
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Gul Agha Sherzai |
 Mohammed Omar Osama Bin Laden Ayman al-Zawahiri
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| Wahdat worked with the Islamic Government of Afghanistan until it withdrew in late 1992 joining Hezb-i Islami. Dostum, previously allied with Massoud, joined forces with Hekmatyar in 1994. Harakat remaining allied to Jamiat generally fought with Wahdat against Ittehad, however occasionally it fought against Wahdat as well. In 1995 Massoud and the ISA forces were able to control most of Kabul. | ||||||||
Taliban control 80 percent of the country, Islamic State of Afghanistan controls 20 percent
Supported by
Iran
Hezb-i Islami (until late 1994)
Supported by
Pakistan
Hezb-i Wahdat (after Dec. 1992)
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