Afghan Civil War (1992-1996)

War in Afghanistan (1992–1996)

Part of the conflict in Afghanistan (1978–present)

Kabul during civial war of fundamentalists 1993-2.jpg

Much of the civil infrastructure was ruined in Kabul due to the war. This photo is presumably from 1993.

Date	28 April 1992 – 27 September 1996 (4 years, 4 months and 4 weeks)
Location	Afghanistan
Result	Thousands of civilians killed, millions driven from their homes, Kabul heavily damaged. Grave mistreatment of civilians (rape, murder, looting, extortion) Taliban conquering Kabul and most of Afghanistan, and establishing their Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Civil war continues (1996–2001)

Belligerents

Supported by
Iran

Hezb-i Islami (until late 1994)
Supported by
Pakistan (until 1994)
Saudi Arabia

Hezb-i Wahdat (after Dec. 1992)

Junbish-i Milli (Jan. 1994-Aug. 1994)
Supported by
Uzbekistan

Regional Kandahar militia leaders

Taliban (from late 1994)
Supported by
Pakistan (after 1994)
Saudi Arabia

Al Qaeda (from early 1996)

Commanders and leaders

Burhanuddin Rabbani

Ahmad Shah Massoud

Sibghatullah Mojaddedi

Abdul Rasul Sayyaf

Abdul Ali Mazari

Abdul Rashid Dostum

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

Abdul Ali Mazari
Karim Khalili

Abdul Rashid Dostum

Gul Agha Sherzai

Osama Bin Laden

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Supported by
Iran

Hezb-i Islami (until late 1994)
Supported by
Pakistan (until 1994)
Saudi Arabia

Hezb-i Wahdat (after Dec. 1992)

Junbish-i Milli (Jan. 1994-Aug. 1994)
Supported by
Uzbekistan

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