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Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)

Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
Part of the War in Afghanistan and
the Global War on Terrorism
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The situation in Afghanistan in late 1996
Date 27 September 1996 – 7 October 2001 (1,836 days / 5 years 10 days)
Location Afghanistan
Result
  • Taliban government capture of Kabul and the majority of Afghanistan
  • Continued clashes until the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan; fall of the Taliban government and destruction of al-Qaeda training camps
Belligerents

Afghanistan Islamic Emirate
(Taliban)
Al-Qaeda

Supported by:
 Saudi Arabia
 Pakistan
Afghanistan Islamic State
(Northern Alliance)
Supported by:
Iran Iran
 India
Tajikistan Tajikistan
Russia Russian Federation
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Turkey Turkey
 United States
Commanders and leaders
Afghanistan Mohammed Omar
Afghanistan Obaidullah Akhund
Afghanistan Mullah Dadullah
Osama bin Laden
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Gen. P. Musharraf
LTG Mahmud Ahmed
LTG Hamid Gul
LTG Naseem Rana
LTG Ziauddin Butt
COL Amir Tarrar
Afghanistan A.S. Massoud 
Afghanistan B. Rabbani
Afghanistan Haji Abdul Qadir
Afghanistan Qari Baba
Afghanistan Bismillah Khan
Afghanistan Mohammed Fahim
Afghanistan Hussain Anwari
Afghanistan Arif Noorzai
Afghanistan Haji M. Mohaqeq
Afghanistan Rashid Dostum
Afghanistan Ismail Khan

Afghanistan Islamic Emirate
(Taliban)
Al-Qaeda

The Afghan Civil War fought between 1996 and 2001 was part of the wider War in Afghanistan ongoing since 1978. In 1996 the Taliban captured the Afghan capital Kabul and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The Islamic State of Afghanistan government remained the internationally recognized government of Afghanistan. The Taliban's Emirate received recognition only from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. The defense minister of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud, created the United Front (Northern Alliance) in opposition to the Taliban. The United Front included all Afghan ethnicities: Tajiks, Uzbeks, Hazaras, Turkmens, some Pashtuns and others. During the conflict, the Taliban received military support from Pakistan and financial support from Saudi Arabia. Pakistan militarily intervened in Afghanistan, deploying battalions and regiments of its Frontier Corps and Army against the United Front.Al Qaeda supported the Taliban with thousands of imported fighters from Pakistan, Arab countries, and Central Asia.


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