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Taliban Seize Kandahar
Kandahar, a major trading center, falls to an obscure militia of religious students, or Taliban, led by Mullah Mohammad Omar. -
Taliban seize Lashkargarh and Helmand
Taliban seize Lashkargarh and Helmand in southern Afghanistan. -
Taliban Conquers
By February 1995, Taliban had conquered one-third of the Afghanistan. -
Taliban seize Shindand and Herat.
Taliban seize Shindand and Herat in Mid-Septemember. -
Bombing on Kabul
Intense bombing blitz by Taliban on Kabul, Afghanistan. -
Taliban Capture Kabul
The Taliban, along with allies, seize control of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, taking control of the national government with a strict form of Islamic law. They force President Rabbani to leave Kabul and execute former President Najibullah. Around the same time, Taliban seize Jalalabad, Sarobi, Asadabad, effectively taking control of Afghanistan. Iran, Russia, India, and central Asian states condemn takeover. -
Taliban Loses Mazar-i-Sharif
General Malik (apart of Taliban) in alliance with Hizb-i wahdat, Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, turned on Taliban. Taliban lost Mazar-i-Sharif. Hundreds of Taliban died. Thousands reported captured. -
Peace Talks
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson visits Kabul to ask Taliban to attend peace talks and discuss fugitive Osama bin Laden. Taliban refuse to give information about bin Laden. -
Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif
Taliban seize Mazar-i-Sharif. Iranian diplomates were killed along with thousands of Hazaras. -
Bombing on bin Laden
Following Al Qaeda's bombing of two American embassies in Africa, President Clinton orders missile attacks at bin Laden's bases. The U.N. orders the Taliban to turn over bin Laden. However, the Taliban refuses.