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Hossain died from a land mine.
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The Taliban, under the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar, seize control of Kabul and implement a strict interpretation of Islamic law. (September 27, 1996) They exile President Rabbani and execute Najibullah.
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The Taliban make a law where women can not leave their home unless they have a male escort.
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Parvana and Nooria couldnt go to school.
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Parvanas father was arrested by the Taliban because he was educated.
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The Taliban fail to capture and hold the city of Mazar-i-Sharif (held sacred by Shiites as the site of Ali's grave). Pakistani religious schools send reinforcements to the Taliban.
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Parvana cuts her hair to look like a boy so her family coud still eat.
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A Taliban soldier gave Parvana a letter to read and he began to cry because he remembered his dead wife.
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The U.S. launches missiles at suspected bin Laden bases in retaliation for the bombing of embassies in Africa.
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The Taliban take over the city of Bamian.
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A UN-brokered peace agreement is reached between the Taliban and their main remaining foe, the Northern Alliance under Ahmed Shah Massoud. Fighting breaks out again in July.
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The Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif. There are unconfirmed reports of mass arrests and executions (numbering in the thousands) of Shiites, especially of the Hazara ethnic group.
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The U.N. imposes an air embargo and freezes Taliban assets in an attempt to force them to hand over bin Laden for trial.
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Record cold, drought, and civil war push an estimated 200,000 more Afghans into refugee camps.
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Terrorist attack on World Trade Center and Pentagon.
