Events
The last of the Soviet troops are evacuated from Afghanistan.The Taliban take the city of HeratThe Taliban take Jalalabad and KabulAhmed Shah Massoud is the victim of an assassination plot.The World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. are attacked by terrorists.The beginning of the Anglo-American intervention in AfghanistanThe Northern Alliance regains control of Mazar-i-ShanifThe Taliban abandon Kabul overnightHamid Karzai is the first person to take power in Afghanistan peacefully in 30 yearsPeriods
The Taliban continue their advances to the north, and takes over the city of Mazar-i-SharifThe Soviets invaded Afghanistan. The Soviet-Afghan war lasted 9 years.
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