Taliban capture of Kabul (1996)

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battle event in the Afghan Civil War military offensive

The Taliban capture of Kabul in 1996 was the decisive takeover of Afghanistan’s capital that enabled the group to establish its first Islamic Emirate and dominate most of the country until 2001.

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Label	Occurrences
Taliban capture of Kabul (1996) canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ event in the Afghan Civil War ⓘ military offensive ⓘ
aftermath	Northern Alliance ⓘ surface form: Northern Alliance retreated to northern Afghanistan Taliban declared the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in Kabul ⓘ Taliban imposed strict interpretation of Islamic law in Kabul ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	fall of Kabul to the Taliban (1996) ⓘ
capitalCaptured	Kabul ⓘ
cause	Taliban expansion from southern Afghanistan toward the capital ⓘ power struggle following the fall of the communist government in Afghanistan ⓘ weakness and fragmentation of the Islamic State of Afghanistan ⓘ
combatant	Islamic State of Afghanistan ⓘ Taliban ⓘ forces loyal to Ahmad Shah Massoud ⓘ forces loyal to Burhanuddin Rabbani ⓘ
commander	Ahmad Shah Massoud ⓘ Burhanuddin Rabbani ⓘ Mullah Mohammad Omar ⓘ
conflict	Afghan Civil War ⓘ surface form: Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
country	Afghanistan ⓘ
date	1996-09-26 ⓘ 1996-09-27 ⓘ
endTime	1996-09-27 ⓘ
followedBy	Taliban offensives in northern Afghanistan (late 1990s) ⓘ continued resistance by the Northern Alliance ⓘ international non-recognition of the Taliban government by most states ⓘ
historicalPeriod	post-Soviet phase of the Afghan conflict ⓘ
location	Kabul ⓘ Kabul Province ⓘ
opponent	United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Northern Alliance (United Islamic Front)
partOf	Afghan Civil War ⓘ surface form: Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Afghan conflicts ⓘ surface form: wider War in Afghanistan (1978–present)
precededBy	Taliban capture of Jalalabad (1996) ⓘ Taliban capture of Logar Province ⓘ
relatedTo	Ahmad Shah Massoud’s defense of Kabul ⓘ Burhanuddin Rabbani ⓘ surface form: Burhanuddin Rabbani government Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) Northern Alliance ⓘ
result	Taliban victory ⓘ beginning of Taliban rule over most of Afghanistan ⓘ collapse of the Islamic State of Afghanistan government in Kabul ⓘ establishment of the first Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ fall of Kabul to the Taliban ⓘ
significance	decisive turning point in the Afghan Civil War ⓘ enabled Taliban to control most of Afghanistan until 2001 ⓘ marked the beginning of Taliban’s first period of rule in Kabul ⓘ
startTime	1996-09-26 ⓘ
year	1996 ⓘ

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