Afghan Civil War

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armed conflict civil war civil war phase

The Afghan Civil War refers to the prolonged internal conflicts in Afghanistan, particularly after the Soviet withdrawal and the fall of the communist government, involving rival mujahideen factions, warlords, and later the Taliban, which devastated the country’s political stability and infrastructure.

Aliases (9)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict → civil war → civil war phase → civil war phase → civil war phase →
alsoKnownAs	Battle for Kabul (1992–1996) →
caused	destruction of infrastructure in Afghanistan → large-scale internal displacement → political fragmentation of Afghanistan →
conflictIn	Afghanistan →
endTime	1992 → 1996 → 2001 →
followed	Soviet–Afghan War → Soviet–Afghan War →
hasPhase	Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) → Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) → Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) →
location	Kabul → Kandahar → Mazar-i-Sharif →
mainBelligerent	Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin → Hizb-e Wahdat → Islamic State of Afghanistan → Islamic State of Afghanistan → Ittehad-e Islami → Jamiat-e Islami → Junbish-i Milli → Northern Alliance → Republic of Afghanistan → Taliban → Taliban → mujahideen factions →
majorCombatant	Islamic State of Afghanistan → Northern Alliance → Republic of Afghanistan → Taliban → mujahideen factions →
partOf	Afghan conflict →
preceded	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
result	Taliban capture of Kabul in 1996 → U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 → fall of the communist government in Kabul →
startTime	1989 → 1992 → 1996 →
supportedBy	India → Iran → Pakistan → Russia → Saudi Arabia → al-Qaeda →
timePeriod	late 20th century →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abdul Rashid Dostum ("Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)") → Abdul Rashid Dostum ("Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)") → Ahmad Shah Massoud ("Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)") → Ahmad Shah Massoud ("Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)") → Northern Alliance →	conflict
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar ("Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)") → Gulbuddin Hekmatyar ("Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)") → Taliban ("War in Afghanistan (1996–2001)") → Taliban ("Afghan civil war") →	activeInConflict
Afghan conflicts ("Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)") → Afghan conflicts ("Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)") → Afghan conflicts ("Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)") →	hasPart
Afghan Civil War ("Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)") → Afghan Civil War ("Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)") → Afghan Civil War ("Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)") →	hasPhase
Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan ("Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)") → Soviet–Afghan War ("Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)") →	followedBy
Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) ("Battle for Kabul (1992–1996)") →	alsoKnownAs
Afghanistan →	historicalEvent
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan ("Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)") →	involvedIn
Afghan American ("Afghan civil war (1990s)") →	majorMigrationWave
Mohammad Najibullah ("Afghan civil war (1989–1992)") →	participantIn
Soviet–Afghan War ("Afghan Civil War (1978–1979)") →	precededBy