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To: E. T. who wrote (206960)	12/4/2001 10:07:10 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769670

I will have to research that. I will get back to you.....

To: E. T. who wrote (206960)	12/4/2001 10:19:30 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

I don't have precisely what you want, but this is of interest: A list of important dates in the Afghan civil war KABUL, July 28 (AFP) - The current Afghan civil war is an extension of more than 20 years of continuous war covering four eras: -- Dec 1978 to Feb 1989: Occupation by the former Soviet Union. -- Feb 1989 to April 1992: War between the Soviet-backed regime of Mohammad Najibullah and the Mujahideen factions who once fought the Soviets. -- April 1992 to Oct 1994: Najibullah ousted. Mujahideen factions seize power but fighting erupts along ethnic lines between the Pashtoon, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Hazaras and Turkmen. -- Oct 1994 to present: Islamic Taliban movement emerges to challenge the Mujahideen who eventually form the Northern Alliance. The following is a list of important dates tracing the current civil war in Afghanistan since Oct 1994. -- Oct 1994: Taliban emerge with Pakistan sympathy and seize control of Kandahar in the south of the country. The Pashtoon militia vows to oust the "criminal" Mujahideen and introduce true Islamic rule. -- Sept 1995: Heavy fighting among the Mujahideen continues in Kabul as the Taliban capture the western province of Herat forcing other factions to take notice of the fledgling movement. -- June 1996: Taliban capture bases from Pashtoon commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the south forcing him into an alliance with Tajik president Burhanuddin Rabbani and his defence minister Ahmad Shah Masood. -- Sept 1996: Eastern city of Jalalabad falls to the Taliban, Lagman province and Sarobi district outside of Kabul soon follow. On Sept 26 Masood pulls out of Kabul as in-fighting undermines attempts to defend the city against the advancing Taliban. Taliban take Kabul a day later. Najibullah and his brother, who for four years found refuge in a United Nations compound are dragged onto the streets and hanged from a traffic post. -- Oct 1996: Taliban enforce sharia law in Kabul. Girls schools are closed, women are pushed out of the work force, their health facilities are limited and all western ideals are shunned. -- May 1997: Uzbek general Abdul Malik defects to the Taliban allowing the militia to push northwest and take Faryab province and then east into the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Pakistan recognises Taliban as head of state on May 24. One day later Malik defects back and 2,000 Talib troops are massacred by his forces and ethnic Hazaras. The militia is pushed out of Mazar-i-sharif. -- July 1997: Taliban lose Parwan province to opposition Northern Alliance, established by the former Mujahideen factions who once fought each other for control of Kabul. Current frontlines established 25 kilometres outside of Kabul. -- May 1998: UN sponsored peace talks falter. -- July 1998: Taliban launch summer offensive, re-take Faryab province, resulting in sweeping victories against commanders of ethnic Hazaras, Uzbeks and Turkmen. -- August 1998: UN ceasefire calls ignored. Taliban take northern cities of Sherbeghan, and Mazar-i-Sharif where human rights groups say between 3,000 and 8,000 Hazaras are massacred. US bombs suspected terrorist bases allegedly operated by Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden in retaliation for the bombings of two US embassies in east Africa. Local protestors shoot dead an Italian UN staffer. UN and most foreign aid workers evacuate Afghanistan -- Sept 1998: Taliban take Bamiyan in central Afghanistan. Control of Bamiyan is crucial for maintaining north/south supply routes. -- Oct 1998: Taliban launch autumn offensive against Masood who stands in the country's north east as the last alliance leader capable of thwarting a total Taliban victory. Masood repulses Taliban strikes, alliance retakes ground around Taloqan in northern Takhar province and parts of near-by Baghlan and Kunduz provinces. UN maintains recognition of Rabbani government, a source of major irritation for the Taliban who now control 80 percent of the country. -- Nov 1998: Taliban declare bin Laden not guilty of crimes alleged by Washington. Afghans live under constant threat of renewed US military strikes. -- Dec 1998: Absent foreign aid workers begin drifting back. Bin Laden leaves Kanadahar and is missing inside Afghanistan. -- March 1999: UN returns after eight month absence. Numbers of foreign aid workers also increases. UN sponsored peace talks result in power sharing agreement but hopes of peace are dashed by fresh fighting. -- May 1999: Hazara forces retake Bamiyan but the capture is shortlived. Taliban again take the city and a further massacre of Hazaras is alleged. -- June 1999: Alliance says Taliban begin a massive build-up for one decisive strike aimed at destroying Masood hold-up in the heavily fortified Panjsher Valley, and ending the civil war. -- July 1999: US imposes trade sanctions against the Taliban for continuing to harbour bin Laden. Washington warns that military action against Afghanistan remains an option. Fresh UN peace talks through the Six-plus-Two group falter as the world body appeals to both sides to abandon the much anticipated summer offensive. UN Special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi leaves Afghanistan on July 25 after making a last ditch appeal for peace. Taliban and Northern Alliance launch Summer offensive on July 28. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- August 2, 1999: Afghan Taliban capture Jabul-Saraj -- Nov 12,1999: Three people were wounded when a car belonging to Amir Khan Mutaqqi exploded outside the main mosque in Kabul. -- November 14, 1999: Date set by UN for limited sanctions against Afghanistan -- Novenmber 13-15, 1999: Tens of thousands of Afghans in various cities (ie. Kandahar, Pul-i-Khumri, Jalalabad, Kabul, Farah, Mazar-i-sharif etc.) protest against the UN's political terrorism. -- November 21, 1999: The Afghan-Iran border reopens for trade after one year closure. \|home\| geocities.com