Mujahideen takeover of Kabul

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The Mujahideen takeover of Kabul in 1992 was the capture of Afghanistan’s capital by anti-communist guerrilla factions, marking the collapse of the Soviet-backed government and the start of a new phase of civil war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in the Afghan Civil War
historical event
military offensive
capitalCaptured Kabul
chronology occurred after Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
occurred before Taliban capture of Kabul in 1996
conflictType civil war
urban warfare
country Afghanistan
describedAs capture of Afghanistan’s capital by anti-communist guerrilla factions
turning point in post-Soviet Afghan politics
endTime 1992
followedBy Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
linked to: Afghan Civil War

Taliban rise to power
hasCause Najibullah government loss of support
collapse of the Soviet-backed Afghan government
withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan
hasPart Battle of Kabul (1992)
location Kabul
opponent Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Najibullah government
participant Afghan mujahideen factions
Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Ittehad-e Islami
Jamiat-e Islami
Junbish-i Milli
linked to: Junbish-e Milli

forces loyal to Abdul Rashid Dostum
forces of Ahmad Shah Massoud
linked to: Afghan mujahideen

forces of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
government forces of Mohammad Najibullah
partOf Afghan Civil War (1978–present, broad sense)
linked to: Afghan Civil War

Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
linked to: Afghan Civil War
pointInTime 1992
politicalContext end of Soviet influence in Afghanistan
transition from communist rule to Islamist-led government structures
result beginning of a new phase of Afghan civil war
collapse of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
establishment of the Islamic State of Afghanistan (interim) in Kabul
fall of the communist government in Kabul
outbreak of factional fighting in Kabul
power struggle among mujahideen factions
significantPerson Abdul Rashid Dostum
Ahmad Shah Massoud
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Mohammad Najibullah
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
startTime April 1992

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