Draft:Battle of Kabul (1995)


Battle of kabul 1995
Part of Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
Date11 March, 1995
Location
Kabul, Afghanistan
Result decisive victory of Islamic State of Afghanistan
Territorial
changes		 Islamic State of Afghanistan captured all of kabul.[10]
Belligerents
 Islamic State Afghanistan AfghanistanTaliban
 Pakistan[1]
 Al-Qaeda[2][3] *Supported by:
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Commanders and leaders
Afghanistan Ahmad Shah Massoud
Afghanistan Mohammad Panah  X
Afghanistan Mohammad Fahim
AfghanistanBurhanuddin Rabbani		 AfghanistanMuhammad Omar
AfghanistanMullah Borjan  X
al-QaedaOsama bin Laden
Pakistan Benazir Bhutto
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Minor damages heavy

Battle of kabul was a battle between the Islamic State of Afghanistan and the Taliban that took place in 1995 in the kabul which was a decisive victory for the government forces and a heavy defeat for the Taliban. After capturing Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's territory and by deposing of the Hezbe Wahdat, on 11 March the Taliban launched a massive campaign to capture Kabul. the war started in the south and west of Kabul between the Taliban and the government forces. This was the first time which the Taliban faced the forces of Ahmad Shah Massoud,The Taliban suffered heavy losses and retreated to Logar.[11][12][13]

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