First Taliban Emirate in Afghanistan (1996–2001)

1. Taliban movement formed in Kandahar

   Sep 1, 1994Labels: Taliban, Kandahar

   • History
   • IEA 1996 2001

2. Taliban capture Kandahar city

   Nov 1, 1994Labels: Kandahar, Taliban

   • IEA 1996 2001

3. Northern Alliance formed to resist Taliban

   Sep 1, 1996Labels: Northern Alliance, Ahmad Shah

   • Northern Alliance
   • Civil War 1996

4. Taliban seize Kabul and take national power

   Sep 27, 1996Labels: Kabul, Taliban

   • TIME
   • UPI

5. Former President Najibullah executed in Kabul

   Sep 27, 1996Labels: Najibullah, Kabul

   • Britannica
   • TIME

6. Iranian diplomats killed after Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif

   Aug 8, 1998Labels: Mazar-i-Sharif, Iran

   • UN Press
   • Iran diplomats

7. U.S. strikes al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan

   Aug 20, 1998Labels: United States, al-Qaeda

   • Infinite Reach

8. UN Security Council adopts Resolution 1214 on Afghanistan

   Dec 8, 1998Labels: UN Security, Taliban

   • UN Digital

9. UN Security Council imposes Taliban sanctions (Resolution 1267)

   Oct 15, 1999Labels: UN Security, Resolution 1267

   • UN SC

10. Taliban decrees ban on poppy cultivation

    Jul 1, 2000Labels: Mullah Omar, Taliban

    • Mullah Omar

11. UN Security Council expands sanctions (Resolution 1333)

    Dec 19, 2000Labels: UN Security, Resolution 1333

    • UNSCR 1333

12. Bamiyan Buddhas destroyed under Taliban orders

    Mar 12, 2001Labels: Bamiyan Buddhas, Taliban

    • IRIN
    • Bamiyan Buddhas

13. Ahmad Shah Massoud assassinated by al-Qaeda operatives

    Sep 9, 2001Labels: Ahmad Shah, al-Qaeda

    • Massoud assassination

14. U.S.-UK air campaign begins in Afghanistan

    Oct 7, 2001Labels: United States, United Kingdom

    • OEF
    • Crescent Wind

15. Taliban lose Kabul to Northern Alliance

    Nov 13, 2001Labels: Kabul, Northern Alliance

    • Fall of Kabul

16. Bonn Agreement establishes post-Taliban roadmap

    Dec 5, 2001Labels: Bonn Agreement, Afghan factions

    • HRW
    • Bonn Agreement

17. Taliban abandon Kandahar, their last stronghold

    Dec 7, 2001Labels: Kandahar, Taliban

    • Washington Post