| Accession Number | P09555.011 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
Bohane, Ben |
| Place made | Afghanistan: Kabul |
| Date made | 1992 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Street scene at a marketplace in Kabul, following the Mujahedeen victory. In April 1992, the ...
Description
Street scene at a marketplace in Kabul, following the Mujahedeen victory. In April 1992, the Mujahideen, various loosely-aligned Afghan opposition groups led by Commander Ahmed Shad Massoud, overthrew the pro-Soviet Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA), took control of Kabul and negotiated the creation of a government. As Defence minister in this government, Massoud later ordered a retreat from Kabul on September 26, 1996, after Taliban forces encircled the capital. He subsequently was a key figure in the formation of the 'Northern Alliance', an alliance of various political groups who later fought against Taliban rule in Afghanistan.