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Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–92)

Afghan Civil War
(1989–1992)
Part of the War in Afghanistan (1978–present)
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Afghanistan in 1989, following the Soviet withdrawal.
Date February 15, 1989 – April 30, 1992
(3 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Result

Mujahideen victory
Belligerents
Afghanistan Republic of Afghanistan
Supported by
Soviet Union Soviet Union (until late 1991)

Mujahideen
Supported by
United States United States
Pakistan Pakistan

 China

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Commanders and leaders

Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah  (POW)
Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Dostum (until 1991) (AWOL)
Afghanistan Shahnawaz Tanai (until 1990) (attempted coup, fled Afghanistan)

Afghanistan Mohammad Aslam Watanjar 		Ahmad Shah Massoud
Abdul Haq
Jalaluddin Haqqani
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Abdul Rasul Sayyaf
Abdul Rashid Dostum
Osama Bin Laden
Strength

Afghan National Army:

55,000 (1989)

Presidential Guard:

10,000 (1989)

All forces under DRA control:

around 160,000 (1991), including paramilitary and KHAD

Militia forces:

up to 170,000 (1991)		 Unknown
Battle of Jalalabad
Part of Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–1992)
Date 5 March – 16 May 1989
Location Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Result Afghan government victory
Belligerents

Afghanistan Afghanistan

Supported by:
Soviet Union Soviet Union

Afghan Mujahideen:
Hezbi Islami
Ittihad-i Islami
Arab volunteers
Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence

Supported by:
United States United States
Commanders and leaders
Afghanistan Mohammed Fahim
Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Dostum
Afghanistan Nur ul-Haq Ulumi 		Abdul Rasul Sayyaf
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Pakistan Hamid Gul
Units involved
Afghanistan 11th Division, ANA
Afghanistan Soviet Scud batteries		 Pakistan 40th Army Division, XII Corps
Pakistan Special Activities Division
Pakistan SS Directorate
Strength
Afghanistan 15,000 Pakistan 10,000
Casualties and losses
Afghanistan unknown Pakistan 3,000 killed
12,000–15,000 civilians killed
Battle of Kabul
Part of Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–1992)
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Control in Kabul following fall of Govt

     Shura-e Nazar (Massoud)      Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan (Sayyaf)      National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Dostum)      Hezbe Wahdat (Mazari)

     Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (Gulbuddin)
Date March – April 1992
Location Kabul, Afghanistan
Result

Collapse of Najibullah's Government
Belligerents

Mujahideen Supported by:

Pakistan ISI
United States CIA 		Afghanistan Republic of Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders

Ahmad Shah Massoud
Abdul Rasul Sayyaf
Abdul Rashid Dostum
Abdul Ali Mazari

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 		Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah
Afghanistan Gen. Mohammad Nabi Azimi
Afghanistan Gen. Nur ul-Haq Ulumi
Strength
20,000 100,000
Casualties and losses
5,000 killed and wounded . Rest fled. 3,000 killed and wounded.

Mujahideen victory

Mujahideen
Supported by
United States United States
Pakistan Pakistan

 China

Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah  (POW)
Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Dostum (until 1991) (AWOL)
Afghanistan Shahnawaz Tanai (until 1990) (attempted coup, fled Afghanistan)


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