Afghanistan Politics and government 1989-2001 (Geographic Name)

Work cat.: 96930406: Dushman kīst, 1995.

Encyc. Americana: v. 1, p. 255 (A UN-brokered agreement for Soviet withdrawal was reached in April 1988, the withdrawal was completed in Feb. 1989 ... Defeated in their mid-1995 assault against Kabul, the Taliban continued their bombardments of the city, took it on Sept. 27, 1996, and established a new government based on Islamic law)

CNN.com/world, Jan. 9, 2002 ("The road to a post-Taliban government in Afghanistan was paved Dec. 5, 2001, when delegates at the UN-sponsored talks signed a landmark accord to set up a provisional administration. The interim administration is to govern for six months, starting Dec. 22.")