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(BreadWinner) Hossain
Hossain died from a land mine. -
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Afghanistan
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When did the Taliban take over Afghanistan?
The Taliban, under the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar, seize control of Kabul and implement a strict interpretation of Islamic law. (September 27, 1996) They exile President Rabbani and execute Najibullah. -
Girls cant leave their home. (BreadWinner)
The Taliban make a law where women can not leave their home unless they have a male escort. -
(BreadWinner) girls couldn't go to school
Parvana and Nooria couldnt go to school. -
(BreadWinner) Father was arrested
Parvanas father was arrested by the Taliban because he was educated. -
Taliban failed to capture Mazar-i-sharif
The Taliban fail to capture and hold the city of Mazar-i-Sharif (held sacred by Shiites as the site of Ali's grave). Pakistani religious schools send reinforcements to the Taliban. -
(BreadWinner) Parvana becomes a boy
Parvana cuts her hair to look like a boy so her family coud still eat. -
(BreadWinner) Taliban soldier gave parvana a note
A Taliban soldier gave Parvana a letter to read and he began to cry because he remembered his dead wife. -
U.S. launches missiles
The U.S. launches missiles at suspected bin Laden bases in retaliation for the bombing of embassies in Africa. -
Bamian
The Taliban take over the city of Bamian. -
Un-brokered peace agreement is reached.
A UN-brokered peace agreement is reached between the Taliban and their main remaining foe, the Northern Alliance under Ahmed Shah Massoud. Fighting breaks out again in July. -
The Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif.
The Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif. There are unconfirmed reports of mass arrests and executions (numbering in the thousands) of Shiites, especially of the Hazara ethnic group. -
The U.N. imposes an air embargo.
The U.N. imposes an air embargo and freezes Taliban assets in an attempt to force them to hand over bin Laden for trial. -
Record cold, drought, and civil war.
Record cold, drought, and civil war push an estimated 200,000 more Afghans into refugee camps. -
9/11
Terrorist attack on World Trade Center and Pentagon.
