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25th anniversary: The Taliban drove Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, tortured...

Name: 25th anniversary: The Taliban drove Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, tortured...
Start: 2021-09-27

Mon, September 27, 2021

5 yr ago

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In 1996, The Taliban drove Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, tortured and murdered former president Mohammad Najibullah, and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

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2026-09-25: added to 2021-09-27