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Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 June 1998...By February 1993 Afghanistan's capital had become a battlefield between five rival political factions. The trolley terminal was one of the frontlines...In September 1996 a Taliban force of 30,000 approached Kabul from Jalalabad and via Sorubi. Dostum thereupon pulled his Uzbek troops back to reinforce his control of the north-west, leaving Masud's Tajik forces to face the Taliban alone. Rather than getting trapped, Masud withdrew to defend the Panjshir. Thus the Taliban, which enjoyed Pakistan's support (weaponry, aircraft, fuel, funds and intelligence), met little resistance when it entered Kabul on 26 September.. (KEYSTONE/VII Photo/Daniel Schwartz)