Attempts to capture Kabul

The next year was spent in unsuccessful attempts to capture Kabul, which was defended by Ahmad Shah Massoud. Rabbani, the official president of Afghanistan, began building a political alliance with the groups that did not quite support him before: the Uzbeks, the Jalalabadis, and the Hazaras. Russia and Iran also helped him as the least of two harms. Even India joined in from a simple desire to obstruct Pakistan in everything. Trying to gain the initiative, the Taliban suddenly attacked Jalalabad in the end of August of 1996 and captured it in two weeks. Without any stops, the talibs advanced at Kabul and took it on September 26.

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Taliban reorganized

The Taliban, however, by that time has reorganized its command and control system, not without help from Pakistan, and rearmed its soldiers. The Pakistanis have also convinced Rashid Doustum to support the talibs and bomb Herat using his air force. On September 3, 1995 the Taliban have recaptured Shindand, and on the fifth Ismail Khan has surrendered Herat and fled to Iran, just as he did in 1979.

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counteroffensive

Massoud joined forces with Ismail Khan, using his aviation to bomb the talibs and to airlift 2,000 of his warriors to Herat. By the end of summer of 1995 Ismail Khan even began a counteroffensive against the talibs and captured back some of his territory.

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