| Taliban Timeline: | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| 1992 | |
| April | Mujahideen drive Soviet forces out of Afghanistan. |
| 1993 | |
| Fighting between tribal factions leaves 10,000 civilians dead. | |
| January | Factional fighting destroys most of Kabul. |
| February | U.N. appoints Special Mission to Afghanistan. |
| October | Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto meets Afghan warlords in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan. |
| Nov. 5 | Taliban seize Kandahar. |
| Nov. 25 | Taliban seize Lashkargarh and Helmand in southern Afghanistan. |
| 1995 | |
| January | 3,000 Pakistanis cross border at Peshawar, Pakistan to join Taliban. |
| Feb. 11 | Taliban control nine of 30 provinces. |
| Feb. 18 | Taliban present their conditions for joining interim government of Afghanistan. Conditions include that the interim government should be a neutral force made up of Taliban, that only good Muslims should participate, and that all 30 provinces must be represented. |
| March 7 | Taliban move into southern Kabul. |
| April 4 | Taliban capture part of Shindana air base near Herat. |
| April 29 | Government forces push Taliban back 80 miles from Shindand. |
| July | Saudi deputy intelligence chief visits Afghanistan on peace mission and meets with Taliban. |
| September | Taliban seize Shindand and Herat. Pakistani embassy in Kabul sacked. Iran warns Taliban not to cross its border. |
| October | Taliban move 400 tanks from Kandahar to Kabul. |
| Nov. 11 | Taliban launch rockets on Kabul. |
| Nov. 26 | Intense bombing blitz by Taliban on Kabul. Taliban are pushed back by government forces. |
| 1996 | |
| March 3 | Burhanuddin Rabbani, then president of Afghanistan, visits Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. |
| March 20 | Shura [meeting] of Taliban leaders. |
| April 4 | Shura ends, jihad against Rabbani declared. |
| April 19 | U.S. diplomats meet Afghan leaders in Kabul and Kandahar. |
| June | Taliban mount bombing campaign on Kabul. |
| July | U.N. appoints Norbert Hull as envoy to Afghanistan. |
| September | Taliban seize Jalalabad, Sarobi, Asadabad, and Kabul, effectively taking control of Afghanistan. Iran, Russia, India, and central Asian states condemn takeover. |
| Oct. 10 | Warlord leaders Dostum, Massoud, and Khalil meet and form “Supreme Council for the Defence of the Motherland.” |
| Oct. 18 | Massoud takes Bagram. |
| Oct. 24 | “We will fight to the death and give our last drop of blood for Kabul,” declares Mullah Omar. |
| Oct. 31 | Troops from Iran belonging to Ismael Khan land in Maimana to resist Taliban in the West. |
| 1997 | |
| January | Taliban regain control of Bagram. |
| February | Taliban delegation visits United States. |
| March | Assassination attempt on Governor of Herat. |
| May 19 | Warlord, Gen. Malik Pahlawan, joins Taliban. |
| May 20 | Malik takes Baghidis, Faryab, Sar-e-Pul. |
| May 24 | Taliban enter Mazar-i-Sharif. Sharia imposed. Girls school closed. |
| May 26 | Pakistan announce recognition of Taliban government. Talks between Malik and Taliban end without agreement. |
| May 28 | Taliban lose Mazar-i-Sharif. Hundreds of Taliban dead. Thousands reported captured. |
| June 2 | Taliban close Iranian Embassy in Kabul. Thousands of Pakistanis join Taliban. |
| June 12 | Rabbani and Malik meet: form United Islamic and National Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan. |
| July 19 | Massoud seizes Bagram and Charikar. Taliban leave behind heavy weapons. |
| July 21 | Malik in Iran for negotiations. |
| July 28 | Lakhdar Brahimi appointed by U.N. to prepare report on situation in Afghanistan. |
| Aug. 7 | CARE, an non-governmental organization (NGO), suspends women's programs in Kabul. ICRC, another NGO, report almost 7,000 wounded since May. |
| Aug. 12 | Opposition meets in Mazar-i-Sharif. Reappoints Rabbani as president. |
| Aug. 19 | Taliban issue warning to press: "Report fairly or be thrown out." |
| Sept. 4 | King Fahd says Saudi Arabia will assist Taliban in health and education. Iran, Russia, and France accused by Taliban of helping opposition. |
| Sept. 8 | Taliban forces recapture airport at Mazar-i-Sharif. |
| Sept. 9 | Malik's home in Mazar-i-Sharif is burnt down. He leaves the city. Extensive looting in Mazar-i-Sharif. U.N. agencies withdraw from city. Taliban forced to retreat from airport. |
| Sept. 12 | Gen. Dostum in Mazar-i-Sharif after return from Turkey. 70 Hazara villagers killed by Taliban in Qazil Abad. Order and peace restored in Mazar-i-Sharif. Taliban retreat under pressure from Dostum's forces. |
| Sept. 18 | More fighting in Mazar-i-Sharif. Taliban claim to have full financial and political backing of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. |
| Sept. 28 | European Commission delegate Emma Bonino arrested by Taliban along with 19 other delegates—held for three hours. |
| Sept. 30 | Taliban expel three U.N. workers. |
| Oct. 1 | After visiting 13 countries, Brahimi completes mission. |
| Oct. 8 | Taliban pushed back to Kunduz by Dostum. Transit trade agreement with Pakistan rejected. |
| Oct. 21 | Dostum takes Shebarghan. Malik flees to Iran. |
| Nov. 16 | The discovery by Dostum of 2,000 dead Taliban in mass graves near Shebarghan leads to prisoner exchange after Dostum offers to return the bodies to the Taliban. |
| Nov. 18 | U.S. Sec. of State, Madeline Albright, visiting Pakistan, criticizes Taliban for their human rights abuses. |
| Dec. 17 | U.N. Security Council denounces foreign interference in Afghanistan and criticizes arms supplies to various factions. U.N. hopes for cease-fire. |
| 1998 | |
| Jan. 6 | Iran, Pakistan, and Tajikistan courted by President Rabbani for participation in U.N. regional conference on future of Afghanistan. Bamiyan remains under fire from Taliban. Food running out in Bamiyan. |
| Jan. 7 | Appeal by U.N. General Secretary, Kofi Annan, to allow food into Bamiyan. |
| Jan. 13 | 80 Taliban soldiers killed when plane crashes near Quetta, Pakistan. Taliban and villagers resisting Taliban overtures engage in shootout near Kandahar. |
| Feb. 4 | Four thousand die in earthquake in northeast Afghanistan. Aid agencies fettered by snow. |
| Feb. 20 | Another earthquake. |
| March 14 | Afghan women honored worldwide during International Women's Day. |
| March 22 | Mediation efforts between Taliban and opposition. Brahimi returns. |
| April 1 | Taliban announce negotiating team for Ulema Commission. |
| April 17 | U.S. envoy, Bill Richardson, in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif. |
| April 26 | Ulema Commission, under U.N. observation, meets in Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| May 4 | Ulema collapses. |
| May 17 | Taliban jets attack Taloquan. 31 people killed, 100 injured. Fighting intensifies around Kabul and in the north of the country. |
| May 30 | Another earthquake in northeast: 5,000 dead. |
| June 18 | Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi intelligence chief, visits Kandahar. |
| June 30 | NGOs refuse Taliban demands to move to destroyed university building. |
| July 3 | Central Asian summit calls for end to war in Afghanistan. |
| July 9 | Rockets fired at U.N. plane in Kabul. Mullah Omar issues edicts banning TV. All Christians face deportation. Former communists face punishment. Former communist Afghan Defense Minister murdered in Quetta. |
| July 12 | Maimana captured by Taliban. 800 Uzbek prisoners taken. 100 tanks taken. |
| July 18 | EU suspends all humanitarian aid to Kabul in response to restrictions imposed by the Taliban. |
| July 31 | Recruitment drive by Taliban leaders at madrassa in Pakistan results in 5,000 Pakistanis going to fight in Afghanistan. |
| Aug. 1 | Taliban capture Shebargham. |
| Aug. 7 | U.S. embassies bombed in Kenya and Tanzania. Osama bin Laden is prime suspect. |
| Aug. 8 | Taliban seize Mazar-i-Sharif: eleven Iranian diplomates killed; journalist killed; thousands of Hazaras killed. [Hazaras are an etnhic group that comprise approx. 9 percent of Afghanistan's population] |
| Aug. 10 | Taliban capture Taloquan. |
| Aug. 18 | Allegation by Aytollah Khomeini of plot against Iran by Taliban. Tensions high between Taliban and Iran. Taliban announce they will protect Osama bin Laden. |
| Aug. 20 | Attack by U.S. fighter planes. 75 cruise missiles launched at alleged training camps of Osama bin Laden. Twenty-one dead, 30 injured. |
| Aug. 21 | Foreigners evacuate Afghanistan. |
| Aug. 26 | Indictment by New York Grand Jury against Osama Bin Laden for involvement in embassy bombings. |
| Sept. 1 | Iran sends 70,000 troops to border with Afghanistan to carry out war games. |
| Sept. 6 | Tensions escalate between Iran and Taliban: Iran declares it must protect its citizens. Restraint urged by United States. Taliban look for recognition by U.N.. |
| Sept. 13 | Taliban take Bamiyan. |
| Sept. 20 | Forces loyal to Gen. Massoud rocket Kabul. Dozens killed and over 200 injured. |
| Sept. 22 | Taliban envoy expelled from Saudi Arabia over refusal to hand over Bin Laden. |
| Sept. 27 | Taliban send 30,000 troops to border with Iran. |
| Oct. 2 | Iran violates Herat airspace. War games involving 200,000 Iranian troops begin. |
| Oct. 14 | Brahami and Omar engage in talks. First ever meeting for Omar with foreign diplomat. All Iranian prisoners to be freed. |
| Oct. 23 | Gen. Massoud and troops enter Kunduz province. |
| Oct. 25 | Gen. Massoud seizes Imam Saheb (on Tajikistan border). |
| Nov. 7 | Taliban accused of slaughtering 4,000 people in Mazar-i-Sharif. Calls for broad-based government. |
| Nov. 13 | Mohammed Akbari, leader of Hizb-e-Wahadat, surrenders to Taliban. |
| Dec. 1 | University students shot in Jalalabad. Four dead. |
| Dec. 9 | Strict resolution on Afghanistan passed by U.N. General Assembly. |
| Dec. 29 | "Education in Afghanistan has collapsed:" UNICEF. |
| 1999 | |
| Jan. 10 | Taliban say military solution only answer and reject newly-formed Peace and National Unity Party. Gen. Massoud continues offensive in north. |
| Jan. 12 | Family of Abdul Haq killed. Abdul Haq, a renowned mujahideen fighter, later becomes a charismatic leader of Northern Allinace before being assassinated by Taliban in early September 2001. |
| Jan. 19 | In a warning to highway robbers, the limbs of six such robbers caught by the Taliban are hung from trees. |
| Jan. 21 | U.N. appeals for cease-fire. |
| Jan. 31 | China sends delegation to Kabul. |
| Feb. 2 | Then U.S. Deputy of State, Strobe Talbot, meets Taliban in Islamabad, Pakistan, and hands over letter requesting extradition of Osama bin Laden. |
| Feb. 9 | Taliban dismiss letter, but say they will curb Bin Laden. |
| Feb. 13 | Taliban say whereabouts of Bin Laden unknown. Gen. Massoud in Iran for talks. |
| Feb. 28 | Anti-Taliban Alliance plans to form 150-man government. |
| March 3 | Turkmen Foreign Minister, Sheikh Muradov, meets Omar in Kandahar. First meeting between the two. |
| March 11 | Talks begin between opposition and Taliban, under U.N. auspices. |
| March 14 | At talks, both sides agree to release some prisoners. |
| March 24 | U.N. representative, Brahimi, meets Omar in Kandahar. |
| March 30 | New round of talks between Taliban and opposition. Strong criticism from both sides. |
| April 10 | Omar rules out further talks. |
| April 15 | Human rights abuses in Aghanistan criticized by then U.S. president, Bill Clinton. |
| April 21 | Bamiyan overcome by Hizb-e-Wahadat. Dozens killed. |
| April 28 | Taliban bombs Bamiyan; 30 civilians killed. |
| April 29 | Pipeline agreement between Taliban, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan revived. Pipeline would run through Afghanistan. Parties involved hope to find a sponsor for the project. |
| May 5 | Joint statement by Iran and Uzbekistan to challenge any takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban. |
| May 9 | Taliban recapture Bamiyan. |
| May 12 | Taliban sign agreement to buy energy from Turkmenistan. |
| May 14 | United States issues first warning to Pakistan not to assist Taliban, United States says it favors the return of ex-King Zahir Shah. |
| May 22 | Taliban crush rebellion in Herat. Taliban accuse Iran of arming rebels. |
| June 2 | Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan meets with Taliban leadership for first time. Taliban insist they will only attend "Six-plus-Two" meeting of Central Asian states if they are recognized as the official government of Afghanistan. |
| June 8 | United States Places Osama Bin Laden on the top of the FBI list of most-wanted fugitives. |
| July 6 | United States imposes economic sanctions on Taliban regime. Taliban begins offensive against Massoud. Thousands of Pakistani and Arab recruits join Taliban forces. |
| July 19 | "Six-plus-Two" talks begin in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Few substantial results. |
| July 27 | Northern Alliance rockets Kabul Airport. U.N. aid planes stop flying to Kabul. |
| August | Heavy fighting in the north of Afghanistan. Massoud's forces retreat before Taliban offensive. 4,000 dead in fighting. 200,000 refugees leave Shomali Valley. |
| Sept. 10 | UNDCP says Afghanistan's opium production has doubled since September, 1998. 97 percent of cultivation under Taliban control. |
| Sept. 20 | Russia says Afghans, Pakistanis, and Arabs based in Afghanistan are fighting in Chechnya and Dagestan. |
| Oct. 12 | Military coup in Pakistan overthrows the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. |
| 2000 | |
| Feb. 6 | Afghan civilians hijack international flight from Kabul and fly to London. Standoff ends peacefully after four days. Talks between Northern Alliance and Taliban collapse. |
| March 27 | Ismail Khan escapes from Taliban jail in Kandahar and arrives in Iran. Severe drought hits Afghanistan. Taliban appeals for international aid. |
| July 1 | Taliban launch summer attack North of Kabul, repulsed. Heavy fighting throughout summer. |
| July 10 | Bomb blasts in Pakistan's embassy in Kabul. |
| Sept. 5 | After month-long siege, Taliban capture Taloquan in Takhar province from Massoud. 150,000 refugees flee to Tajikistan. Central Asia and Russia condemn Taliban advances. |