The Taliban take Kabul
In September 1996 the Taliban took over the Afghan capital Kabul
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
September 29, 20149m 4s
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Show Notes
In September 1996 the Taliban took over the Afghan capital Kabul. One of their first acts was to kill the country's former communist president Dr Najibullah. Witness has spoken to two people who were in Kabul that day.
(Photo: A Taliban gunner on the frontline, 30 kms from Kabul. Credit: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)