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Kābul, Afghanistan Kābul, Afghanistan
Civil War Destruction Civil War Destruction
Open-Air Market, Kābul Open-Air Market, Kābul

Civil War Destruction

Civil War Destruction
From 1992 until 1996, when the Taliban took control of the city, Kābul suffered heavy damage from warring rebel factions, leaving the city in near ruins.
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Afghanistan; Soviet-Afghan War; Islamic Fundamentalism; Kābul (city)
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