BBCNEWS Students of War - The Rise of... December 28, 2021 19:47:00
The pakistanis were backing gulbuddin hekmatyar to come into power. the iranians and the indians were backing rabbani and massoud. the un was trying to put together a coalition government with communist elements, as well as mujahideen elements. so everybody was doing their own thing. by 1992, two of the strongest mujahideen parties were closing in on kabul. those coming down from the north were led by ahmad shah massoud. his bitter rival gulbuddin hekmatyar was moving up from the south—east. najibullah's government collapsed and he took shelter in the united nations compound in the city. on ...