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The Northern Alliance (Dari: ائتلاف شمال E'tilāf Šumāl or اتحاد شمال Ettehād Šumāl), officially known as the United National Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (Dari: جبهه متحد ملی برای نجات افغانستان Jabha-ye Muttahid-e Millī barāye Najāt-e Afğānistān), was a military alliance of groups that operated between early 1992 and 2001 [4 ...
The Northern Alliance, officially the Northern Alliance – Burma (Burmese: မြန်မာပြည်မြောက်ပိုင်း မဟာမိတ်တပ်ဖွဲ့; abbreviated NA-B), is a military coalition in Myanmar composed of four ethnic insurgent groups: the Arakan Army (AA), the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA ...
Carrying out the U.S. Army's first cavalry charge of the 21st century, the American and Northern Alliance forces disperse the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and Dostum tracks down and kills Razzan. After Spencer is medevaced, Nelson and Dostum continue to Mazar-i-Sharif but find Atta Muhammad has beaten them there. Against expectations, Dostum leaves ...
[20] [26] It was the birthplace of anti-Soviet and Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. [30] Ahmad Shah Massoud's son, Ahmad Massoud, is widely seen as his successor. [31] In July 2021, during the 2021 Taliban offensive, the remnants of the Northern Alliance began mobilizing under an umbrella called Resistance II. [25] [32]
Extensive Pakistani and Saudi support played a key role in these Taliban victories. Massoud retreated to his native Panjshir Valley, forming the United Front (also known as the "Northern Alliance"), which was backed by India, Iran, and Russia as a bulwark against the further expansion of the Taliban's militant Sunni fundamentalism into Central ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 March 2025. Afghan Field Marshal, politician (born 1954) Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum HDR(A) O.R.(B) MSSS عبدالرشید دوستم First Vice President of Afghanistan In office 29 September 2014 – 19 February 2020 President Ashraf Ghani Preceded by Yunus Qanuni Succeeded by Amrullah Saleh ...
The siege of Kunduz occurred during the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan.After the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif on 9 November, the focus of the Northern Alliance advance shifted towards the city of Kunduz, which was the last remaining Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan.
Just fifteen days after the hijackings, Wood was one of the seven- or eight-man advance Northern Afghanistan Liaison Team (NALT) led by Schroen and deputy Phil Reilly [3] inserted by Mi-17 helicopter into Afghanistan on September 26, 2001. [4] [5] [6] They brought a range of skills to bear including proficiency in Russian, Dari, and Persian.