Military leadership in the Afghan Civil War

Military leadership in the Afghan Civil War

The Civil War in Afghanistan (1978–present), also known as the Afghan Civil War and several other names, was a civil war in Afghanistan. The civil war started when the Communist Party of Afghanistan took all political power in Afghanistan on 27 April 1978. This event led indirectly to the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan.

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Government Armies and allies

Soviet Union

Soviet Union Sergei Sokolov
Soviet Union Valentin Varennikov
Soviet Union Boris Gromov

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Babrak Karmal (PDPA)
Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah (PDPA)
Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Dostum (PDPA)
Afghanistan Burhanuddin Rabbani (Islamic State)
Afghanistan Ahmed Shah Massoud † (Islamic State)
Afghanistan Mohammed Fahim (Islamic State)
Afghanistan Bismillah Khan (Islamic Republic)

NATO forces

United States Tommy Franks (CENTCOM)
United States John P. Abizaid (CENTCOM)
United States William J. Fallon (CENTCOM)
United States Martin Dempsey (CENTCOM)
United States David Petraeus (CENTCOM)
United Kingdom David Richards (ISAF)
United States Dan McNeill (ISAF)
Italy Mauro del Vecchio (ISAF)
United States David D. McKiernan (ISAF)
Germany Egon Ramms (NATO)

Rebels and terrorists

Al-Qaeda

Flag of Jihad.svg Osama bin Laden
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Mustafa Abu al-Yazid

Jihad rebels

Flag of Jihad.svg Ahmad Shah Massoud
Flag of Jihad.svg Abdul Haq
Flag of Jihad.svg Ismail Khan
Flag of Jihad.svg Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Flag of Jihad.svg Jalaluddin Haqqani
Flag of Jihad.svg Abdullah Azzam
Jalaluddin Haqqani
Tohir Yo‘ldosh
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Sirajuddin Haqqani
Baitullah Mehsud (KIA)

Taliban

Afghanistan Mohammed Omar
Afghanistan Obaidullah Akhund (POW)
Afghanistan Mullah Dadullah (KIA)
Afghanistan Mullah Bakht Mohammed (POW)
Afghanistan Jalaluddin Haqqani

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