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es," and says its "fall means that the Taliban have effectively placed a stranglehold on much of Balkh Province and its immensely important capital, Mazar-i-Sharif." According to the Times, "Contributing to the collapse of the city on Monday was the defection of a former member of Parliament and promi
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deal was off before it could reach the Taliban. Indeed the hostility of the latter towards Iran was confirmed in August 1998, after the conquest of Mazar-e Sharif by the Taliban. Following this victory the Pashtun radicals killed nine Iranian diplomats living in the city. During the same period, they

George W. Bush
PersonPresident of the United States from 2001 to 2009

Ken Starr
PersonAmerican judge and educational administrator (1946–2022)
Maria Farmer
PersonAmerican visual artist

European Parliament
OrganizationAmerican funk band most prominent during the 1970s

Columbia University
LocationPrivate Ivy League research university in New York City

Barack Obama
PersonPresident of the United States from 2009 to 2017

Middle East
LocationGeopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

Kabul
LocationCapital and the largest city of Afghanistan

South Asia
LocationRegion in southern Asia

Pyongyang
LocationCapital city of North Korea

USA Today
OrganizationAmerican national daily newspaper

Central Asia
LocationSubregion of the Asian continent

National Security
OrganizationOrganization referenced in documents

Bloomberg L.P.
OrganizationAmerican privately held financial, software, data, and media company