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The Minister's Empty Depots Proved Kabul Was Starved, Not Liberated
An Afghan minister warned Kabul’s food depots were empty as rival commanders controlled roads-how did a liberation become this catastrophe?
The Minister's Empty Depots Proved Kabul Was Starved, Not Liberated
In this episode, we trace the months after the Soviet withdrawal when former anti‑Soviet commanders vied for Kabul and basic services collapsed. Why did the factions who claimed to liberate the city instead blockade, shell, and withhold food from its civilians?
Person: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Date: November 23, 1992
Location: Kabul
Event: Food depots declared empty
Documented by: Human Rights…
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