[Tolo News] Today is the 14th anniversary of the execution of Dr Najibullah, the former president of Afghanistan, by the Taliban and the capture of Kabul by this groupDr Najibullah, the former president of Afghanistan and his brother Shahpoor Ahmadzai, were executed on Sept. 28 1996 by the Taliban group who took over the Afghan capital Kabul on the same day.
After their execution, the dead bodies of the prominent Afghan leader and his brother were hanged on Aryana Square in front of the Presidential Palace.
Dr Najibullah, the fourth president of the communist regime of Afghanistan, was born in Kabul in 1947. He completed his studies in Habibia High School in Kabul and then joined the medical faculty in Kabul University and graduated as a medical doctor in 1975.
His political career started when he joined the Parcham faction of the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) in 1965.
He was jailed twice for his political activities and his stance on ending the power of feudals in the countryside. He was also famous for promoting equal rights for women and various ethnic minorities and the release of more than 13,000 political prisoners.
He served as the president of Afghanistan from 1986 to 1992 the year in which his government was over thrown by the Mujahidden. He stayed in Kabul under the UN's protection until 1996 and was executed by the Taliban on the first day the group took over the capital.
... after the UN handed him over...
The Taliban established an Islamic jihad boy government and implemented strict rules that were considered medieval, and included a ban on girls' and women's education and also forced men to grow beard.
During the Taliban rule in Afghanistan until their regime was ousted in 2001, those violating Islamic rules were severly punished, especially thieves could face amputation of hands or feet.
"We unfortunately witnessed many miseries at that time, such as the killing of women for different purposes," said Sabrina Saqib, a member of parliament, pointing out the Taliban rule.
Wahid Muzhda, a political analyst, has a different opinion regarding the why the Taliban acted strictly.
"They (Taliban) thought whatever existed in villages were Islamic, and whatever existed in the cities was un-Islamic. This created contradiction for them and they lost the support of the citizens," Muzhda told TOLOnews.
"They (Taliban) burnt our lands and gardens and that is why we still do not have good harvest results," a resident from the Shamali plains told TOLOnews.