Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (The Eagle Looks to the Right)

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي امارات‎, Da Afghanistan Islami Amarat) was an Islamic state established in 1996 when the Taliban began their rule of Afghanistan and ended with their fall from power in 2001. The Taliban established control over approximately 90% of the country, the northeast was held by the Northern Alliance.

The Islamic emirate was established when the Taliban captured Kabul on September 27, 1996, forcing Ahmad Shah Massoud's forces to retreat to the north. Massoud would form an alliance with the northern tribes called United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan, colloquially known as the "Northern Alliance" as referred in international media.