Siege of Hazarajat

Siege of Hazarajat
	Part of Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
Date	November 1996 – July 1997
Location	Hazarajat
Result	Hezbe Wahdat victory Siege lifted;
Belligerents
Taliban	Hezbe Wahdat
Commanders and leaders
Jalaluddin Haqqani	Karim Khalili; Mohammad Mohaqiq; Shafi Hazara
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
3,000 killed or wounded; 3,600 POWs	Unknown
	Civilian casualties: 7,000 wounded (both sides)

The siege of Hazarajat began in November 1996 and ended in May–July 1996 by the moto of ethnic cleansing of the Hazaras it ended by anti-Taliban uprisings the uprisings were inspired by the revolt in Mazar-i-Sharif In ten weeks of fighting between May and July, the Taliban suffered over 3,000 killed or wounded, and some 3,600 became POWs The morale of the Taliban plummeted after early defeats in the Battles of Mazar-i-Sharif (1997–1998), as they sought to replenish their losses by recruiting from the madrasas in Pakistan and Afghanistan.