Down Memory Lane
Taliban fighters near Kabul, 1996 (Hurriyet / AP Images)
On this day, September 27…
in 1970…
- King Hussein of Jordan and the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat, agrees to a ceasefire after 10 days of bitter civil war in Jordan.The agreement, signed at an emergency summit in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, calls for an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of all forces from every city in Jordan.
In 1996…
- After three days of fierce fighting, Kabul falls to the Taliban who deliver the government to Mullah Mohammed Omar. Omar’s rule lasts until 2001 when the Northern Alliance (with US backing in response to the September 11th attacks) marches on the city.
Read the rest (and see a very young Yasser Arafat) at BBC On This Day.
Did anything else significant and peace/conflict related happen on this day? Let us know!
On September 27 in 1970…
· King Hussein of Jordan and the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat, agrees to a ceasefire after 10 days of bitter civil war in Jordan.The agreement, signed at an emergency summit in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, calls for an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of all forces from every city in Jordan.
On September 27 in 1996…
· After three days of fierce fighting, Kabul falls to the Taliban who deliver the government to Mullah Mohammed Omar. Omar’s rule lasts until 2001 when the Northern Alliance (with US backing in response to the September 11th attacks) marches on the city.
Read the rest (and see a very young Yasser Arafat) at BBC On This Day.
Did anything else significant and peace/conflict related happen on this day? Let us know!
