During the beginning of Chapter 15, Amir stated, "Rahim Khan told me how, when the Northern Alliances took over Kabul between 1992 and 1996, different factions claimed different parts of Kabul (Hosseini 199). I was curious on who they were, since I wasn't familiar with the Northern Alliances, and what other things they did. I research the Northern Alliances and found out that they were formed in 1992 in oppose to the communist government that was ran by President Najibullah. The Northern Alliances was consisted of several groups which includes: the Islamic State, the National Islamic Movement, the Islamic Party, the Islamic Unity Party, the Islamic Movement, and the Council of the East. After their success, the group split up due to the power
