An elderly Afghan man holds a bunch of faded tulips as he mourns at the gravesite of his son killed in the civil war by Afghan mujahideen fighters following the funeral at Martyrs Hill burial grounds April 27, 1989 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

An Afghan shopkeeper tosses buckets of water on his store after it was bombed out by artillery rounds fired by forces loyal to warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar April 27, 1992 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Following the collapse of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan rival faction of mujahideen began a battle for the city.

Afghan mujahideen guerrilla fighters prepare to depart on a patrol against Soviet Army forces during the Afghan Civil War May 11, 1989 in the Paghman Valley, Afghanistan.

An Afghan mujahideen guerrilla fighter poses with his Soviet made PK machine gun and an RPG launcher at a rebel base during the Afghan Civil War May 11, 1989 in the Paghman Valley, Afghanistan.

Family members carry the body of an Afghan mujahideen guerrilla fighter killed during factional fighting to Martyrs Hill burial grounds April 20, 1992 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Following the defeat of the communist led government Afghan rebels began fighting for control of the capital.

An Afghan Tajik mujahideen guerrilla fighter with the Northern Alliance fires his Soviet made AK-47 machine gun at rebel forces led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar April 22, 1992 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Following the defeat of the communist led government Afghan rebels began fighting for control of the capital.

An Afghan mujahideen fighter with Jamayat-E-Islami carries a shoulder fired Rocket-propelled grenade during fighting against Hezb-i Islami forces following the fall of the capital April 19, 1992 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Fighting between mujahideen factions began almost immediately after they captured the city.

Afghan mujahideen fighters with Jamayat-E-Islami and a captured government Soviet made T-62 tank as they approach the capital April 18, 1992 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Jamayat-E-Islami were the first to enter Kabul and took control of most of the strategic buildings in the city.

Afghan mujahideen fighters with Jamayat-E-Islami enter the Presidential Palace and search for Afghan soldiers at they take control of the capital April 18, 1992 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Jamayat-E-Islami were the first to enter Kabul and took control of most of the strategic buildings in the city.

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 4h April 1988. A rocket hits a residential neighborhood of Karte-Ye-Sakhi crowded with mud brick homes on a hillside April 16, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The rocket, fired by the Afghan mujahideen killed two young sisters playing in a courtyard.

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 16th April 1988. Neighbors look in horror at the carnage following a rocket attack that killed two young girls playing in a courtyard in the residential neighborhood of Karte-Ye-Sakhi April 16, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The rocket, fired by the Afghan mujahideen hit the home killing the young girls instantly.

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 30th April 1988. Young Afghan recruits watch a presentation on folding a parachute, at the number 59 Military Technical center April 30, 1988 outside Kabul, Afghanistan. The boys, ages 13 and 14 have been drafted into the army to fight against the mujahideen.

The last Soviet soldier to leave Afghanistan waves from the military transport plane at Kabul Airport, February 13, 1989 in Kabul Afghanistan. The Soviet Union pulled out the last troops ending the ten year Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 15th May 1988. Soviet Russian soldiers relax on a bench in their barracks before the start of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from the country May 15, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan.