Houses were razed and some were used for forced labour.
After the Taliban established the , they imposed strict which discriminated against Hindus and Sikhs and caused the size of Afghanistan's Hindu and Sikh populations to fall at a very rapid rate because they emigrated from Afghanistan and established in the Western world.
Anti-Taliban resistance under Massoud The and the in early 2000, when the Taliban was at the height of its power In late 1996, and , former enemies, created the United Front against the Taliban that were preparing offensives against the remaining areas under the control of Massoud and those under the control of Dostum.