Which city's fall in 1998 caused Dostum to flee Afghanistan?
Kabul
Jalalabad
Herat
Mazar-i-Sharif
Answer
Mazar-i-Sharif is a city in northern Afghanistan. In 1998, the city fell to the Taliban, causing Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum to flee the country. Dostum had been a key figure in the Afghan Civil War, and his defeat was a major blow to the anti-Taliban resistance.
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