ar ▁Acc ord ▁created ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁appointed ▁an ▁inter im ▁government ▁for ▁a ▁trans itional ▁period ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁general ▁dem ocr atic ▁elections . ▁According ▁to ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch : ▁ ▁Gul bud din ▁He k mat yar ▁received ▁oper ational , ▁financial ▁and ▁military ▁support ▁from ▁Pakistan . ▁Afghan istan ▁expert ▁A min ▁Sa ikal ▁con cludes ▁in ▁Modern ▁Afghan istan : ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁Str ug gle ▁and ▁Sur v ival : ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁Iran — as ▁compet itors ▁for ▁regional ▁h eg em ony — supported ▁Afghan ▁milit ias ▁host ile ▁towards ▁each ▁other . ▁According ▁to ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch , ▁Iran ▁was ▁assist ing ▁the ▁Sh ia ▁Haz ara ▁He z b - i ▁W ah dat ▁forces ▁of ▁Abd ul ▁Ali ▁Maz ari , ▁as ▁Iran ▁was ▁attempting ▁to ▁maxim ize ▁W ah dat ' s ▁military ▁power ▁and ▁influence . ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁supported ▁the ▁W ah hab ite ▁Abd ul ▁Ras ul ▁Say y af ▁and ▁his ▁I tt ih ad - i ▁Is l ami ▁fa ction . ▁Conf lict ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁milit ias ▁soon ▁es cal ated ▁into ▁a ▁full - scale ▁war . ▁A ▁publication ▁by ▁the ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁describes ▁the ▁situation : ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁sudden ▁init iation ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁working ▁government ▁depart ments , ▁police ▁units ▁or ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁justice ▁and ▁account ability ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Islam ic