Fall: 1989–1992 thumb|The Emblem of the Homeland Party Pakistan, under Zia ul-Haq, continued to support the Afghan mujahideen even though it was a contravention of the Geneva Accords. At the beginning most observers expected the Najibullah government to collapse immediately, and to be replaced with an Islamic fundamentalist government. Following the Soviet withdrawal the morale of the Afghan Military was said to have actually increased. The Central Intelligence Agency stated in a report, that the new government would be ambivalent, or even worse hostile, towards the United States. Almost immediately after the Soviet withdrawal, the Battle of Jalalabad was fought between Afghan government forces and the mujahideen; the government forces, to the surprise of many, repulsed the attack and won the battle. This trend would not continue, and by the summer of 1990, the Afghan government forces were on the defensive again. By the beginning of 1991, the government controlled only 10 percent of Afghanistan, the eleven-year Siege of Khost had ended in a mujahideen victory and the morale of the Afghan military slumped. In 1991 a coup led by members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to remove Gorbachev failed resulting in the removal of many Soviet politicians and military officers that favored continuing aid to the Homeland Party government in Kabul. The last Soviet aid came in October, with all Russian aid being cut by the new President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin in January 1992. Correctly fearing that a Mujahedeen victory could lead to the new government backing Islamists against the former Soviet Central Asian republics, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan provided food aid to the Najibullah government. The end of weapon exports however led to a inability to equip the estimated 170 thousand strong militias Najibullah set up through his reconciliation policies.
fall 1989–1992 thumb|the emblem of the homeland party pakistan under zia ul-haq continued to support the afghan mujahideen even though it was a contravention of the geneva accords at the beginning most observers expected the najibullah government to collapse immediately and to be replaced with an islamic fundamentalist government following the soviet withdrawal the morale of the afghan military was said to have actually increased the central intelligence agency stated in a report that the new government would be ambivalent or even worse hostile towards the united states almost immediately after the soviet withdrawal the battle of jalalabad was fought between afghan government forces and the mujahideen; the government forces to the surprise of many repulsed the attack and won the battle this trend would not continue and by the summer of 1990 the afghan government forces were on the defensive again by the beginning of 1991 the government controlled only 10 percent of afghanistan the eleven-year siege of khost had ended in a mujahideen victory and the morale of the afghan military slumped in 1991 a coup led by members of the communist party of the soviet union to remove gorbachev failed resulting in the removal of many soviet politicians and military officers that favored continuing aid to the homeland party government in kabul the last soviet aid came in october with all russian aid being cut by the new president of the russian federation boris yeltsin in january 1992 correctly fearing that a mujahedeen victory could lead to the new government backing islamists against the former soviet central asian republics tajikistan uzbekistan and turkmenistan provided food aid to the najibullah government the end of weapon exports however led to a inability to equip the estimated 170 thousand strong militias najibullah set up through his reconciliation policies