 On October 12, 1994, the Taliban scored their first victory when they captured the Kandahar district of Spin Boldak.They then captured Kandahar city on 5 November 1994 and soon went on to capture most of the south.By the end of 1994, Junbish-i Milli and Dostum were on the defensive in capital Kabul, and Massoud's forces had ousted them from most of their strongholds.