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How did Genghis Khan’s forces affect Kabul in 1221?
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Kabul, Afghanistan.
In 1221, Kabul was heavily damaged and looted by Mongol forces under the command of Genghis Khan. Following this destruction, the city remained in a diminished state for more than a century before it began to revive under Timurid rule in the late 14th century.1