Editing 1996 (section)

===September===
[[File:Flag of Taliban (original).svg|thumb|right|The first flag of [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)|Afghanistan under the Taliban control]] until 1997]]
* [[September 2]] &ndash; A permanent peace agreement is signed at [[Malacañang Palace]] between the [[Government of the Philippines]] and the [[Moro National Liberation Front (Misuari faction)|Moro National Liberation Front]].
* [[September 3]] &ndash; The United States launches [[Operation Desert Strike]] against [[Iraq]] in reaction to the attack on Arbil.
* [[September 4]] &ndash; The [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia]] attack a military base in [[Guaviare Department|Guaviare, Colombia]], starting three weeks of [[guerrilla warfare]] that will claim the lives of at least 130 [[Colombia]]ns.
* [[September 5]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Fran]] makes landfall near [[Cape Fear (headland)|Cape Fear]], [[North Carolina]] as a [[Category 3 hurricane|Category 3]] storm with {{convert|115|mph|abbr=on}} sustained winds. Fran caused over $3&nbsp;billion in damages (${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|3000000000|1996}}}} in present-day terms{{Inflation-fn|US}}) and killed 27 people, mainly in North Carolina. The name "Fran" was retired due to the extensive damage.
* [[September 7]] &ndash; [[Murder of Tupac Shakur]]: American rapper [[Tupac Shakur]] is shot in a drive-by shooting in [[Las Vegas]].
* [[September 10]] &ndash; [[Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty]] (CTBT) signed (it will be ratified 180 days after ratification by 44 Annex 2 countries).
* [[September 13]] &ndash; [[Alija Izetbegović]] is elected President of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in the country's [[1996 Bosnian general election|first election]] since the [[Bosnian War]].
* [[September 20]] &ndash; Leader of [[Pakistan]]i opposition party [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] [[Murtaza Bhutto]] is killed during a gunfight with police.
* [[September 22]] &ndash; The [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement]] under the leadership of [[Costas Simitis]] succeeds in the [[1996 Greek legislative election]].
* [[September 24]] &ndash; U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]] at the [[United Nations]].
* [[September 27]] &ndash; In [[Islamic State of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]], the [[Taliban]] [[Battle of Kabul (1992–1996)|capture the capital city]] of [[Kabul]], after driving out President [[Burhanuddin Rabbani]] and executing former leader [[Mohammad Najibullah]].