 At the beginning most observers expected the Najibullah government to collapse immediately, and to be replaced with an Islamic fundamentalist government.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.