Who are the Talibans? Mullah Mohammad Omar Akhund’s rise to power

Who are the Talibans? Talibans appeared on the international political horizon in 1994 in the midst of total anarchy inside Afghanistan. It was a time when different warlords were controlling various parts of Afghanistan. And in reaction to this chaos, common Afghanis embraced this newly-emerged ...

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