Taliban evil terrorist or Freedom liberators?, page-43

@TillLindemann; hardline religious nutters living in places like Afghanistan and Pakistan didn't just burst into life in 1994 and were never going to disappear after allied forces invaded Afghanistan - that sort of thinking is why the USA has lost every war its fought since 1946 and why it will continue to do so.

"... The movement attracted popular support in the initial post-Soviet era by promising to impose stability and rule of law after four years of conflict (1992–1996) among rival mujahideen groups. The Taliban entered Kandahar in November 1994 to pacify the crime-ridden southern city, ..."

www.cfr.org/backgrounder/taliban-afghanistan