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The 40 pages that link to Taliban, each with the reason it gives.

• Soviet–Afghan WarRelated: The postwar disorder helped create conditions for the Taliban’s rise.

• AfghanistanRelated: Its rule has profoundly altered the country’s institutions, rights, and international relations.

• MadrasaCompared with: The word madrasa is sometimes wrongly treated as synonymous with this movement's ideology.

• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)Narrower topic: The movement’s refusal to expel al-Qaeda led directly to the invasion.

• Afghan mujahideenRelated: The Taliban rose amid the disorder and factional conflict that followed the resistance’s victory.

• Al-QaedaCompared with: The Taliban hosted Al-Qaeda before 2001 but pursued a distinct Afghan-centered political project.

• War on TerrorRelated: The Taliban’s refusal to hand over al-Qaeda leaders prompted the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.

• Diplomatic recognitionRelated: The response to its rule illustrates the separation between control of territory and recognition of a government.

• Osama bin LadenCompared with: The Taliban sheltered bin Laden before 2001 but remained a distinct Afghan movement.

• Afghan refugeesRelated: Taliban rule and persecution prompted flight, including among targeted minorities and women.

• Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)Related: The Taliban gained support amid insecurity and factional conflict, then ended this phase by taking Kabul.

• Afghanistan–Pakistan relationsNarrower topic: Pakistan’s changing relationship with the movement has shaped its influence and security calculations in Afghanistan.

• Fall of Kabul (2021)Narrower topic: The movement that captured Kabul in 2021 had ruled the capital before the U.S.-led invasion.

• Afghan Civil WarBroader topic: It emerged amid war fatigue and fragmented rule, then defeated many factions.

• Hamid KarzaiRelated: Karzai’s opposition to Taliban rule helped establish his role in the post-2001 transition.

• Islamic Emirate of AfghanistanRelated: The movement governs in the name of the emirate and supplies its leadership.

• Operation Enduring FreedomRelated: The Taliban government sheltered al-Qaeda and was removed during the opening campaign.

• KabulRelated: The movement’s capture of Kabul marked decisive changes in national rule.

• Mohammad NajibullahRelated: Taliban forces seized the UN compound where Najibullah had taken refuge and killed him.

• Mullah OmarBroader topic: Omar founded and led the movement that became Afghanistan’s government.

• Taliban insurgencyNarrower topic: The insurgency was the movement’s campaign to regain the state it had lost.

• Ashraf GhaniCompared with: Its victory ended the government Ghani led.

• People’s Democratic Party of AfghanistanCompared with: The Taliban rose after the communist government’s fall and the ensuing factional civil war.

• The Afghanistan PapersRelated: Assessments of the war repeatedly confronted the Taliban’s resilience and influence.

• Afghan National ArmyCompared with: The Taliban was the army’s principal insurgent adversary and ultimately defeated the republic’s forces.

• Buddhas of BamiyanRelated: The movement ordered the statues’ destruction in March 2001.

• KandaharNarrower topic: Kandahar became the movement’s principal base during its rise to power.

• Northern AllianceCompared with: The alliance formed to resist the Taliban’s rule and military expansion.

• Operation CycloneRelated: Its rise followed years of civil war, though it was not simply a continuation of Operation Cyclone.

• Abdul Ghani BaradarNarrower topic: Baradar’s political identity and career are rooted in the movement.

• Islamic Republic of AfghanistanCompared with: Its insurgency opposed the republic, then replaced its government.

• Boko HaramCompared with: Despite occasional comparisons, the Taliban is a separate movement with a different history and theater.

• Hibatullah AkhundzadaNarrower topic: Akhundzada is the movement’s supreme leader, above its political and military institutions.

• Islamic State of AfghanistanCompared with: The Taliban displaced the Islamic State government from Kabul but did not extinguish its rival claim.

• Mohammad Zahir ShahCompared with: The movement’s fall enabled Zahir Shah’s return to Kabul after nearly three decades abroad.

• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan warNarrower topic: The movement leads Afghanistan's government and forces in the conflict.

• Akhtar MansurNarrower topic: Mansur’s authority came from his leadership of this movement.

• LashkargahRelated: Its campaigns repeatedly brought fighting to Lashkargah and its surrounding province.

• Operation MoshtarakCompared with: Taliban fighters were the operation’s principal adversary.

• TaloqanRelated: Taliban control of Taloqan shifted during the movement’s rise and return to power.