Linked from

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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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