between what years did they hold power?
1996 to 2001
where?
Afghanistan
what law did they enforce?
Sharia, or Islamic law
Where did the students train?
madrassas
in which country?
Pakistan.
which countries acknowledged them?
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
what do Taliban refer to themselves?
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
what did they regroup as later?
an insurgency movement
to fight who?
Karzai administration
was that it?
and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force
who is the latest head mentioned?
Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada.
when did the group emerge?
1994
who was the leader then?
Mohammed Omar,
are they christian?
No
then what?
Sunni Islamic
who did they take control from?
Mujahideen warlords
where did the capital move to?
Kandahar
were they ever defeated?
Yes
when?
December 2001
what else happened in 2001?
September 11 attacks