History of Taliban & its occupancy in Afghanistan | UNCUT BULLETIN
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01 Aug 2021 11:30 PM (IST)
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View In AppIt is important to understand the origins of the Taliban during the Cold War in the 1980s. Afghan guerrillas, known as the Mujahideen, waged a nearly decade-long war against the Soviet occupation. They were funded and equipped by many outside powers, including the US. In 1989, the Soviet Union withdrew and began the fall of the Afghan government that was heavily dependent on them.