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==History==
==History==
The Taliban was founded by former Pakistani Interior Minister Naseerullah Babar and the [[Inter-Services Intelligence]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/limitsofculturei0000unse/page/267</ref><ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Falling_Terrorism_and_Rising_Conflicts/rpIsheVoC9QC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA4&printsec=frontcover</ref>Naseerullah Babar, himself, admitted in 1999, "We created the Taliban."<ref>https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/the-isis-great-game-in-afghanistan/</ref> The Taliban recruited members from madrassas in Pakistan. On November 3, 1994, the Taliban took control of Kandahar city in a surprise attack, losing only a dozen men in the fight.
The Taliban was founded by former Pakistani Interior Minister Naseerullah Babar and the [[Inter-Services Intelligence]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/limitsofculturei0000unse/page/267</ref><ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Falling_Terrorism_and_Rising_Conflicts/rpIsheVoC9QC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA4&printsec=frontcover</ref>Naseerullah Babar, himself, admitted in 1999, "We created the Taliban."<ref>https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/the-isis-great-game-in-afghanistan/</ref> The Taliban recruited members from madrassas in Pakistan. On November 3, 1994, the Taliban took control of Kandahar city in a surprise attack, losing only a dozen men in the fight.
[[File:Kabul August 16 2921.jpg|right|350px|thumb|A body of an escapee who clung to the landing gear falls while attempting to flee the Taliban takeover.<ref>https://twitter.com/ASLuhn/status/1427270119269539843</ref>]]
The Taliban had close links to separatist Islamic insurgents in the [[Russian Federation]] province of [[Chechnya]], who waged [[Chechen Wars]] in 1994 and 2000 against the Russian government. Chechen fighters solidified the link to their Taliban allies by aiding them in their current struggle against the NATO occupation. Anecdotally, it has been noted that the Chechnyans are valued by the Taliban military commanders, as they have extensive training and experience in the operation of Soviet heavy weapons against high value targets. .<ref>http://muslimvillage.net/story.php?id=370</ref>
The Taliban had close links to separatist Islamic insurgents in the [[Russian Federation]] province of [[Chechnya]], who waged [[Chechen Wars]] in 1994 and 2000 against the Russian government. Chechen fighters solidified the link to their Taliban allies by aiding them in their current struggle against the NATO occupation. Anecdotally, it has been noted that the Chechnyans are valued by the Taliban military commanders, as they have extensive training and experience in the operation of Soviet heavy weapons against high value targets. .<ref>http://muslimvillage.net/story.php?id=370</ref>