Taliban: A Brief History And impact on Afghanistan And World.

Byline: Muhammad Adan Nisar

"Taliban" is a term used in the Pashto language for the student of an Islamic school known as "Madrasa." The Taliban is the name of a movement that started in Khushk-i-Nakhud, the area near Kandahar, led by Mullah Omar (the supreme leader of the Taliban) after the fall out of Najibullah's Government, supported by the Soviet Union, in 1994.

In the beginning, it consisted of three dozen Islamic students of Madrasa, which raised their voices against the lawlessness in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union.

Within three years, it took over control of the capital Kabul, and 90% area of Afghanistan was under the control of the Taliban in 1996.

In the initial period of the Taliban movement, the US diplomats in Islamabad and the State Department strongly believed that the Taliban would restore peace in Afghanistan, and establish a centralized government.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Pakistan recognized the Taliban's government. The Taliban tried to fill the power vacuum but needed help to deliver on this.

Northern Alliance consisted of Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks communities. It came into existence in 1996 as a counter-force to the Taliban in northeast Afghanistan.

Ahmad Shah Masood was the leader of this alliance. India and Iran supported it, and provided assistance militarily, and economically to take over Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, which would be used against Pakistan in the reign of the Northern Alliance.

Pakistan was deeply concerned about Indian involvement, and activities in Afghanistan. India considered Afghanistan strategic depth against Pakistan and has been using Afghan soil against Pakistan since that time.

The US supported the groups of Mujahadeen against the Soviet Union in the Afghan war and supported them militarily and economically.

It played its role in bringing people from across the world to participate in the Afghan war against the Soviet Union. The US introduced the Kalashnikov and the Opium culture in this region.

Still, after the pullout, and disintegration of the Soviet Union, the US pulled out from this region and left Pakistan and Afghanistan at their fate, which the former foreign secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged.

The people who participated in the war could not return to their homes and settled in Afghanistan and Pakistan's northern areas.

The culture, which was promoted by the US during the Afghan war, became the cause...