Asked in a 1999 paper

Backed by USA, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and other Strategic allies, Talban developed as a politico-religious force. When eventually the seized power?

Correct answer: B. 1996

  • A. 1980
  • B. 1996
  • C. 1998
  • D. 1999

Explanation

The Taliban captured Kabul and seized national power in September 1996 after expanding rapidly from southern Afghanistan. Their emergence followed the disorder of the post-Soviet civil war, not the 1980s or late 1990s dates listed.

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