Although the war in Afghanistan is now in its endgame, the West’s struggle to eliminate the threat from Al Qaeda is far from over. A decade after 9/11, the war on terror has entered a new phase and, i
Offers a through history of the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan--from a small band of religious students led by a one-eyed village leader in 1994 to the undenyable military force that took over the
From a small group of religious students formed in 1994, the Taliban quickly grew into a national movement that occupied all of Afghanistan. Led by the mysterious Mullah Omar, the group established a
