The Taliban

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Killers and Saviors

The Taliban

“The Taliban is a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until

2001, when a U.S.-led invasion toppled the regime for providing refuge to al-Qaeda and

Osama bin Laden. ”Council on Foreign Relations

Who they are

Origins

Control

Overthrow

Resurgence

US starts withdraw

Future

Bruno, Greg. "U.S. War in Afghanistan." Jun 2013. Council on Foreign Relations. Mar 2014.

Laub, Zachary. "The Taliban in Afghanistan." Feb 2014. Council on Foreign Relations. Mar 2014.

Enos, Olivia. "Zero Troops in Afghanistan: The Taliban Dream Option." Security. Heritage Foundation, 7 26 2013. Web. 18 Mar. 2014.

"Taliban." Wikipedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban>.

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