What is the Taliban conflict in Afghanistan?

After the Taliban government refused to hand over terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in the wake of al-Qaeda’s September 11, 2001, attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan. The Taliban leadership quickly lost control of the country and relocated to southern Afghanistan and across the border to Pakistan.

When did Taliban capture Afghanistan before?

On 3 November 1994, the Taliban, in a surprise attack, conquered Kandahar City. Before 4 January 1995, they controlled 12 Afghan provinces. Militias controlling the different areas often surrendered without a fight.

What is the main conflict of Afghanistan?

Afghan War, in the history of Afghanistan, the internal conflict that began in 1978 between anticommunist Islamic guerrillas and the Afghan communist government (aided in 1979–89 by Soviet troops), leading to the overthrow of the government in 1992.

What was Afghanistan like before the Taliban?

The country was trying to be more liberal and the citizens were trying to live life in a more western lifestyle. Up to that point, the country was following a strict lifestyle based on their Islamic culture, but with the new democratic government, things changed for the better.

Who ruled Afghanistan in 2022?

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	Leader	Hibatullah Akhundzada
	Acting Prime Minister	Hasan Akhund
	Chief Justice	Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai
Haqqani Yaqoob Baradar	Deputy Leader	Sirajuddin Haqqani (first) Mullah Yaqoob (second) Abdul Ghani Baradar (third)

Who is ruling in Afghanistan?

The country is currently under the control of the Taliban, an Islamist political movement that returned to power in 2021 after a 20-year-long war with the United States and its allies.

Who is Taliban chief now?

Hibatullah Akhundzada Became the ruler of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021 after 2021 Taliban offensive and Fall of Kabul (2021).