Origins of the Taliban

The Creation of Taliban goes back to 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. In
1973, The Soviet Union brought their soldiers into Afghanistan claiming to rebuild the crushing
economy. However, the Soviet was resented by the Mujahidin (from whom the Taliban evolved
from).

At the same time, the Soviet Union and United States were engaged in a cold war. The U.S. was
genuinely interested in counter power against the Soviet Union. Thus, Soviet Union's entrance
in Afghanistan signaled the Soviet's increase in power and strength gaining more power and
strength so the United States decided to intervene.

Because the United States did not want to see the Soviet Union take control over Central Asia,
the U.S. decided to fund troops to fight against the Soviet Union. These troops were called the
Mujahedeen. The Mujahedeen were armed and supported by several countries including, the
U.S., Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Under Reagan's presidency, Congress, which was led by
Democrats, decided to form a partnership with the ISI which would recruit the Mujahideen with
the support of the Pakistani military extreme views of Islam, led the Mujahedeen to fight
ferociously against the Soviet Union. These extremist succeeded in driving Soviet militants out
(1989). This unforeseen defeat caused the Soviets to lose billions of dollars, and led to the
collapse of the Soviet Union After the war, Pakistan was left alone to deal with the problems
associated with the post war.

Following the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. declared a war against Afghanistan. At this point, the U.S.
realized the seeds they had sown. Taliban was a creation of the Pakistani intelligence agency
(the ISI) but was funded by the U.S. The U.S. provided $3 billion to build this Islamic group by
providing provided ammunitions, which they forgot to keep track of after the Soviet war. Thus,
the U.S. was taken aback when the millions worth in weapons that they had provided were now
being used against them. Since the Taliban was a creation of the Pakistani intelligence agency.
Pakistan has been reluctant to fight them. It is said that a lot of Pakistani and other military
personal were known to be siding with the Taliban. It has further been said that the U.S. is
responsible for providing the Taliban with logistical and military advice, along with military
hardware. Therefore, many believe that the Unites States and Pakistan are accountable for the
Creation of Islamic extremist Group called `Taliban'.