After the Soviets pulled out in 1989, Omar was said to have returned to his native area as a prayer leader and teacher. He gathered a band of students which was later said to have become the Taliban.

The Taliban issued a glowing eulogy for Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the group’s second emir, to mark the ninth anniversary of his death in a US airstrike. However, the group failed to address ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The first Afghanistan-Russia trade forum was inaugurated on the sidelines of the 16th Kazan World Economic Forum on Friday in Rus Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

1994 – The Taliban form, comprised mostly of students and led by Mullah Mohammed Omar. November 1994 – The Taliban take control of the city of Kandahar. September 1996 – The capital, Kabul ...

Known as the Commander of the Faithful, Mullah Omar created the Taliban in the mid-1990s, and was its spiritual guide. United States reward for his capture was $10 million. Was a rural Islamic ...

1990s – In the wake of the Soviet withdrawal, Omar creates the Taliban to overcome what he sees as Afghanistan’s descent into warlordism and lawlessness.. 1996-2001 – Is de facto leader of ...

Known as the Commander of the Faithful, Mullah Omar created the Taliban in the mid-1990s, and was its spiritual guide. United States reward for his capture was $10 million. Was a rural Islamic ...

1990s – In the wake of the Soviet withdrawal, Omar creates the Taliban to overcome what he sees as Afghanistan’s descent into warlordism and lawlessness.. 1996-2001 – Is de facto leader of ...

Mullah Osman Jawhari at his home in Waygal, in Nuristan Province in Afghanistan. Skip to content Skip to site index How America Created the Enemy It Feared Most ...

The controversy around the recent Netflix series on the hijack of Indian Airlines flight IC 814 brought back stark memories from over 20 years ago for two erstwhile pilots of the then Indian ...