The Soviets occupied Afghanistan during the 1980s and ultimately withdrew after resistance from fighters, collectively known as mujahedeen. Among them was Osama bin Laden.
The US funneled arms and help to these anti-Soviet forces.
But in the post-Soviet power vacuum, the Taliban was formed under the leadership of Mullah Mohammed Omar, who wanted to create an Islamic society, expel foreign influences like TV and music from the country and impose a repressive version of Islamic law that is particularly harsh on women.
By 2001, they controlled nearly all of the country.
Did we win any thing of being there for that long?
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