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When did Rabbani return to serve briefly as President of Afghanistan after the Taliban were toppled?

  • 22 November 2001

  • 13 November 2001

  • 22 December 2001

  • 13 December 2001

Answer

On 13 November 2001, Rabbani returned to serve briefly as President of Afghanistan after the Taliban were toppled. Rabbani had been President of Afghanistan before the Taliban took power in 1996, and he had led the Northern Alliance against the Taliban. After the Taliban were toppled, Rabbani served as President for a few months before being succeeded by Hamid Karzai.
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