How did the Taliban rise to power?
Through peaceful protests
Through international support
Through a popular vote
By emerging victorious in the civil war
Answer
The Taliban rose to power by emerging victorious in the civil war. After the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989, the country descended into civil war. The Taliban, a Pashtun-dominated Islamic fundamentalist militia, emerged as one of the most powerful factions in the war. In 1996, the Taliban captured Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and established an Islamic emirate.
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