Sashan
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When the U.S. was in the area, there were no Taliban. They came to be after we left and warlords left over from the Soviet fight started to carve out small warring fiefs.
There is a wrong notion here that U.S propped up Taliban.
USSR withdrew in 1989.
USA closed its embassy in Afghanistan for security reasons in 1989.
Civil war between various warloads from 1989 - 1993.
Taliban became active in 1993/94.