CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -By September 1996, the Taliban had captured Kabul, killed the country’s president, and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -An animated map showing how and when the Taliban captured 26 out of the country’s 34 provincial capitals in just 10 days. The Taliban armed group is eying power after it entered the capital Kabul, capturing 26 out of the country’s 34 provincial capitals in the past 10 days.

Detailed explanation-3: -Only three countries-Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates-ever recognized the Taliban as the country’s lawful government and, despite repeated efforts, it never gained control of Afghanistan’s UN seat, which remained in the hands of Rabbani supporters.