Ongoing coverage of the history of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

A review of a 1998 book on the Taliban, written by Peter Marsden, a former NGO coordinator for Afghanistan.

Translated text of a Voice of America interview of the Taliban leader.

Collection of recent and archived news and commentary, photos, multimedia and selected web resources.

Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the Taliban includes its history, ideology, wars and international relations.

Energy politics helped set the stage for the current conflict, as at least one US oil company, California-based Unocal, courted the Taliban to close a deal to build a pipeline across the country. (October 12, 2001)

"The Bush administration has given Afghanistan $43 million including $10 million for “other livelihood and food security programs,” a reference to the ruling Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation that dramatically changed the economy of the war-torn nation." (May 26, 2001)

Reporting on the destruction of art objects by the Taliban. (March 18, 2001)

BBC analyzes who the Taliban are and why they have the support of Afghans. (December 20, 2000)