This chaos ended when another group took power in Afghansitan: The Taliban. In 1995, the Taliban attacked the Rabanni government and caused it to fall. The Taliban then istituted strict Islamic law and closed schools for women. Bin Laden, the head of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, aided the Taliban. He provided financial aid to them and helped them gain control of Afghanistan. By 1997, the Taliban had control over 95% of Afghanistan. In 2000, Pakistan helped train Taliban soldiers and gave Bin Laden the intelligence to fight other countries. On September 11th, 2001, the World Trade Center and Pentagon had planes flown into them, causing massive casualties and damage. Al-Qaeda carried out this attack. After 9/11, the US government declared war on Afghanistan. The US wanted Afghanistan to give up important Al-Qaeda leaders, but Afghanistan refused. The US focused on Taliban and Al-Qaeda strongholds in an attempt to find the terrorists who carried out 9/11. The same year, Kabul fell peacefully and a Taliban stronghold fell. After this, Hamid Karzai became the chairman of an interim government. In 2002, Karzai took on the role as head of state for the official government. In 2003, the government issued a new currency and presented a draft constitution for ratification.
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