How did the cold war in Afghanistan lead to the Taliban taking control?

also why, and what for.How did the cold war in Afghanistan lead to the Taliban taking control?
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan to do away with the Afghan's Communist party leadership, which the Soviets saw as too weak on Islam and too independent.





As the resistance to the Soviets began to grow outside of the capitol city, the US saw an opportunity to weaken and humiliate the Soviet Union in the same way the Soviets had weakened and humiliated the US in Vietnam earleir. Through the offices of Pakistan, the US supplied money and eventually advanced anti-aircraft missiles to the Mujahadeen (among them, Osama Bin Laden).





In the wake of the withdrawal of the Soviets, there was a power vacuum, with nobody in charge and chaos reigning. The Mujahadeen had splintered (and in fact, they always had been so), and the various tribes were vying for regional power.





The Taliban saw an opportunity, in the early 1990's, to consolidate power, and were able to do so by carefully managing tribal ties and by winning the support of conservative Muslims from the rural countryside.How did the cold war in Afghanistan lead to the Taliban taking control?
The USA supported groups opposed to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980's. After the USSR left, the Taliban was able to take advantage of the power vacuum...