The Taliban: Watch to know its history, ideology and more

The Taliban, which has captured Afghanistan, is all set to form the government. Taliban means “students” in the Pashto language. It emerged in 1994 around the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. It was one of the factions fighting a civil war for control of the country following the withdrawal of the Soviet Union and the subsequent collapse of the government. Here's everything you need to know.