Q. Which among the following periods were the Taliban was in political power in Afghanistan?
Answer: 1996-2001
Notes: Taliban is a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan. It ruled the country for almost five years between 1996 and 2001. Mullah Mohammed Omar was the Head of the Supreme Council of Afghanistan. It's ideology was based on Deobandi fundamentalism and religious nationalism.

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