Author Question: The Taliban and al-Qa'ida are the same organization. a. True b. False Indicate whether the ... (Read 115 times)

fbq8i · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

The Taliban and al-Qa'ida are the same organization.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The Soviet Union's Communist economic system was an attempt to put into practice the economic and social ideas of the nineteenth-century German philosopher
a. Karl Marx.
b. Thomas Malthus.
c. Joseph Stalin.
d. Vladimir llyich Lenin.

Sammyo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 13, 2018

Answer to Question 1

False
RATIONALE: One of the mujahidin rebel factions, the Taliban (backed by Saudi Arabia and Pakistan), gained control of most of the country, including the capital of Kabul. Proclaiming itself the sole legitimate government of Afghanistan, the Taliban (made up almost entirely of Pashtuns) imposed a strict code of Islamic law in the regions under its control and gained international notoriety for its austere administration. Al-Qa'ida is a terrorist organization formed by Osama bin Laden of militant Islamists waging jihad against the U.S. and its Middle Eastern allies.

Answer to Question 2

A