At first, Afghans backed the Taliban by giving them a chance. For Afghans, who had witnessed a long war, the Taliban promised two things. First, security to Afghans and secondly, a truce among mujahideen groups that continued to fight to control Afghan lands.
Years before the gruesome 9/11 attacks, Osama Bin Laden was hailed by the international media as a philanthropist who emancipated Muslims in the Afghan war and was helping build roads for the poor in Sudan