What is Reddit's opinion of Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia?

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> Most know that the CIA under Reagan made the Taliban and put them in power.

This is a good point except for the fact that it is completely wrong. Reagan didn't make the Taliban, the US supported the Afghan mujahideen, granted a part of that helping create madrassas which has helped foster much of the religious fervor against America, but they are not the same thing. Ironically today, the older fighters, many of which fought as mujahideen resent the new 'young bucks' who cross over the border from Pakistan to 'get some action', as it were.

I would strongly recommend reading Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid for a good read of how the Taliban began, among other things.

tl;dr: the CIA/Reagan didn't put the Taliban in power, stop pretending its true because 'it sounds about right' and you are too lazy to look into history.