During the Cold War in the 1980s, the United States supported Afghan rebels in their fight against the Soviet Union. The United
States did not support the Taliban, the government that took control in Afghanistan after the Soviets left.
Why was the United States opposed to the Taliban?

A. The Taliban was based on socialist political ideas
B The Taliban violated basic human rights
C. The Taliban accepted financial help from the Chinese
D. The Taliban refused to send troops to fight the lraqis