Here's a short story:

The Taliban ( ' "students"), alternatively spelled Taleban, which refers to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), is a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan currently waging war (an insurgency, or jihad) within that country. Since 2016, the Taliban's leader is Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada. 

From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban held power over roughly three quarters of Afghanistan, and enforced there a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law. The Taliban emerged in 1994 as one of the prominent factions in the Afghan Civil War, and largely consisted of students recently trained in madrassas in Pakistan. Under the leadership of Mohammed Omar, the movement spread throughout most of Afghanistan, sequestering power from the Mujahideen warlords. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was established in 1996 and the Afghan capital transferred to Kandahar. It held control of most of the country until being overthrown by the American-led invasion of Afghanistan in December 2001 following the September 11 attacks. At its peak, formal diplomatic recognition of the Taliban's government was acknowledged by only three nations: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The group later regrouped as an insurgency movement to fight the American-backed Karzai administration and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: between what years did they hold power?
Guess: 1996 to 2001

Question: where?
Guess: Afghanistan

Question: what law did they enforce?
Guess: Sharia, or Islamic law

Question: Where did the students train?
Guess: madrassas

Question: in which country?
Guess: Pakistan.

Question: which countries acknowledged them?
Guess: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Question: what do Taliban refer to themselves?
Guess: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Question: what did they regroup as later?
Guess: an insurgency movement

Question: to fight who?
Guess: Karzai administration

Question: was that it?
Guess: and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force

Question: who is the latest head mentioned?
Guess: Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada.

Question: when did the group emerge?
Guess: 1994

Question: who was the leader then?
Guess: Mohammed Omar,

Question: are they christian?
Guess: No

Question: then what?
Guess: Sunni Islamic

Question: who did they take control from?
Guess: Mujahideen warlords

Question: where did the capital move to?
Guess: Kandahar

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: were they ever defeated?

Yes