▁subsequent ▁capture ▁of ▁this ▁region ▁[ Her at ] ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 ." ▁The ▁Pakistan ▁Institute ▁of ▁International ▁Affairs ▁describes ▁Pakistan ' s ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁as ▁" at ▁its ▁height " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁Pak ist ani ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Kab ul , ▁Q azi ▁Hum ay un , ▁himself ▁alongside ▁Pakistan ' s ▁Cons ul ▁General ▁in ▁Her at , ▁Colonel ▁Im am , ▁later ▁attended ▁Tal ib an ▁meet ings ▁in ▁K and ah ar . ▁These ▁meet ings ▁discussed ▁how ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁could ▁best ▁conquer ▁Afghan istan ▁militar ily ▁and ▁how ▁" best ▁to ▁imp ose ▁Sh aria ▁law " ▁over ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁Pak ist ani ▁polit icians ▁during ▁that ▁time ▁repeatedly ▁denied ▁supporting ▁the ▁Tal ib an , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁by ▁reliable ▁sources ▁as ▁an ▁explicit ▁' policy ▁of ▁den ial '. ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Afghan istan – P ak istan ▁relations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Att acks ▁on ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁Category : Att acks ▁on ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁Category : T error ist ▁inc idents ▁in ▁Kab ul ▁Category : T error ist ▁inc idents ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Category : 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁Kab ul ▁Category : A fg han ▁Civil ▁War ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 6 )