10 former terrorists who became politicians (With Pictures)

5. The Taliban

The Taliban have been responsible for some of the most morally reprehensible acts of terrorism the world has ever seen. More than 80% of civilian deaths in Afghanistan in recent years can be attributed to the organisation. The recent rise of ISIS and competing Islamic factions has seen the Taliban spawn a political wing. How successful this drive for legitimacy will be remains to be seen. In-fighting and disagreements within the top ranks have seen the more militarised factions of the Taliban become more active recently, with suicide bombings and civilian acts of terror on the increase again. So it may be too early to define them as “former terrorists.”