Taliban

September 27, 1996. This date signifies the day that the Taliban conquered Kabul, one of the most important cities in all of Afghanistan. The conquering of Kabul marked the beginning of a five-year reign of terror which lasted until 2001. Drastic changes were set upon the country and ostracized Afghanistan from the rest of the world. The Taliban’s policies on the role of women in their society rendered them useless. Women were no longer free as they had once been and were now just a shadow of their former-selves. The most prevalent change in the Afghan community was the appearance and clothing of women. Before the Taliban, women were allowed to wear whatever they pleased. They preferred a more casual look, seemingly similar to the clothing…

seeks to analyze the relationship between the production of opium in Afghanistan and the sustainability of the Taliban. Rather than continue the failing anti-narcotics campaign in Afghanistan, the United States should undermine the power of the Taliban by pushing for development of the Afghan Economy through the utilization of the country's comparative advantage in opium production. The failure of extermination, the lack of profitable substitution crops, the important role that opium plays…

Speaking for the Oppressed During the late 2000s, the Talibans began taking over Pakistan and their beliefs spread like wild fire. Before they took power, Pakistan, struck by powerful and dangerous earthquakes became vulnerable. Consequently, this facilitated the Taliban’s rise to power the same way Hitler initially rose to power, through his promises of a better tomorrow. Although, what the Taliban mentioned could be interpreted as anachronistic, they gained many followers through his usage of…

American journalist, Steve Coll, in his article, “The Taliban’s Response to Trump’s Afghanistan Address,” speaks on the truth of President Donald Trump’s administration not making full efforts for new strategies to end the war. Coll was influenced to write the article by the Taliban’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid’s open letter to Trump, in which he states that the U.S cannot defeat the Taliban. Throughout Coll’s article he is straightforward on persuading the public that Trump has not done…

Terrorism is the threat or use of violence against a population or group of people to spread fear for the purpose of a political motive or agenda. The Taliban is possibly one of the most renowned terrorist groups in Afghanistan, and despite the containment methods used against them, they continue to grow and prevail in rural southern areas of Afghanistan and parts of Kabul. The Taliban is unique because they not only adhere by means of strict Islamic fundamentalism, but Pashtun laws and culture.…

The word Taliban means “student.” Taliban became known as student because many of the members were students from the religious seminaries. The Soviet Union was the cause of the Taliban. The S.U was attacking many counties and they started the attack Afghanistan to get help with wars and to have a place to stay. A group of men did not like what they were doing so they wanted to gather more people and attack. After they got enough people they started to attack and chase them out (Mehra, 2014). The…

The Taliban ("students of Islam"), also transliterated as Taleban, is an Islamist movement which ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, despite having diplomatic recognition from only three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. The most influential members, including Mullah Mohammed Omar, the leader of the movement, were simple village ulema (Islamic religious scholars). Taliban legend has it that in the spring of 1994, upon hearing of the abduction and rape…

Briefing Note #2 Megan Wilton Penn State Harrisburg The Taliban is an Afghani and Pakistani terrorist group. They are a large organization, with a religious base. I chose this group because I have read several stories and books involving the Taliban and their victims, also I have an interest in the Islamic culture, religion, and mind-set. Issue In this paper, the Taliban and their relation to religion, will be analyzed. It is important to study and understand different terror groups, especially…

Here is in an anecdote of the day malala was hit by the Taliban .“Today wasn’t the best day, I had a test today. But I didn’t mind it as much as my classmates did. Since the time of the Taliban our school didn’t show anything about what was happening inside. For girls, the door to the school was like a magical entrance to our own learning world. As we walked and then ran up the stairs. At the top of the stairs was doors to all the classrooms. We put our backpacks in our classrooms, then came…

replaced by the emergence of strong military commanders who dominated the local population in the name of their defending the country from foreign intrusion. This lead to the emergence of Taliban in 1994 who took advantage of their local knowledge and networks. The Taliban gave the impression of a localised insurgency who among many other things, had local motives of disarming and…