"1 This means that modernization is going to become very important in Afghanistan. Nojumi refers to it as "The Theory of Mass Mobilization,"2 trying to get a political organization to make wide spread changes. The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) tried to do just that. In 1979, they wanted to revolutionize the social and economic order and change the national ideology of Afghanistan.3 The people of Afghanistan didn't like this at all. As a result, this started a war against the PDPA, and the Soviets that backed the Democratic Party. The war lasted roughly ten years, killing tons of soldiers on both sides, and tons of Afghan civilians. Then on February 15, 1989 after much pressure from the U.S. and the United Nations, the Soviet Union pulled its last troops out of Afghanistan. They did this under the impression that the PDPA would still be the government, but they would have to make it more suitable for the Afghan people.4 Soon after the Soviets left Afghanistan, the PDPA collapsed leaving a vacancy for leadership in the country causing more fighting in Afghanistan. .
The fighting continued with groups trying to gain power in Afghanistan. The country at this time was a mess. It was called the Afghan Civil War, the people at this time were looking for some sort of stability and leadership, something that they haven't had for years. Then on October 1994 a convoy traveling from Quetta to Afghanistan was attacked by a group of armed men. While the men were attacking the convoy, another group of armed men arrived and started fighting the attackers, and defeated them. This group that saved the convoy was the Taliban.5 After they defeated the convoy they marched to the city of Kandahar and easily defeated the Mujahidin group that had control of the city. Before long the Taliban was sweeping threw Afghanistan taking over every city they came across, and defeating any resistance that came in there way.
There are great differences since era that Taliban was governing the country till now. ... In Taliban era Afghanistan situation was in crisis. ... One of the most obvious changes after Taliban era in Afghanistan is improvement in technology. If we talk about technology in Taliban era, there wasn't any technology. ... As I have information, in Taliban era, the quality of education was very low. ...
The Taliban has been active from 1994 to 1996, 1996 to 2001, and 2004 to present time ("Taliban"). The Taliban is mostly known for its extremely strict laws. ... The Taliban court ordered for her nose and ears to be cut off by her husband. ... The Taliban encourages girls under the age of sixteen to be married. ... The Taliban has ruined everything for Afghan women. ...
The victorious Taliban imposed strict restrictions upon the areas they controlled. ... The treatment of women under the Taliban is more extreme than most westerners could imagine. ... The Taliban's version of Islam is not supported by the world's Muslims. ... The Taliban is out of step with the Muslim world and with Islam. ... NGO's such as the Human Rights Watch were left to help the people suffering under the Taliban's rule. ...
The Taliban controls the majority of Musa Qala, a district with 100 villages inside, and enforces strict rules based on the Islamic law, as they have since the Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001. ... Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi rebutted with a statement of their own. "No Taliban have killed any civilians. Neither were Taliban commanders fighting each other. ... He added that the Taliban does not target Afghan civilians, and if Taliban members were responsible for the shootings then a separate pocket has fractured off from the insurgency (Vogt). ...
One of the most prominent radicals, at least to the American public, is John Walker Lindh also known as the "Taliban American". ... It was here that Walker-Lindh was submerged into Taliban ideals and the constant recruitment of "men willing to take up jihad for the sake of Islam". ... After eight months of fighting, Walker-Lindh's tenure with the Taliban came to an end and three months later he found himself back on American soil. ... This proves the numbing effect that the Taliban's ideals have on their followers. ... While enlisted with the Taliban, Walker-Lindh participate...
After the Taliban regrouped from the initial attack just weeks after the September 11 tragedy, they fought back against the government, U.S. troops, and other Western allies in Afghanistan. ... "Peace talks are going on with the Taliban. ... He believes the military has to keep pressure on the Taliban in order to produce positive results (Thompson). ... He said the talks are in such infant stages that officials are not even certain that the Taliban members who are engaged in the negotiations are true representatives of the Taliban leader Mullah Omar. ... I think the Taliban have to feel t...
Beneath the veil Summary The documentary, "Beneath the veil" is about exposing how the Taliban have basically excluded women from pretty much every activity apart from being a house slave in Afghanistan. ... Beneath the veil was about a woman infiltrating the workings of the Taliban and their strict rules during their reign, showing how women have been excluded by society. But it did not only show this, it showed how the Taliban executed civilians in a public soccer field originally made for the Afghanistan public enjoyment that has now been converted into a execution ground. ... The...
The wearing of the burka used to be optional before the Taliban came into power. However, under Taliban rule, oppression of women was at it's worst. ... The Taliban had strict rules about the things they declared "unclean". ... Women were sadly stripped of their dignity under Taliban rule. ... The Taliban respected neither. ...
The wearing of the burka used to be optional before the Taliban came into power. However, under Taliban rule, oppression of women was at it's worst. ... The Taliban had strict rules about the things they declared "unclean". ... Women were sadly stripped of their dignity under Taliban rule. ... The Taliban respected neither. ...
