How The Taliban Changed American Culture

As soon at Taliban came in control in Kabul woman had no right to do anything.They weren't allowed to step out of their doors, they weren't allowed to work, woman/girls weren't allowed to go to school, ban on woman laughing.Those that didn't obey the laws were whipped in public, were beaten etc.The Taliban had stated that this was being done for their protection.An example of Taliban's violent treatment against the woman is; a woman wearing nail paint had her fingertips chopped by a Taliban officer. Taliban had just the say thing to say against this, “it was being done to safeguard

In Afghanistan, Women’s rights were very denied and completely dismissed. Women were treated horribly. They were beaten, abused verbally, and even killed. Under the rule of the Taliban, women were better off staying in the safety of their own homes.

The Taliban are a part of history and people should be aware of who they are and what they do. The Taliban has evolved over the years and unfortunately have grown stronger over the years. They started off as a group of students and it is sad to know that these students who could have started with a good future ended up being a part of a terrorist group. They think they are doing right because they may read the Quran but they only focus on the words and passages they want to hear and say to defend their terrorist group without reading the passage or verse fully and trying to understand the real words of Allah. The Taliban have been around for a long time and as a result the Taliban havetaken over territory such as Afghanistan and many others. One of the territories the Taliban has is Afghanistan and the government is seen as corrupted because they help the Taliban. Corruption may exist anywhere but would the Afghan government be supporting the Taliban with weapons because they want to or because of fear?

The Taliban have four basic goals that they also view as phases. First is to utilize the devout religious commitment found in Afghanistan and Pakistan to mobilize the public. Second is to rally the Pashtun tribes through the Pashtunwali code of honor, which a Pashtun must adhere to in order to maintain his honor and identity as a Pashtun. This code includes many important facets including Nang (honor), Badal (revenge), Melmastia (hospitality), Nanawatay (to seek forgiveness), and Hamsaya (one who shares the same shadow) (30). The Taliban also hopes to further their longtime goal of toppling Kabul by “emphasizing the Pashtuns’ subjugation by a predominantly non-Pashtun government” (??) Thirdly, they hope to “build up confidence in their organization while simultaneously attacking the legitimacy of the IROA, coalition forces, and the Government of Pakistan.” (57) Lastly, “once the Western ‘crusaders’ are expelled by military means or withdraw due to

The Taliban has some of the most frightening rules for Afghan people: A kite seller will be imprisoned for three days, the owner of a house will be punished if women are heard singing during a wedding, no images or photographs are to be posted in public places, there is to be no equipment that produces the joy of music, and even Christmas cards are to be banned. The list goes on and on with the harsh rules and punishment that face the people of Afghanistan. The Taliban claims that they are following the strict codes of Islam, but now it seems that the group is just dictating the country to whatever they seem suitable. The Taliban customs personal would gouge out the images of women's eyes on shampoo bottles, and merchants would have to sell the product with black tape over the women image or face a beating and time in jail. The group of men that run the Taliban regime amaze me on how everything is played out in Afghanistan. The men want a bid into the U.N. but can't even have a country where people aren't afraid to walk down the streets in fear of being stoned or shot to death.

One of the most radical religious groups in the world today are known as the Taliban. The Taliban is a “fundamentalist Muslim group that controlled much of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001” (Maley NP). The Taliban took power after the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. When the Soviet Union left Afghanistan, the Taliban rose to power and took much control of the country. The Taliban leader is Mullah Mohammad Omar. The Taliban in Afghanistan are an Islāmic group, that uses harsh rules against Afghanistan’s women and helped attacked the United States.

Problems that the Taliban have caused, in real life, have impacted the way that many innocent people in various Arab countries used to live--long ago, life was delectable to many. People lived in a state of tranquility, and could live accompanied by one word: freedom. However, later on, and not long ago, the Taliban created a set of strict, over-the top rules that have not only completely

The Taliban’s are Student’s of Islamic Knowledge Movement who ruled Afghanistan from 1996-2001; they came to power after a long Civil war with the Soviet forces. They held 90% of the country and followed a policy that included the treatment of women and terrorist activities. Their power came to end after September 11, 2001 (opendemocray). The movie allows us to experience another culture; women had no rights to work or leave their home alone. At the very beginning of the movie hundreds of woman, protest their freedom, for their rights to work. It was interesting to see women willing to sacrifice their lives in order to have equality; they were fearless, despite knowing the consequence of death or imprisonment.

Imagine a community being perfectly happy living life just how the people would like and having the freedom to do what they will, now imagine this freedom being taken away from them and along with it, the people's happiness, all because a group of people want you to live like they do. Doesn't seem too happy anymore, does it? In the book, Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, this exact incident happened to the protagonist Najmah. Although in the book, the Taliban is portrayed as a cruel group of people who make unreasonable rules and discriminate against women, the book only mentions some less harsh events than the ones that happened in the reality of Afghanistan.

As odd as the restrictions women had, the punishments for violations were even more unbelievable. To humiliate the women, most of the punishments were available to be seen by the public. The penalties for broken laws were often held public in sports stadiums, town squares, or other densely populated areas for everyone to see. For a minor infraction, oftentimes the one who committed the transgression was often beaten until unconscious. A woman once had her thumb removed because her thumb nail was exposed, and when the Taliban guard saw this, she was taken into the town square to have her exposed thumb taken off. The things that the Taliban do to innocent citizens are cruel, and they should be the ones being reprimanded, not the other way around. In general, many of the punishments that the Taliban give out to women are, in most cases, much too excessive for such insignificant “crimes”. (Delcan Walsh)

The Taliban are an Islamic fundamentalist group, and they ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. They are extremely ruthless, and we have many different glimpses of this in the book. “So [the Talibs] took him to the street...and ordered him to kneel...and shot him in the back of the head. Farzana came screaming and attacked them...shot her too. Self-defense, they claimed later” (Hosseini 219). In this quote, the Talib officials shot Hassan and his wife for absolutely no reason, and claimed it was self defense. The author, Hosseini, gives us the audience a completely raw, haunting portrait of the Taliban and of their effect on the people living in Afghanistan at the

The Taliban’s brutality is completely unimaginable. When the Taliban first arrived, a woman was beaten for not wearing a full chadri, though she wore modest clothing and a large headscarf. The Taliban soldiers showed no sympathy for this woman and beat her regardless of her pleas. In itself, this scene shows the Taliban’s twisted mindset: it is wrong for a woman to lack complete covering, but to beat this woman is moral and acceptable. The officials wanted her to fear breaking their rules and show that there were no exceptions; Afghans must follow the Taliban's regulations or be severely punished.

Before the US invasion, life for the population of Afghanistan was hell under the rule of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban. This imposed reactionary religious restrictions and the suffocating social relations under the death penalty with a savagery that was recorded in the collective memory of the world through the stoning in stadiums against women accused of "crimes" like adultery. In addition, the Taliban imposed a feudal economic relations that kept shackled and impoverished peasants. While his schedule sometimes entered strong conflict with that of the United States, essentially the Taliban did not object to the general rule of Afghanistan by imperialism. In fact, he had been eager to make deals with the United States on pipelines and on other fronts. After the September 11, 2001, the Taliban government in Afghanistan did not become intolerable for the US imperialists because of its completely reactionary nature and all the horrors it brings to the people of Afghanistan. Indeed, a factor that contributed to the rise of the Taliban and other Islamic fundamentalist forces were economic support, military organization and provided the Islamic Mujahideen from the United States and Saudi Arabia (on many occasions by the Pakistani intelligence services) in their fighting against the Soviet Union in the 80s when the United States sought to beat a rival imperial power and more control over the Middle East and Central Asia. Moreover, the US government directly supported the

Many great empires have formed and been defeated throughout history. A common trait with all of these empires have been control. A current empire today is a terrorist group in Afghanistan called the Taliban. Like its predecessors, they seek total power and control. The Taliban to this day has been battling Afghan officials and have been taking control of providences one by one, boosting their power.

Due to the Taliban taking over it has lead for many negative effects to occur such has creating harsher laws that are specifically targeted at women. Mortinos believed that by building schools and providing an education for these girls was one way to empower them and make more knowledgeable because not only will they be the future etchers of their community but the future that will keep moving Pakistan and Afghanistan forward.