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    The Taliban is an Islamic fundamentalist group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001 (Laub). They have impacted the culture in Afghanistan as well as many other aspects of it. The Taliban has certain values that they want to be enforced in Afghanistan. These values have changed since 1996 when they first took control of the country. The Taliban took control after they drove the soviets out from their country. During the time they ruled Afghanistan, they changed several aspects of daily life

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    The Taliban—a Muslim fundamentalist group--first took control on the Afghanistan government in 1996, and even after the US-led invasion in 2001, they have maintained a strong influence in rural regions. When they first became present, many Afghans believed they would bring light to the years of corruption introduced by the Russians, and for a while that was true. The Taliban brought stability to Afghanistan, reduced infighting between warlords, and cracked down on the corruption that had been present

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    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

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    location and political and religion ideologies. Inherently, the history of Partition and the rise of the Taliban can be attributed to the subcontinent’s diversity. The diverseness of South Asia has brought about a sense of nationalism for various ethnographic groups, which has transformed the subcontinent both positively and negatively. When exploring India/Pakistan Partition and the rise of the Taliban, the consequences has primarily been negative, especially for women who unequivocally suffered most

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    mythological hero in the terrorist world. In 2004, Omar stated that the Taliban were “hunting Americans like pigs.” Omar has been wanted by the FBI since 2001 for sheltering Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda members years prior to the September 11 attack. In Omar’s past, following the Soviet’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989, the country fell into chaos as various factions fought for control. According to a legend, in

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    their lives. The Taliban is a group of people who are terrible and have no respect to others. They are a group of extremists that no one wants to be apart. Under the Taliban's ruling many people were effected mentally or physically. The rules the Taliban made are very unrealistic. And so are the rules for women. Women rights in Afghanistan are being fought and the Taliban took it too far with the rules. Many children have become puppets under the hands of the Taliban. The Taliban came into a great

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    Taliban Regime Vs the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a mountainous land-locked country, which is one of the central Asian countries. In addition, it is an Islamic country that Islam religion has played a significant role in governing it. In Afghanistan Many governments had been changed in past several decades. For instance, the Kingdom of Amanullah Khan, the Kingdom of Mohammad Nadir Shah, Mohammad Zahir Shah, The Communist Regimes, the Islamic State of Afghanistan, Taliban Regime

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    Stories were being told, except we weren’t sure if they were true. Rumours were spreading about how the Taliban treated people, but time went by and nothing changed. When the world started to fall silent, Malala Yousafzai, with all her courage and strength, spoke up. She has suffered for doing that, but she doesn’t regret it. Every word she says is expressed with concern. She knows that even her small voice, can and has, changed the world. Malala Yousafzai is a young activist from Swat Valley, Pakistan

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    Taliban and Shuffle aren't two words I'm used to seeing together. It sounds more like the name of an outlandish sitcom on Adult Swim than a war memoir. Between the eccentric name and the trippy kaleidoscope cover, it's clear that Kim Barker's story isn't the typical war story. In fact, it's not really a war story at all. In early 2002, Kim Barker traded in her Chicago Tribune newsroom for Afghanistan, a country she'd only read about. Baker was a young reporter with limited travel experienced

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    that the Taliban had then taken over and emerged as a political force and began to establish order. Women were equivalent to slaves, they were denied education, and they were financially dependent, where they couldn’t make money of their own. Prior to the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan women truly suffered. While Afghanistan were under the Taliban they had one of the worst human rights records in the world. The government systematically denied the most basic individual rights. The Taliban closed

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