The Taliban entered the Capital of Afghanistan Kabul on Sunday, after a week of rapid territorial profits from the resignation of government forces struggling to postpone Islamic militant groups.
Here are some of the main facts about the history and ideology of Taliban: Taliban history, which means “students” in Pashto, appeared in 1994 around the city of Kandahar in South Afghanistan.
It was one of the factions that fought civil wars to control the country after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the next government.
This initially pulled members of what was called the “Mujahidin” fighters, with the support of the United States, disabling Soviet forces in the 1980s.
In a two-year room, the Taliban had gained a single control over most of the country, preaching the Emirates of Islam in 1996 with strong interpretation of Islamic law.
Other Mujahidin groups retreated north of the country.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States by Al-Qaida, US-backed troops in the north swept kabul in November under US cover.
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The Taliban melted into remote areas, where he began a 20-year rebellion against the Afghan government and his Western allies.
The founder of the Taliban and the original leader was Mullah Mohammad Omar, who was hiding after the Taliban was dropped.
Very secret is his existence that his death, in 2013, was only confirmed two years later by his son.
Idembemburur five years of power, the Taliban imposed a strict sharia legal version.
Women are mostly prohibited from work or study, and are locked up in their homes except accompanied by guardians.
Public execution and floggings are common, Western books and books are prohibited, and cultural artifacts are seen as blasphemy under Islam are destroyed.
The opponents and western countries accused the Taliban want to return to this style of government in the area already controlling – the group claim denied.
The Taliban said earlier this year he wanted “the original Islamic system” for Afghanistan which would make provisions for women’s rights and minorities, in line with cultural traditions and religious rules.
However, there are signs of groups have begun to ban women from working in several regions.
The introduction of international, four countries, including neighboring Pakistan, recognizes the Taliban government when it is in power.
Most of the other countries, along with the United Nations, on the contrary recognize a group holding the provinces in the north of Kabul as a decent government in a waiting place.
The United States and the United Nations impose sanctions on the Taliban, and most countries show little sign will recognize diplomatic groups.
US Secretary Antony Blinken said earlier this month at risk of Afghanistan became a pediatric state if the Taliban took power and cruelty.
Other countries such as China have started carefully indicating they might recognize the Taliban as a legitimate regime.
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