AP+Taliban

Shelby Fenderson Audience The main audience that the Taliban was trying to hit was the people of Afghanistan. The Taliban was a new power that was rising who’s goal was to take over the country and enforce their own views of how the Afghani people should live. It states in “An Introduction of the Taliban,” the author writes, “Since their rise in 1994, the Taliban have been a source of conflicting opinions” (Kakar). The Taliban had many different views from the people of Afghanistan, and they felt it was their job to enforce the rules they lived by on the rest of the people. They directed their attention to the groups that opposed them most. It states in the ABC-Clio article, “In the north, the Northern Alliance opposition militias composed of Uzbeks and Tajiks had long resisted the domination of the Pashtuns who form the core of the Taliban” (Taliban). The Taliban’s main goal was to get these two audiences to follow their rules by using armed forces.

The Taliban began to take over Afghanistan when the civil war began over who should be in power. The article “An Introduction of the Taliban” states, “As a military and political force, the Taliban surfaced in Qandahar in 1994 when Afghanistan was plagued by a vicious civil war” (Kakar). The Taliban became a very feared organization in Afghanistan, because of their views on how the Afghani people should live. The ABC-Clio article also states, “After taking over Kabul, the Taliban implemented sharia (Muslim) law, banned women from taking jobs outside their homes, banned girls from attending schools, and ordered all men to grow "proper" beards” (Taliban). The audience that they were aiming for was the people who were not already living by these standards because the group felt that all people in the country needed to live like this because of their religious and cultural views.

**Works Cited** Kakar, Kawun. "An Introduction of the Taliban." //Institute for Afghan Studies//. Instutute for Afghan Studies, 2000. Web. 2 Feb 2012. "Taliban." //World History: The Modern Era//. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 2 Feb. 2012.

Cultural -Dillon Culture - Dillon The Taliban is a militia that appeared in 1995 which played a huge roll in Afghanistan's History. When the Taliban took over Kabul they implemented sharia and made it apart of the legislation of Kabul. Sharia is defined as Muslim laws that, “banned women from taking jobs outside their homes, banned girls from attending schools, and ordered all men to grow "proper" beards” (Taliban 1). These laws were made up after the death of Mullah Muhammad Omar (who was a very influential figure in their life), to help create a set of rules or boundaries that all Muslims should follow in Muhammad’s name. The leader of the Taliban, Muhammad was also known as “Prince of all believers” (Muhammad 1). He helped guide the members of the Taliban in the direction he felt would be most helpful to them and the Muslims. The Taliban took the United States by surprise wen unleashing an attack to try and overthrow the United State’s power in the East. As stated by Allen Raichelle, (the Taliban) “launched a wave of suicide bombings that have aroused fears of a return to Taliban rule” (Raichelle 1). Due to the strong pride and will the Taliban has, they felt very distraught when the Americans came to power. Becuase of the culture and the will-force behind this militia groups they have still committed acts of aggression again US and NATO forces. As stated by Allen Raichelle, the “Taliban fighters have begun to attack schoolchildren and execute Afghans that they claim have violated Islamic law” (Raichelle 1). This law is vital to the culture of the Taliban and through following theses laws people will be ok, otherwise the Taliban will be very violent in maintaining the law, culture and tradition they believe is viable for the Muslim people.

Works Cited Raichelle, Allen. "New Wave of Violence in Afghanistan: Background." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 2 Feb. 2012.

"Taliban." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 2 Feb. 2012.

"sharia." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 2 Feb. 2012.

"Mohammad Omar." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 2 Feb. 2012.

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 The Taliban is an Islamic extremist group residing in Afghanistan. “The Taliban emerged in the early 1990s in northern Pakistan following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan” (BBC). This was among many groups who attempted to gain power after the Soviets receded, and so the Taliban had succeeded by the “autumn of 1994” (BBC). The Taliban has fought for control of Afghanistan and because of their ideals, and ambitions they have become a prime target for the U.S. and NATO. The initial goal of the Taliban movement was “to restore peace and security and enforce their own austere version of Sharia, or Islamic law, once in power” (BBC). The Taliban interpretation of Sharia is considered very harsh, advocates public beatings, and death sentences, while also suppressing woman’s rights, setting religious standards, and enforcing that they are conceded (BBC).

 The aim or goal of the Taliban movement is to gain power and to enforce their ideologies onto the people of Afghanistan. They initially received much praise from Afghanistan citizens for “driving out corruption” as they defeated warlords and took power after the soviets withdrew from their lands (Gale). However once in power their motives were revealed and the Taliban vision was seen as a movement “to restore peace and security and enforce their own austere version of Sharia, or Islamic law” (Gale). The Taliban are very religiously based and feel that their beliefs should be imposed upon all citizens of Afghanistan. They advocate harsh punishment and strict obedience enforcing their “version of Sharia”. “Sharia or Islamic law”, derives from religious beliefs such as those accounted in the foundation of the Taliban, and their extremist interpretation of the Sharia has made them a target for other nations, especially after the famous destruction of the “Bamiyan Buddha statues in central Afghanistan” (BBC). This event occurred in 2001 and lead to international outrage. (BBC). The Taliban's aim has been made clear and despite U.S. intervention has clung on for survival most likely residing in Pakistan, however undetected by the U.S. forces.

 Sources Cited: "BBC News - Who Are the Taliban?" BBC - Homepage. Web. 03 Feb. 2012. "The Taliban." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Gale, Cengage Learning, 2010. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 3 Feb. 2012.

Historical- Destiny <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Taliban is a political group that came around in 1995 in Afghanistan. They are an Islamic extremist group that came to power after the fall of Mohammad Najibullah. “The Taliban, an Islamic extremist group, took control of Afghanistan's government in 1996 and ruled until the 2001 U.S.-led invasion drove it from power” (Bajoria). The Taliban was trying to gain as much power as they could in Afghanistan. The Taliban tried to get people to follow them and most of the time they used force to get people to follow them. In 1996, when the Taliban took over Kabul they implemented rules or legislation that repressed women. These Muslim laws made it so that women cannot work, cannot go to school no matter what age and men were required to look proper and act proper. The Taliban believe themselves to be “students of religion” (Taliban). The Taliban is “ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #121917; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">supported by civilians weary of the country's long and vicious civil war, but there remained resistance in two regions” (Taliban). These civilians are willing to do anything to serve the Taliban.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Taliban is known for being a terrorist group. After the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks the presence of the Taliban ended in Afghanistan. The United States declare war on terrorism. This included the Taliban because they harbored Osama Bin Laden. The Taliban has a bad reputation when it comes to the United States. According to ABC-Clio, “ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #121917; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">with the United States' help, the Northern Alliance was able to regain control of most of the land, including Kabul” (Taliban). The United States helped bring down the Taliban in 2001. They helped Afghanistan regain their land and their footing in their government. The Taliban was brought down yet terrorism is still a problem today.

Works Cited: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bajoria, Jayshree. "The Taliban in Afghanistan." Council of Foreign Relations. N.p., 06 October 2011. Web. 2 Feb 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Taliban." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 2 Feb. 2012.