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 * 2) Cultural
 * 3) Kacey Seeloff
 * 4) The Taliban uses fear to spark irrational fear in the people, causing the culture of the people to act out of defense and live with hesitance. The author describes his interaction with the terrorist group, “That was the first time I saw the Taliban. I’d seen them on TV, on the Internet, on the cover of magazines, and in newspapers. But here I was now, less than fifty feet from them, telling myself that the sudden taste in my mouth wasn’t unadulterated, naked fear. Telling myself my flesh hadn’t suddenly shrunk against my bones and my heart wasn’t battering. Here they came. In all their glory” (Khaled 247). Growing exposure through media has only intensified the fear in the people. Despite the people's wish that the terrorist group ceased to exist, the terrorist group is most alive within the rumors and fears shared amongst each other. Everyone threatened by the Taliban becomes increasingly consumed with thoughts of the group. Khaled continues to provide insight on how the Taliban inspired fear in the people, “They drive around looking. Looking and hoping that someone will provoke them. Sooner or later, someone always obliges. Then the dogs feast and the day’s boredom is broken at last and everyone says ‘Alla-u-akbar!’ And on those days when no one offends, well there is always random violence, isn’t there?” (248). As the Taliban is constantly searching for excuses to be violent, the people remain in their fearful state. Each interaction with the Taliban members threatens their safety. Due to the constant threats, the fearful victims act out of defense. Walking in line, biting their tongues, and obeying the orders of the Taliban, the entire culture of the people is suppressed. Opposed to the previously unlimited freedom of liberty, the Taliban restrains freedom. The culture is shaped into what the Taliban forces onto the people. Religion is forced to Islamic beliefs and behavior in obeying the group's demands is valued extremely.

Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner. New York: Riverhead, 2003. Print.

 Jackson, Jessica. "Taliban." Kite Runner Study Guide. 2009. Web. 13 October 2015.


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 * 2) Historical
 * 3) Austin Henry
 * 4) During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a resistance movement to force the Soviet troops out of the country. With the help of the United States, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the Taliban managed to make the Soviets withdrawl from the country after about 10 years of fighting. “Pakistan and Saudi Arabia effectively created the Taliban, brought them to power, and maintained them” (Maley). Early in the 1980’s Saudi Arabia supplied the Taliban with weapons and money in order to help drive the Soviets out of Afghanistan. In 1994, Pakistan provided weapons, training, and financial support to the group in return for protection of a convey trying to open a trade route. With this, the Taliban gained control of several afghan cities.

Cartalucci, Tony. “Grisly Peshawar Slaughter – Who Created Taliban, Who Still Funds Them”. Global Research. Land Destroyer Report, 17 Dec. 2014. Web. 13 October 2015.

Maley, William. “Fundamentalism Reborn: Afghanistan and the Taliban”. New York University Press. 1998. 13 October 2015.

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3. Samuel Lehman

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4. The Taliban group was formed from a group of mujahideens, a group of radical Muslims formed to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan during the 1980s. It was actually the end of the war that brought many conflicts to the nation. “After the 1992 capture and restoration of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, many of the factions unable to cooperate and fell to fighting each other” (Hayes). The Taliban was one of these factions that feel into conflicts with others. In the following years, the Taliban also rose in popularity and gained support of other Muslims who were “religious students”. The Taliban recruits only Muslims; the members of the Taliban are Mujahideens who are concerned about their Muslim way of life and wish to learn more about their origins. Many of the members were also required to submit to the customs and traditions of the radical group. For example, “Men were required to grow beards and women had to wear the all-covering burka” and “The Taliban banned television, music and cinema and disapproved of girls aged 10 and over from going to school” (“Who are the Taliban”). Leaders of the Taliban wanted their members to be controlled and obedient. Members also do not have any access to the media, which is primarily controlled by the “enemies” of the Taliban. Members of the Taliban are taught to hate anyone outside of the Taliban and to teach others their philosophy.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Brunner, Borgna. “The Taliban”. infoplease. Sandbox Networks, 2008. Web. 13 Oct 2015. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">“Who are the Taliban?” BBC News. BBC, 2015. Web. 13 Oct 2015.

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2. Aim

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3. Tyler Anderson

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4. The aim of the Taliban is to establish control over Afghanistan, enforce traditional islamic (sharia) law, and to prevent western influence in the country. As said in an article on the topic, “The Taliban banned television, music, and cinema and disapproved of girls aged 10 and over from going to school”(BBC). The movement itself started when a Pashtun group in the Afghanistan border area with Pakistan wanted to bring control back to an Afghanistan that was having infighting and lawlessness after the Soviet Union left. The group at the time of 1996 controlled the capital and most of the country, with the leader’s aim to bring security and hardened conservative laws to try and restore the country to a time before the Soviets occupied the country. They feel that one country under a strict set of traditional laws under Islam would be the best course for not only Afghanistan, but for countries like Pakistan who they tried to spread their influence to. To this day after not having official power in the country, they still feel like western influence will destabilize the country again just at the soviets had before.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner. New York: Riverhead, 2003. Print.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Who are the Taliban?" BBC News. BBC, 29 September 2015. Web. 13 October 2015.