The Taliban, regarded as a fundamentalist Islamic force that governed Afghanistan from 1996 until being overthrown by US forces in the year 2001, entered Kabul, the Afgan capital, on Sunday, after sweeping through the majority of the country in the last few days followed by a withdrawal of the US troops.
The group that harbored Osama bin Laden as he conspired the 9/11 terrorist invasions on America, poses a new danger and threat to the social and political order that is supported and favored by the US and its allies, as they terminate two decades of ongoing fighting in Afghanistan.
In this article, we’ll provide you an overview where we’ll discuss:
- The Beginning Of Taliban
- The Leaders Of The Taliban
- The Intentions Of Taliban
- The Future Of Afghanistan
These are explained in detail below:
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The Beginning Of Taliban
Mullah Mohammad Omar was the founder of the Taliban, and he founded this organization in 1994. In the initial days, it had dozen of followers who were ready to challenge crime and corruption in times of civil war. Taliban means ‘students’ in the Afghan language, Pashto. They were called so because the followers were students of Mullah Mohammad Omar.
The initial members of the group were “mujahideen” fighters who fought against the USSR forces and pushed them out of Afghanistan during the 1980s. The group then took its next step towards taking control over most parts of the country and succeeded in doing so by 1996. They ruled for five years until they were uprooted by the US forces in 2001, and after this, Mullah Mohammad Omar went into hiding. Since then this group has been fighting against the western troops to gain its control back over Afghanistan.
The Leaders
The legal scholar, Haibatullah Akhundzada, is the ultimate leader of the Taliban. He possesses the final authority over every decision, political affair, military affair, and religious affair. He took leadership after Akhtar Mansour. The latter was assassinated in a US drone strike in 2016.
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The political office is led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, and his team is responsible for political negotiations. It has been reported that the Afghan government has proposed a deal to bring the violence to a stop in Afghanistan. Baradar hasn’t responded yet, and the Taliban continues its aggression. Mullah Omar’s son Yaqoob is leading the military operations.
Their Intentions
They started with an intention to curb crime and corruption but later became brutal and notorious for the imposition of their harsh Sharia laws. The girls and women suffered the most under the Taliban regime because they were banned from schools and workplaces.
Reports say that the group is using old methods and tactics of oppressing women in the name of restoring a ‘genuine Islamic system’. Although the Taliban has promised peace and prosperity to its followers, many civilians are living under fear and oppression.
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What About The Future Of Afghanistan?
The Taliban forces capitalized on the military of the U.S. to easily invade many parts of the country. An agreement made in February 2020 between the Taliban and the Trump administration, involved the removal of American troops without the approval of the government of Afghanistan.
President Biden’s verdict to withdraw all the troops entirely by September emboldened the Taliban further to intensify their attacks, which as it gained pace, drained the motivation of the government security forces. After nine days of capturing their first provincial capital, the Taliban entered Kabul, finalizing their seizure of the whole country after President Ashraf Ghani exited.
Final Words
The Taliban announced that it had issued orders to its troopers to not enter homes without getting the owners’ permission and that the configuration of the new government would be announced soon. Mohammad Naeem, a spokesman, informed the Al Jazeera television channel that the Taliban wants peaceful and agreeable relations with other countries.
However, Afghans gathered in thousands in the airport of Kabul, desperately attempting to find a way out of the country through military transport planes or the last few commercial flights that were taking off.
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