Taliban+Uprising

This page is for the pair with the topic: Taliban Uprising

The Taliban began with the Soviet Invasion, trying to resist the forces and drive them out of the country. After the withdrawal of Soviet forces in Afghanistan, the Taliban started to rise. Pakistan supported the Taliban by giving them weapons and military training, helping them gain control of many Afghan cities, like Kabul. In 1994, the Taliban became a force in Afghan politics, and by 1996, the Taliban took control of the Afghan government. By 1998, the Taliban controlled 90% of the country.

The Taliban government based their rule on strict Islamic law, where they outlawed education for women, abused them, and required them to wear head-to-toe veils. They also banned televisions, jailed men whose beards were considered too short, and publicly executed criminals. The Taliban, having intolerance for the regime in Afghanistan, also destroyed many religious monuments like the giant Buddha statues in Bamiyan. This used to be where the 174-foot Buddha, carved 14 centuries ago into sandstone cliffs, stood and in 2001 the Taliban blew it up, along with the 125 foot statue next to it. Women wearing Burqas

Although the Taliban did a lot of destruction to Afghanistan, some of their positive contributions to the country include providing a stable government ending the feud between warlords that ravaged the civilian population. Because of ending the corruption in Afghanistan, not all the the people there resented the Taliban.

The Taliban was finally driven from it's power by the end of 2001, when the United States led an invasion with other countries.

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