Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
In recent days, the world has been shaken by the actions of militia groups Taliban who is trying to control the entire territory Afghanistan. Unmitigated, now the Taliban have even managed to control the capital Accept and occupied the Afghan Presidential Palace.
Quotes Al Jazeera, the Taliban managed to take control of the Presidential Palace after President Ashraf Ghani fled and gave up the Presidential Palace to avoid bloodshed in his country.
The history of the Taliban in Afghanistan itself has started long ago. The Taliban were ousted from power in Afghanistan by US-led forces in 2001.
Practically, since then, a prolonged war has colored the days in Afghanistan. The Taliban is getting stronger and has now reached its peak to occupy the capital Kabul.
After 20 years of war, U.S. forces are slowly withdrawing from Afghanistan. That was done in accordance with an agreement between the US and the Taliban.
However, after the agreement, the Taliban actually launched attacks to seize areas controlled by the Afghan army.
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Illustration. The history of the Taliban in Afghanistan goes back a long way. (Jawad Sukhahar via Reuters)- – |
The history of the Taliban in Afghanistan and this prolonged war was sparked by the 9/11 tragedy in the US. Al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, was accused of being the culprit of the incident.
At that time, Osama bin Laden was in Afghanistan under the protection of the Taliban.
Not giving up, the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden. It then triggered the invasion of US military forces into Afghanistan since 2003 to get rid of the Taliban.
2014 was the bloodiest year since the war began in 2001. NATO forces, which assist US troops in Afghanistan, ended their mission and handed over security responsibility to the Afghan army.
In response, the Taliban responded by seizing a number of areas in Afghanistan.
Why is the Taliban so influential in Afghanistan? What is the history of the birth of this group? The following summarizes the history of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
History of the Taliban in Afghanistan
 Illustration. The 9/11 tragedy marked the beginning of the Taliban’s history of war in Afghanistan. (AFP/-)-– |
Taliban, in Pashto language, means ‘student’. This group took the name ‘taliban’ because at first most of its members were students from the Islamic boarding school founded by Afghan refugees in Pakistan in the 1980s.
The movement was initially dominated by Pashtuns and emerged in a number of Islamic boarding schools financed by Saudi Arabia by adhering to the hardline Sunni sect.
Due to the instability of the political situation and the collapse of the Soviet regime, this ultraconservative group developed and existed in the mid-1990s.
In September 1995, they captured Herat Province, on the Iranian border. Exactly a year later, since 1996, the Taliban have taken control of most of Afghanistan, including Kabul.
Under his rule, the Taliban enforced strict Islamic law.
Quotes News Sky, the Taliban were later accused of enforcing brutal and repressive Islamic law with public executions as punishment. Women were required to cover themselves and men had to grow a beard.
Citing the BBC, the Taliban also prohibits freedom of expression. People are prohibited from listening to television, music, and enjoying movies in cinemas. Women over 10 years old are also prohibited from receiving formal education in schools.
Various implementations of these rules have made the Taliban often accused of human rights violations.
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