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{{Evil Organization | {{Evil Organization | ||
|Box title = Evil Organization | |Box title = Evil Organization | ||
|Image = | |Image = Flag of the Taliban.svg | ||
|size = | |size = | ||
|fullname = Taliban | |fullname = Taliban | ||
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|headquarters = Kabul, Afghanistan (2021 - present)<br>Quetta, Pakistan (2001 - 2021)<br>Kandahar, Afghanistan (1994 - 2001) | |headquarters = Kabul, Afghanistan (2021 - present)<br>Quetta, Pakistan (2001 - 2021)<br>Kandahar, Afghanistan (1994 - 2001) | ||
|commanders = [[Hibatullah Akhundzada]] (2016 - present)<br>[[Akhtar Mansour]] (2013 - 2016)<br>[[Mohammed Omar]] (1994 - 2013) | |commanders = [[Hibatullah Akhundzada]] (2016 - present)<br>[[Akhtar Mansour]] (2013 - 2016)<br>[[Mohammed Omar]] (1994 - 2013) | ||
|agents = [[Mohammad Rabbani]]<br>[[Abdul Ghani Baradar]]<br>[[Abdur Razzaq]]<br>[[Obaidullah Akhund]]<br>[[Mansoor Dadullah]]<br>[[Dadullah Akhund]]<br>[[Qari Zain]]<br> | |agents = [[Mohammad Rabbani]]<br>[[Abdul Ghani Baradar]]<br>[[Abdur Razzaq]]<br>[[Obaidullah Akhund]]<br>[[Mansoor Dadullah]]<br>[[Dadullah Akhund]]<br>[[Qari Zain]]<br>[[Sirajuddin Haqqani]] | ||
|skills = Military training | |skills = Military training | ||
|goals = Enforce their interpretation of Sharia Law in the Middle East and South-Central Asia ( | |goals = Enforce their interpretation of Sharia Law in the Middle East and South-Central Asia (failed)<br>Restore the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (successful)<br>Lift the banning of traditional music and allow female students to return to secondary schools (both succeeded) | ||
|type of villains = Fanatical Tribal Terrorists|crimes = [[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Human Trafficking|Human trafficking]]<br>[[Illegal Drug Trade|Drug trafficking]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Anglophobia]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Biphobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br> | |type of villains = Fanatical Tribal Terrorists|crimes = [[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Human Trafficking|Human trafficking]]<br>[[Illegal Drug Trade|Drug trafficking]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Anglophobia]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Biphobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br> | ||
|Agents=200,000|type of villain=Fanatical Tribal Terrorists}} | |Agents=200,000|type of villain=Fanatical Tribal Terrorists}} | ||
{{Quote|We will turn our motherland into the graveyard of the U.S forces and their families should wait for their dead bodies. The Taliban's war is only for the freedom of Afghanistan from the enemies of Muslims.|[[Dadullah Akhund]], the Taliban's former military chief.}} | {{Quote|We will turn our motherland into the graveyard of the U.S forces and their families should wait for their dead bodies. The Taliban's war is only for the freedom of Afghanistan from the enemies of Muslims.|[[Dadullah Akhund]], the Taliban's former military chief.}} | ||
The '''Taliban''' (Pashto: طالبان, ''ṭālibān'' "students") is an Afghanistan-based Islamic fundamentalist terrorist organization founded by former mujahideen | The '''Taliban''' (Pashto: طالبان, ''ṭālibān'' "students") is an Afghanistan-based Islamic fundamentalist terrorist organization founded by former mujahideen commanders [[Mohammed Omar]] and [[Abdul Ghani Baradar]] in 1994. | ||
Considered to be one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world, the Taliban have spent a majority of their existence fighting for the goal of turning Afghanistan into a jihadist state. They ruled the country from 1996 to 2001 before being overthrown by NATO forces at the beginning of the [[War in Afghanistan]], but returned to power in 2021. | Considered to be one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world, the Taliban have spent a majority of their existence fighting for the goal of turning Afghanistan into a jihadist state. They ruled the country from 1996 to 2001 before being overthrown by NATO forces at the beginning of the [[War in Afghanistan]], but returned to power in 2021. | ||
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===Second Islamic Emirate=== | ===Second Islamic Emirate=== | ||
In May 2021 following the beginning of American and other NATO forces withdrawal, the Taliban began an offensive all across Afghanistan. By mid-August 2021, the Taliban controlled every major city in Afghanistan, capturing the capital Kabul by 15 August 2021; following this, president Ashraf Ghani fled the country. On August 19, the Taliban officially declared a second Islamic Emirate, with Supreme Leader [[Hibatullah Akhundzada]] being recognized as Emir and [[Abdul Ghani Baradar]] and [[Mohammad Yaqoob]] both serving as Vice Emirs. After they took over the government, they have claimed to reformed in their ideology, from granting women education to accepting non-Pashtuns as part of the Taliban. | In May 2021 following the beginning of American and other NATO forces withdrawal, the Taliban began an offensive all across Afghanistan. By mid-August 2021, the Taliban controlled every major city in Afghanistan, capturing the capital Kabul by 15 August 2021; following this, president Ashraf Ghani fled the country. On August 19, the Taliban officially declared a second Islamic Emirate, with Supreme Leader [[Hibatullah Akhundzada]] being recognized as Emir and [[Abdul Ghani Baradar]] and [[Mohammad Yaqoob]] both serving as Vice Emirs. After they took over the government, they have claimed to reformed in their ideology, from granting women education to accepting non-Pashtuns as part of the Taliban. As of 2021–2022, senior Taliban leaders have emphasized the "softness" of their revolution and how they desired "good relations" with the United States, in discussions with American journalist Jon Lee Anderson. | ||
The murder of comedian Nazar Mohammad was notorious, although a spokesman for the Taliban criticized that they should have handed him over to the authorities instead of killing him.<ref>https://www.milenio.com/internacional/talibanes-cortan-garganta-matan-famoso-comico-afganistan</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/28/nazar-khasha-afghanistan-comedian/</ref> | The murder of comedian Nazar Mohammad was notorious, although a spokesman for the Taliban criticized that they should have handed him over to the authorities instead of killing him.<ref>https://www.milenio.com/internacional/talibanes-cortan-garganta-matan-famoso-comico-afganistan</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/28/nazar-khasha-afghanistan-comedian/</ref> | ||
Western nations have suspended most humanitarian aid to Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of the country in August 2021 and the World Bank and International Monetary Fund also halted payments. In October 2021, more than half of Afghanistan's 39 million people faced an acute food shortage. On 11 November 2021, the Human Rights Watch reported that Afghanistan was facing widespread famine due to an economic and banking crisis. | Western nations have suspended most humanitarian aid to Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of the country in August 2021 and the World Bank and International Monetary Fund also halted payments. In October 2021, more than half of Afghanistan's 39 million people faced an acute food shortage. On 11 November 2021, the Human Rights Watch reported that Afghanistan was facing widespread famine due to an economic and banking crisis. | ||
According to a Human Rights Watch report released in November 2021, the Taliban killed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former members of the Afghan security forces in the three months since the takeover in just the four provinces of Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kunduz. According to the report, the Taliban identified targets for arrest and execution through intelligence operations and access to employment records that were left behind. Former members of the security forces were also killed by the Taliban within days of registering with them to receive a letter guaranteeing their safety. | |||
==Ideology== | ==Ideology== | ||
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[[Category:Brutes]] | [[Category:Brutes]] | ||
[[Category:Islam]] | [[Category:Islam]] | ||
[[Category:Corrupt Officials]] | [[Category:Corrupt Officials]] | ||
[[Category:Extremists]] | [[Category:Extremists]] | ||
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[[Category:Propagandist]] | [[Category:Propagandist]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-Christian]] | [[Category:Anti-Christian]] | ||
[[Category:Anti- | [[Category:Anti-Semitic]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-LGBT]] | [[Category:Anti-LGBT]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-Catholic]] | [[Category:Anti-Catholic]] | ||
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[[Category:Successful]] | [[Category:Successful]] | ||
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