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|goals = Enforce their interpretation of Sharia Law in the Middle East<br>Restore the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
|goals = Enforce their interpretation of Sharia Law in the Middle East<br>Restore the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
|type of villains = Fanatical Terrorists|crimes = Crimes against humanity<br>Human trafficking<br>Drug trafficking<br>State-sponsored terrorism<br>War crimes; Crime of torture (Murder, cruel or degrading treatment and torture; Summary execution), offenses against the customary law of nations (outrages upon diplomatic plenipotentiaries and agents)}}
|type of villains = Fanatical Terrorists|crimes = Crimes against humanity<br>Human trafficking<br>Drug trafficking<br>State-sponsored terrorism<br>War crimes; Crime of torture (Murder, cruel or degrading treatment and torture; Summary execution), offenses against the customary law of nations (outrages upon diplomatic plenipotentiaries and agents)}}
The '''Taliban''' (Pashto: طالبان‎, ''ṭālibān'' "students") are a Wahhabi [[Jihad|jihadist]] terrorist organization based in Afghanistan. Founded in 1994 by former mujahideen commander [[Mohammed Omar]] in the aftermath of the Soviet-Afghan War, the Taliban have been waging an on-again, off-again insurgency in the country since then to become the primary governing power in Afghanistan.
The '''Taliban''' (Pashto: طالبان‎, ''ṭālibān'' "students") are a Islamic fundamentalist [[Jihad|jihadist]] terrorist organization based in Afghanistan. Founded in 1994 by former mujahideen commander [[Mohammed Omar]] in the aftermath of the Soviet-Afghan War, the Taliban have been waging an on-again, off-again insurgency in the country since then to become the primary governing power in Afghanistan.


They were successful in 1996 in becoming the principal governing body in Afghanistan. Known as the '''Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan''' (a name that the group is still known by), the Taliban remained in power for five years, establishing themselves as a totalitarian regime that enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia Law. Under its rule, the people of Afghanistan suffered numerous severe human rights abuses. Women and girls were forbidden from getting jobs or attending school, massive taxes were imposed on corporations, which would be punished if they weren't paid, severe corporal or capital punishment, such as death by [[stoning]], was carried out against those who didn't abide by their fundamentalist beliefs, and many more.
They were successful in 1996 in becoming the principal governing body in Afghanistan. Known as the '''Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan''' (a name that the group is still known by), the Taliban remained in power for five years, establishing themselves as a totalitarian regime that enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia Law. Under its rule, the people of Afghanistan suffered numerous severe human rights abuses. Women and girls were forbidden from getting jobs or attending school, massive taxes were imposed on corporations, which would be punished if they weren't paid, severe corporal or capital punishment, such as death by [[stoning]], was carried out against those who didn't abide by their fundamentalist beliefs, and many more.