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|Image = 1200px-Flag of Taliban.svg.png

|size =

|fullname = ~~N/A~~

|fullname = Taliban

|alias = ~~Taliban ~~Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

|alias = Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

|origin = Afghanistan

|origin = Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

|foundation = October ~~10th~~, 1994

|foundation = October 10, 1994

|headquarters = Quetta, Pakistan

|headquarters = Kabul, Afghanistan (2021 - present) Quetta, Pakistan (2001 - 2021) Kandahar, Afghanistan (1994 - 2001)

|commanders = [[Hibatullah Akhundzada]] (2016 - present) [[Akhtar Mansour]] (2013 - 2016) [[Mohammed Omar]] (1994 - 2013)

|agents = [[Mohammad Rabbani]] [[Abdul Ghani Baradar]] [[Abdur Razzaq]] [[Obaidullah Akhund]] [[Mansoor Dadullah]] [[Dadullah Akhund]] [[Qari Zain]] Many more

|skills = Military training,

|goals = Enforce their interpretation of Sharia Law in the Middle East (ongoing) Restore the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (~~failed~~)

|goals = Enforce their interpretation of Sharia Law in the Middle East (ongoing) Restore the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (successful in 2021)

|type of villains = Fanatical Terrorists|crimes = [[Crimes against humanity]] [[Human Trafficking|Human trafficking]] [[Illegal Drug Trade|Drug trafficking]] [[Terrorism]] [[War crimes]] [[Torture]] [[Ethnic cleansing]] Mutilation Rape [[Genocide]]

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The '''Taliban''' (Pashto: طالبان‎, ''ṭālibān'' "students") are a Islamic fundamentalist 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.

==History==

The Taliban ~~were successful in 1996 in becoming the principal governing body in Afghanistan, shortly after~~ [[~~kidnapping]], [[torture|torturing~~]], ~~and brutally [[murder]]ing former President of~~ Afghanistan ~~[[Mohammad Najibullah]]~~. ~~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.

===Early years===

The Taliban was founded by Mullah [[Mohammed Omar]] in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 1994. Within months, 15,000 students, often Afghan refugees from religious schools or madrasas in Pakistan, joined the group.

The US government covertly provided violent schoolbooks filled with militant Islamic teachings and jihad and images of weapons and soldiers in an effort to inculcate in children anti-Soviet insurgency and hate for foreigners. The Taliban used the American textbooks but scratched out human faces in keeping with strict fundamentalist interpretation. The United States Agency for International Development gave millions of dollars to the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the 1980s to develop and publish the textbooks in local languages.

Early Taliban were motivated by the suffering among the Afghan people, which they believed resulted from power struggles between Afghan groups not adhering to the moral code of Islam; in their religious schools they had been taught a belief in strict Islamic law.

On 3 November 1994, the Taliban, in a surprise attack, conquered Kandahar City. Before 4 January 1995, they controlled 12 Afghan provinces.

===Ruling years===

The Taliban were successful in 1996 in becoming the principal governing body in Afghanistan, shortly after [[kidnapping]], [[torture|torturing]], and brutally [[murder]]ing former President of Afghanistan [[Mohammad Najibullah]]. 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.

===Downfall and insurgency===

The Taliban were overthrown by a U.S.-lead NATO coalition in 2001 following the beginning of the War in Afghanistan. Despite this, they have continued to wage war against American forces the Middle East as part of the ongoing War on Terror. Recently, the Taliban has attempted to negotiate peace with Afghanistan and NATO, but as of November 2020 attacks continue despite these efforts.

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In August 2017, reacting to a hostile speech by US President [[Donald Trump]], a Taliban spokesman retorted that they would keep fighting to free Afghanistan of "American invaders".

===Resurgence===

By 2020, after [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] had lost almost all of its conquered territory and committed less terrorist acts, the global think tank called the Institute for Economics & Peace considered the Taliban to have overtaken ISIL as the most dangerous terrorist group in the world due to their recent campaigns for territorial expansion.

On 29 May 2020, it was reported that Mullah Omar's son Mullah [[Mohammad Yaqoob]] was now acting as leader of the Taliban after numerous Quetta Shura members were infected with COVID-19. It was previously confirmed on 7 May 2020 that Yaqoob had become head of the Taliban military commission, making him the insurgents' military chief. Among those infected in the Quetta Shura, which continued to hold in-person meetings, were Hibatullah Akhundzada and Sirajuddin Haqqani, then commanders of the Taliban and Haqqani network respectively.

In May 2021 following the beginning of American and other NATO forces withdrawal, the Taliban began an offensive all across Afghanistan. ~~As of~~ August 2021 ~~they have gained control of 154 districts since~~ the ~~offensive began~~, ~~as well as 8 provincial capitals~~.

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.

==Ideology==

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[[Category:Countries]]

[[Category:Afghanistan]]

[[Category:Successful]]

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 |Image        = 1200px-Flag of Taliban.svg.png
 |size   =
-|fullname = N/A
+|fullname = Taliban
-|alias = Taliban<br>Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
+|alias = Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
-|origin = Afghanistan
+|origin = Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
-|foundation = October 10th, 1994
+|foundation = October 10, 1994
-|headquarters = Quetta, Pakistan
+|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)
 |agents = [[Mohammad Rabbani]]<br>[[Abdul Ghani Baradar]]<br>[[Abdur Razzaq]]<br>[[Obaidullah Akhund]]<br>[[Mansoor Dadullah]]<br>[[Dadullah Akhund]]<br>[[Qari Zain]]<br>Many more
 |skills = Military training,
-|goals = Enforce their interpretation of Sharia Law in the Middle East (ongoing)<br>Restore the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (failed)
+|goals = Enforce their interpretation of Sharia Law in the Middle East (ongoing)<br>Restore the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (successful in 2021)
 |type of villains = Fanatical 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]]
 }}
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 The '''Taliban''' (Pashto: طالبان‎, ''ṭālibān'' "students") are a Islamic fundamentalist 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.
 ==History==
-The Taliban were successful in 1996 in becoming the principal governing body in Afghanistan, shortly after [[kidnapping]], [[torture|torturing]], and brutally [[murder]]ing former President of Afghanistan [[Mohammad Najibullah]]. 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.
+===Early years===
+The Taliban was founded by Mullah [[Mohammed Omar]] in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 1994. Within months, 15,000 students, often Afghan refugees from religious schools or madrasas in Pakistan, joined the group.
+The US government covertly provided violent schoolbooks filled with militant Islamic teachings and jihad and images of weapons and soldiers in an effort to inculcate in children anti-Soviet insurgency and hate for foreigners. The Taliban used the American textbooks but scratched out human faces in keeping with strict fundamentalist interpretation. The United States Agency for International Development gave millions of dollars to the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the 1980s to develop and publish the textbooks in local languages.
+Early Taliban were motivated by the suffering among the Afghan people, which they believed resulted from power struggles between Afghan groups not adhering to the moral code of Islam; in their religious schools they had been taught a belief in strict Islamic law.
+On 3 November 1994, the Taliban, in a surprise attack, conquered Kandahar City. Before 4 January 1995, they controlled 12 Afghan provinces.
+===Ruling years===
+The Taliban were successful in 1996 in becoming the principal governing body in Afghanistan, shortly after [[kidnapping]], [[torture|torturing]], and brutally [[murder]]ing former President of Afghanistan [[Mohammad Najibullah]]. 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.
+===Downfall and insurgency===
 The Taliban were overthrown by a U.S.-lead NATO coalition in 2001 following the beginning of the War in Afghanistan. Despite this, they have continued to wage war against American forces the Middle East as part of the ongoing War on Terror. Recently, the Taliban has attempted to negotiate peace with Afghanistan and NATO, but as of November 2020 attacks continue despite these efforts.
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 In August 2017, reacting to a hostile speech by US President [[Donald Trump]], a Taliban spokesman retorted that they would keep fighting to free Afghanistan of "American invaders".
+===Resurgence===
 By 2020, after [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] had lost almost all of its conquered territory and committed less terrorist acts, the global think tank called the Institute for Economics & Peace considered the Taliban to have overtaken ISIL as the most dangerous terrorist group in the world due to their recent campaigns for territorial expansion.
 On 29 May 2020, it was reported that Mullah Omar's son Mullah [[Mohammad Yaqoob]] was now acting as leader of the Taliban after numerous Quetta Shura members were infected with COVID-19. It was previously confirmed on 7 May 2020 that Yaqoob had become head of the Taliban military commission, making him the insurgents' military chief. Among those infected in the Quetta Shura, which continued to hold in-person meetings, were Hibatullah Akhundzada and Sirajuddin Haqqani, then commanders of the Taliban and Haqqani network respectively.
-In May 2021 following the beginning of American and other NATO forces withdrawal, the Taliban began an offensive all across Afghanistan. As of August 2021 they have gained control of 154 districts since the offensive began, as well as 8 provincial capitals.
+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.
 ==Ideology==
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 [[Category:Countries]]
 [[Category:Afghanistan]]
+[[Category:Successful]]