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From 1996 to 2011, a Muslim fundamentalist group, the Taliban, occupied the two-thirds of the Afghanistan, including the capital, Kabul. The Taliban, a word that means "one who is seeking" in Arabic, are formed by young poor Afghan refugees and disadvantaged Pakistanis who were indoctrinate into a network of Koranic schools. Their leader was Mohammed Omar who was a military leader who inspired respect by his compatriots. He carried the title "Commander of the Faithful". This way, every word of Mohammed Omar was law. The Taliban made sure that the Afghan population folds willy-nilly to all the prohibitions and religious duties that were decreed by Mohammed Omar. At the beginning, the Taliban’s mission was to restore order and morality. They conformed to the "charia", the Islamic law. For the Taliban, which was near or far the lifestyle or occidental thinking was seen as chaos. That was why, because they didn’t want to know anything about reform or changes, they turned towards the "charia" to guide themselves in justice, religious, social and political aspects. For the women and the children, it was a disaster. For example, since 1997, Taliban created rules to minimalize the women’s freedom and their influence. For all the rules broken, there were terrible punishments like mutilations, hangings, beatings and floggings. A doctor has been arrested and beaten all night by the Taliban because he treated an Afghan woman. In short, Taliban didn’t establish peace like they wanted to make believe.
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