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__Taliban in Control__ Andrew Doherty, Hasan Gunaydin, Nick Jenkins



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Timeline:

1979- Soviet Union invade Afghanistan

1980- Soviet Union install //**Puppet Regime**// in Kabul (U.S, Pakistan, Saudia Arabia offer support to mujahideen during war against Sovietes)

1988-1989- Soviet troops withdraw

1992: Mujahideen forces led by **Ahmed Shad Massoud** remove Soviet-backed government of Mohammed Narjibullah

1993-1994- Mujahideen factions agree on formation of government with **Burhanuddin Rabbini** as president (internal fighting continues)

1996- Taliban quickly emerge as strongest faction, and with the leadership of **Mullah Muhammed Omar** seize Kabul, exile president Rabbani and execute Najibullah


 * __Step 1: Come in Peace__**


 * The Taliban were one of the //**mujahideen**// (holy warriors or freedom fighters) factions that emerged during the war against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan (1979-1989)
 * The people at the time viewed the members of the Taliban as heros because they were fighting for the freedom of the people from Soviet control.
 * People were weary of corruption, brutality, and never-ending fighting.
 * Taliban won ground when the Soviets eventually pulled out of Afghanistan in 1989, and the people all celebrated their victory.


 * __Step 2: Discredit Current Belief__**


 * Before the time of the Taliban, Afghanistan's internal structure was a tribal or fuedal system.
 * Tribal and Fuedal systems resulted with groups fighting for control of lands, and warlords mercilessly killed innocent people.
 * Taliban rided Afghanistan from these systems and instead instilled **//Sharia Law//**; which is a strict interpertation of Islamic Law
 * Before the ideology of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen was **//Islamism;//** that Islam is not only a religon but a political institution
 * The leaders of Taliban abided by Sharia Law and under their control they banned: //**television, employement,education,and sports for women, kite flying, music, videos, photographs, beard-trimming**//
 * Politics and Political parties were forbidden, and all legislative actions were done "behind curtains" and was more of a secret society than government


 * __Step 3: Recruit__**
 * During the guriella warfare between the Soviets and mujahideen the life of the average Afghani greatly changed.
 * Unemployement plumetted, people were homeless, poverished, and starved
 * Citizens fled from warfare to refugee camps where they did not receieve much aid from outside sources
 * Refugee camps served as recruiting centers for Taliban, promising their volunteers their families would be fed, and they would have a steady income.
 * Afghanistan was mostly an agricultural country economically, and since all of the people left their farms and had nothing none could farm, or even find jobs because they were not qualified.


 * __Step 4: Provide Needs:__**
 * The Taliban provided the citizens of Afghanistan with food, shelter, jobs, money and safety with the agreement of their loyalty
 * Since the people were in a state of chaos, the Taliban intervention instilled consistency within Afghani lives and made the people feel safe


 * __Step 5: Indoctrinate new belief system__**
 * The Taliban replaced the previous Islamism with their strict interpetation of Sharia Law
 * Women were not allowed to be educated, and could not leave their houses withouth the assistance of a male relative
 * Islam was the only religon and all women must wear burqoas and all men must have beards

> • Mullah Omar is the leader of the Taliban. > • No elections are allowed for leadership > Laws > • All citizens of Afghanistan are extremely restricted in many daily activities > • Women’s rights are completely disregarded
 * __Step 6: New government systems__**
 * Politics

__**Step 7: Make example**__
 * Public Punishment
 * The Taliban make example of law breakers with public punishment.
 * Adulterers are stoned to death and the limbs of thieves are amputated. Lesser crimes are punished by public beatings
 * Public execution held in soccer stadium on November 17, 1999.





Bibliography

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