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| - | While in power in [[Afghanistan]], the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan|Taliban]] became notorious internationally for their treatment of women. The stated aim of the Taliban was to create a "secure environment where the chasteness and dignity of women may once again be sacrosanct," reportedly based on [[Pashtunwali]] beliefs about living in [[purdah]]. | + | The '''Taliban''' ({{lang-ps|{{nastaliq|طالبان}}}} ''{{transl|ps|[[Talibe|ṭālibān]]}}'' "students"), alternative spelling '''Taleban''', is an [[Islamic fundamentalism|Islamic fundamentalist]] political movement in [[Afghanistan]]. It spread into Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]] from September 1996 until December 2001, with [[Kandahar]] as the capital. However, it gained [[diplomatic recognition]] from only three states: Pakistan, [[Saudi Arabia]], and the [[United Arab Emirates]]. [[Mohammed Omar]] has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban since 1994. |
| - | Afghan women were forced to wear the [[burqa]] at all times in public, because, according to one Taliban spokesman, "the face of a woman is a source of corruption" for men not related to them. In a systematic segregation sometimes referred to as [[gender apartheid]], women were not allowed to work, they were not allowed to be educated after the age of eight, and until then were permitted only to study the [[Qur'an]]. | ||
| - | Women seeking an education were forced to attend underground schools, where they and their teachers risked execution if caught. They were not allowed to be treated by male doctors unless accompanied by a male [[Chaperone (social)|chaperone]], which led to illnesses remaining untreated. They faced public [[flagellation|flogging]] and [[capital punishment|execution]] for violations of the Taliban's laws. The Taliban allowed and in some cases encouraged marriage for girls under the age of 16. [[Amnesty International]] reported that 80% of Afghan marriages were considered to be arranged by force. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Women's rights in Afghanistan]] | + | * [[Colonel Imam]] |
| - | * [[Women's rights in Saudi Arabia]] | + | * [[History of Afghanistan (1992–present)]] |
| + | * [[Opium production in Afghanistan]] | ||
| + | * [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]] | ||
| + | * [[Taliban propaganda]] | ||
| + | * [[Talibanization]] | ||
| + | * [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] | ||
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The Taliban (Template:Lang-ps Template:Transl "students"), alternative spelling Taleban, is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan. It spread into Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from September 1996 until December 2001, with Kandahar as the capital. However, it gained diplomatic recognition from only three states: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Mohammed Omar has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban since 1994.
See also
- Colonel Imam
- History of Afghanistan (1992–present)
- Opium production in Afghanistan
- Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
- Taliban propaganda
- Talibanization
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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