There can be no greater tragedy for a democratic country than the situation in which Afghanistan is today. The capital Kabul is occupied by the Taliban, and the president has fled the country. Today, the Taliban, whose name is on everyone's tongue, by answering 10 questions, let us explain to you what the Taliban is, how it was created, who created it and why this organization is considered dangerous.
What does the name Taliban mean?
Taliban is a Pashto language word that means student. It is believed that this movement of Pashtun people was started by people associated with madrasas teaching Sunni Islamic religion.
Who started the Taliban?
Mullah Mohammad Umar started with some madrasas in East Pakistan. Initially, the Taliban claimed to establish peace and security. But after coming to power, he started talking about establishing rules based on Sharia law and became violent. The countries that recognize the Taliban regime include the names of Pakistan, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
How does the Taliban system work?
There is ahead of the organization. It has three deputy leaders. They have a leadership council, which is called Rahbari Shura. After that, there are commissions of different-different departments. There are separate governors and commanders for each province.
Who holds the reins of the Taliban?
Talking about the 5 Taliban who command the organization, Haibatullah Akhunzada, who has been the head of the organization since 2016. Founding members Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Chief Mullah Mohammad Yacoub, Deputy Chief Sirajuddin Haqqani, Dialogue chief Abdul Hakim Haqqani are the main faces of the organization.
How many fighters does the Taliban have?
The Taliban has more than 85,000 fighters. The Rehbari Shura is the biggest advisory and decision-making committee of Taliban leaders. It consists of 26 members.
How much money does the Taliban have? Where does this money come from?
In 2016, Forbes estimated the Taliban's annual turnover at Rs 2,968 crore. According to the confidential report of NATO obtained by Radio Free Europe, the annual budget of the Taliban in 2019-20 was about 11 thousand crores.
The main sources are drugs, mining, collection, tax, religious charity, export, and real estate. Funding also comes from countries like Russia, Iran, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.
How did the Taliban become powerful?
The Taliban emerged in the early nineties when the USSR (These days USSR broken into different parts ) the Soviet Union was withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan. In the early 1980s, several Mujahideen groups were fighting against the army and the government in Afghanistan. By 1998, about 90 percent of Afghanistan was controlled by the Taliban.
Major Taliban Attacks?
Talking about the big and heinous attacks of the Taliban recorded in history, in 2012, it carried out several attacks in Kabul and attacked NATO camps. Taliban extremists shot Malala Yousafzai on her way home from school in Mingora in October 2012. Two years later, a school in Peshawar was attacked, in which 148 people were killed.
Why are people so afraid of the Taliban?
A beard for men and a burqa covering women's bodies were made mandatory in the Taliban regime. TV, music, and cinema were banned. Girls of 10 years and above are also banned from going to school.
When did the bad times of the Taliban come?
Al Qaeda attacked the (USA ) World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001. The Taliban were accused of harboring al-Qaeda. On 7 October 2001, the US military began attacks on Afghanistan. Taliban chief Mullah Omar was killed in 2013. After Omar's death, Mullah Mansoor was considered the new leader, but in May 2016, he was also killed in a US drone strike. Since then, Maulvi Hibatullah Akhundzada has been the head of the Taliban.
America kept fighting with the Taliban for 20 years, and now, as soon as its army returned from Afghanistan, the Taliban occupied Afghanistan in a few days. The Taliban is saying that it will give women rights and take everyone along, but it may prove too early to believe it.
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