You may have heard the word Taliban, which means student. So, how do some students in the history of Afghanistan turn to become terrorists and captured the capital of Afghanistan? This question is still unanswered in the history. To understand the Taliban, please take a look into the history of Afghanistan. Taliban, also known as the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan, is a Islamic political and military organization. Taliban activists were students of Jamia Dar ul Uloom Haqqaniya, an Islamic institute located in Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. This organization headed by Mulla Omar with his 50 students brought up a new fundamentalist ideology in the region. The new doctrine consisted of a mixture of tribal Pashtun Culture and fundamental Islamic Sharia. This new doctrine became popular in all Pashtuns of the region, uniting them to fight against the communist government. Muhammad Najibullah’s regime, (Tajik origin ruler) was overthrown and Kabul fell into the hands of Taliban. ISI, a secret service agency of the Pakistan Army helped Taliban secretly.
Taliban government was the most harsh and despot. They used to abduct Tajik, Hazara, and Uzbek girls and forced them into sex slavery. They didn’t allow women to go out of the house. Taliban were also resistant to education and called modern education “a sin”. There are many other annoying things about their government being discussed in the following list.

Taliban’s annoying Habits:

• Their Emergence:
  Taliban came out of nowhere, they don’t have any strong social background. So their origin is vague. But, it’s suspected that this organization arose from a madrassa somewhere in Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Critics say it was the Pakistani ISI who provided them weapons to fight the non-Pashtun government. According to BBC News, Pakistani madrassas provided them early Jihadist training and teachings. Because Pakistan needed an ally in the region, so they created Taliban. The Taliban wanted to make Afghanistan, purely Islamic by imposing their own doctrine. However, their ideology is not purely Islamic as they profess, rather a mixture of tribal Pashtun culture and fundamental Islamic Sharia law. Other Islamic countries came to their help after fall of Kabul. They had no clear system of administration, tribunal and frugality.

8. Harsh Oppressors of Women
Under Taliban rule, women were not allowed to go out in public. It was considered a sin if women went out for any job. Women were restricted to their houses and no public gathering was allowed for women. Taliban ordered every woman to cover herself in such a way that now healthcare workers wear in coronavirus quarantine centers. Taliban are notorious for their violence on women and sexism. They stated that it’s their motive to create a secure environment for women where their dignity may be sacrosanct. It’s a tribal Pashtunwali belief that women must cover their bodies completely in such a way that no limb of their body should be seen. It was a decree from Mulla (the leader of the emirate) that women should wear a burqa. If for any reason she doesn’t do so, she is subject to penalty of 100 rubber sticks. Education to women was prohibited. But unfortunately, if someone caught, might be subject to execution.

Attack On Social Workers:
Taliban attacked social workers (aid workers, health workers) many times. They have reportedly killed many aid workers during their government tenure and after, fighting against Northern Alliance. Recently they killed a Japanese national who came to Afghanistan during Soviet War. He helped millions of Afghanis during and after the war.
Taliban has a disgusting habit to attack aid workers and organizations. They attacked CARE and Counterpart International offices in 2019. I mean what’s the point in attacking aid workers? Let them do their work. They are just helping people and serving humanity, let them do their service (Social Service). But, no Taliban cannot tolerate these social workers. The Taliban themselves doesn’t have a reason for killing aid workers. Taliban didn’t give access to the International Red Cross organization to their controlled areas. I can’t understand why do they kill innocent social workers. This is not Islam or according to Islamic teaching. They have their own version of Islam.

• Resistant to Education:
  Taliban and their allies had restricted educational facilities. Schools and college buildings were often attacked. Taliban used suicide bombers to attack girls’ schools in the country. Taliban had put a ban on girls’ education in their tenure. These attacks were a sign, that they didn’t want education and schools. What they wanted were explosives, arms and ammunition, missiles, bombs, etc. Taliban had previously restricted girls from going to schools. They were only allowed to study and recite the Quran.

• Ignorance Among Leaders and Fighters:
  Taliban leaders and their fighters are completely illiterate. They don’t have any idea about the significance of education. They don’t even know that the world is round. You may not believe but it’s true that they don’t have any basic knowledge about meaning the and importance of life. According to Professor Samina Afridi, the Taliban leaders have kept their fighters and other Pashtun children away from school because they think going to school is like inviting the wrath of Allah.
  A proverb in Pashto language being misinterpreted as; Sabaq Da Madrase waye, Dapara Da Paise Waye Jannat Ke Be Zai Na We, Dozah Ke Ba Ghoopoay Wye (Those who study in schools are for money. They will not find a place in paradise, but will sink in hell). I mean this is complete stupidness…
• Involvement in 9/11Terror Attacks:
  Taliban was involved in 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Centre directly. Taliban provided shelter to Osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda was a global terrorist organization that attacked US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya prior to 9/11 attacks. After 9/11, Taliban didn’t extradited Osama Bin Laden to US. Also, they didn’t allow US inspection teams to check the presence of terrorist training camps. Rather, they denied the existence of terror camps and their links with the 9/11 attacks. But, FBI investigation in September 2001 showed that Al Qaeda was the mastermind behind this terror attack. Several video clips, telephonic recordings and audio tapes confirmed the presence of Al Qaeda training camps and their involvement in 9/11 attacks.
• Resistant to Modernization:
  Taliban was always resistant to education, science and technology. They were also resistant to modern developments in science and technology. Their main focus was to bring kids to madrassas and provide them with Islamic and Jihadist teachings only. Taliban didn’t set up universities or any new technology institutes in their tenure. Taliban still uses old tactics to counter the advance of its opponents by damaging roads network, destroying electricity lines and other infrastructure. Moreover, they also attack educational institutes and hotels. In their point of view, hotels are the places of sin that must be shut down. It’s 2020 now and Afghanistan lack railway network. Imagine how important is modernization to Afghanistan. I worry about their future? What’s their future? The whole world is developing rapidly and Afghanistan lacks basic infrastructure. Thanks to the US government, who built airports, airbases for Afghanistan. Otherwise, the Taliban would have never done that.
• Enforcing Islam By Use of Power:
  Taliban during their government tenure enforced Islam by the use of power. They forced people to come to Masjid and offer prayers. However Islam never forces anybody to offer prayers, if he/she willingly prays, she will be rewarded hereafter. And, if someone doesn’t offer prayers it’s his problem. He will have to face the Allah. Using power and enforcing Islam is strictly prohibited even it’s written in books that if somebody wants to leave Islam, you must let him/her go. You have no right to forcibly stop him. This is their own version of Islam and has no any connection with universal Islamic teachings.
• Human Trafficking and Sex Slaves:
  Taliban enslaved Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara girls and smuggled them to neighboring countries. Taliban fighters along with other Al Qaeda members raided remote villages and forced young girls into sex slavery. These sex slaves were traded in the exchange of some money. Mostly traffickers traded these sex slaves to Pakistan and other neighboring countries.

• Extremist Ideology:
• Taliban uses suicide bombers to attack its opponents, an extreme level war tactic. This tactic was used in past when there had been no chance to stop the attacker. To enemy the enemy, soldiers used to wear explosives laden jackets and jumped into enemy lines.
• Use of suicide attackers in modern era shows that these fighters lack sense of humanity. These brain washed suicide individuals are trained. The trainers implant and incorporate some entertaining ideas into attackers’ minds. For example, if you blow that enemy compound while wearing a suicide jacket, you will go to heaven and enjoy sex with hours ( young girls that will be provided to pious people in heaven). Really, if it’s so then everyone is ready to blow himself up. But wait it’s not a way to get entry into heaven. As heaven is for pious people and you have killed innocent people in a suicide blast. So, please provide accountability for killing innocent people first.