Taliban

**Definition** // Students of Religion / Seekers of Knowledge // Taliban is a militia of Sunni Islamists which governed Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. This group is mostly related to political areas. The name, Taliban, originated from a Persian word ‘Talib’ which means students in *madrasa. (*madrasa (or madrasah): A school in Islam culture that taught students.) **Pictures**

The flag of Taliban, Afghanistan

**The main goals of your terrorist group**  The real and ultimate goal of Taliban is to establish an **Islamic** Fundamentalist Society by governing Afghanistan. -They had numerous war against many other countries such as the United States -They've already took over most of the reins of governmetn in Afghanistan  To exclude Western power (especially US) from Islam societies.

Record their Hijaking or kidnapping and open them to the public (probably to frighten and scare other people) In 2001 March, they demolished images of Buddha by mobilizing tanks and rocket bombs. War occured after 9-11 terror in 2001 between the United States and Afghanistan They changed the flag of Afghanistan
 * How the terrorist actions has changed in the 21st century **
 * Social **

Produces large amount of opiums and heroines Farmers abandoned traditional crops (wheats), due to harsh droughts Opiums, poppys has become lifeline for these farmers.
 * Economic **

In 2001, the Taliban government has collapsed A temporary government has been established formed by several factions in political party However, many predict that Taliban has been strengthening thier powers secretly near Pakistan They already took over the reins of government in Pakistan (almost) and planning to do the same in India Thier government is currently controlled by the United States
 * Political **

**Cultural** The reason for numerous terrorist actions is that they want to get attention from international negotiations as well as from countries all around the world. The Taliban is continuing causing and committing terrors because they do not have ability and power to fight and win against the war with the United States media type="custom" key="4731669" http://video.nate.com/200142577 media type="custom" key="4767305" www.cnn.com
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