Monday, August 23, 2021

How the Taliban was formed - Who is the Taliban - When Afghanistan happened in Pakistan

The Taleban originated in northern Pakistan in the 90s when Soviet troops were withdrawing from Afghanistan.

The Taliban emerged under the leadership of the Pashtuns on the scene of Afghanistan in 1994.

The Taliban is believed to have first emerged through religious gatherings or madrasas, with most of the money coming from Saudi Arabia.

After the departure of the Soviet Union from Afghanistan in the late 80s, there had been conflict between many factions and people were also troubled by the Mujahideen.

In such a situation, when the Taliban emerged, it was welcomed by the Afghan people.

Something like this happened with the rise of Taliban

Initially, the Taleban's popularity was because they curbed corruption, curbed disorder and made the areas under their control safe so that people could do business.

The Taliban soon expanded their influence from south-west Afghanistan. In September 1995, the Taliban captured Herat province, which borders Iran.

A year later, the Taliban captured Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, by overthrowing the Burhanuddin Rabbani government.

By 1998, the Taliban had controlled almost 90 percent of Afghanistan.

serious allegations also

Gradually, the Taliban were accused of human rights violations and cultural abuse.

For example, in 2001, the Taliban destroyed the world famous Bamiyan Buddha statues despite international criticism.

In the Pashtun area on the Pak-Afghan border, the Taliban said that they would bring an atmosphere of peace and security there and would implement Sharia after coming to power.

In both Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Taliban either enforced or enforced punishments under Islamic law—such as public executions of murder convicts, and the amputation of those convicted of theft.

Men were asked to keep a beard while women were asked to wear a burqa.

The Taleban also took a hard line towards TV, cinema and music, and banned girls over the age of 10 from going to school.

America also attacked

The world's attention turned to the Taliban when New York was attacked in 2001. In Afghanistan, the Taliban have been accused of harboring Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, which were being blamed for the New York attacks.

On 7 October 2001, a US-led coalition invaded Afghanistan.

Shortly after 9/11, coalition forces led by the US ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, although Taliban leader Mullah Omar and al-Qaeda's bin Laden could not be captured.

Pakistan has been denying that it was behind the rise of the Taliban. But there is hardly any doubt that early Taliban fighters took education in madrassas of Pakistan.

From the 1990s to 2001, when the Taliban was in power in Afghanistan, only three countries recognized it – Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Pakistan was also the last country to break diplomatic ties with the Taliban.

Taliban back after 20 years

For some time, the Taliban's dominance in Afghanistan has increased again and it has also strengthened in Pakistan. Analysts say that there is a synergy between the Taliban and many extremist organizations.

The head of the Pakistani faction has been Baitullah Mehsud, whose organization Tehreek Taleban Pakistan is accused of carrying out several suicide attacks. A few days ago, the US and Pakistan claimed that Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a drone strike, but the Taliban denies it.

It is believed that the leadership of the Taliban in Afghanistan is still in the hands of Mullah Omar. In 1980, he lost one eye while fighting with the Soviet Union army.

Omar and his accomplices are still out of control and are believed to be giving directions to the Taliban who are raising their heads again.

However, in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, these people are now under increasing pressure from the Pakistani Army and NATO.

NATO has continuously increased the number of troops in Afghanistan, but despite its influence, the Taliban's influence is increasing. Violent attacks have steadily increased in Afghanistan – a violence not seen since 2001.

The Taliban did retreat for some time at the beginning of this decade, and during this time it had fewer fighter casualties and also increased its stockpile. Because of this, the Taleban has now returned with full force.

What is the difference between Taliban 2.0 and 1.0

The two incidents above the year 1996 and the year 2021 - then and now are the faces of the Taliban who describe the situation in Mazar-e-Sharif and Kabul during the Taliban rule. There is a lot of difference between the two - you will not see it.

But between these two incidents, a third face of Taliban was also visible to the world late on Tuesday evening.

The Taliban's first press conference since regaining control of Afghanistan was held in Kabul late on Tuesday.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid appeared in front of the cameras for the first time along with two other accomplices. Addressing the media in the local language, he showed the 'liberal' face of the Taliban, which was completely different from the 1996-2001 Taliban.

Zabihullah Mujahid said at the press conference, "We want to assure the international community that they will not be discriminated against. We will decide that Afghanistan is no longer a battleground. We have forgiven all those who fought wars against us. Now our enmity is over. We are committed to fix the rights of women under the Sharia system. Women are going to work shoulder to shoulder with us."

That is, today's Taliban is talking in front of the TV camera about allowing women to work and not to take revenge, but that situation is not visible on the ground. So the discussion is whether the Taliban of 2021 is much different from the Taliban of 1996? Or is this just a sham? Or the need of the hour?