Taliban
(Mujahidin)
Background
Symbol of Taliban
Motives & Ideologies
Righteous jihad views aimed at establishing an ordered Islamic system in Afghanistan. They wanted to create the world's most pure islamic state in Afghanistan (Benson).
Leaders
Mohammed Omar
Founder
1962- April 2013
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Current leader
1961-present
Abdul Ghani Baradar
Cofounder
1968-present
Actions/ Events
Successes & Failures
S: Implementing social changes and new laws such as banning music, photographs and education for women.
F: the Taliban's extreme views caused the formation of an opposing group (ISIS) and have created more conflict.
F: The country's isolation hurt the national economy in Afghanistan.
This group initially was popular in Afghanistan. Before the U.S. got Osama Bin Laden the Taliban was a much larger threat, or at least a more publicized, group but the focus has now shifted to ISIS(L). Although the focus has shifted this does not mean the group is not a threat. ISIS and the Taliban are not the same group, they actually have opposing views and are at war.
Sources
http://think.galegroup.com/ic/gic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Reference&currPage=&scanId=&query=&prodId=GIC&search_within_results=&p=GIC%3AOVIC&mode=view&catId=&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CCX3629200496&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=&source=Bookmark&u=land18748&jsid=10e34db2bea9622c963556e74ead2c7b
Benson, S. (2002). The Afghan Taliban Strikes Out. In S. G. Benson, N. Matuszak, & M. A. O'Meara (Eds.), History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide (Vol. 4). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=land18748&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CEJ2309004001&asid=fe2d3876cc91cba658a3250cd38ea8b3
http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/revealed-why-isis-hates-the-taliban/
http://www.meforum.org/486/the-talibans-international-ambitions