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The Taliban started creating their own set of rules. A lot of people lost their faith in the Taliban because of these rules. Most of these rules were solely based on religious beliefs.

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The Taliban started conquering land all over Afghanistan. They started killing warlords and gained control of two thirds of the entire country including the capital, Kabul.

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The War between Islamic Guerrillas and Afghan Communist Groups

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This war was a long war. Almost 20 years long. Many houses were destroyed and the land was in a very poor shape. People from Afghan Communist Groups did not like the rule of the Afghan government so they started a war. In 1992, the communist group overthrew the government.

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Many people liked the effectiveness of the Taliban. They supported the Taliban. Some people didn't. The Taliban started turning into a bigger group that just a group of students.

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The communist group that overthrew the old Afghan government is called the Taliban. They were a group of students who thought the rule of the old government was not effective. They were so careless that the people of the country got killed by many warlords and militias from other countries.

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The Taliban did not like the idea of women in public. They discriminated against women so much that they considered them as people who don't belong in the general public. The Taliban only allowed islamic relics in the country. Women are not allowed to go on long distance travels without a male chaperone. They are supposed to cover their faces in public. They are also not allowed to work anywhere. Relics from other religions were not allowed and the existing relics were destroyed. Women were getting stripped from the public and a lot of discrimination was happening.

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The Taliban offered refuge to Osama bin Laden. bin Laden is one of the head of the al Qaeda terrorism group. This group was the group that hijacked the World Trade Center in New York City and hijacked some other places too. The al Qaeda group led many attacks in other countries as well. They say that this is to protect the Muslim religion.

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The citizens of Afghanistan start thinking that supporting the Taliban was a bad idea. Afghanistan as a country got a bad name because of bin Laden. They did not want any more bad names as a country so they did not like what the Taliban did.

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“What Is the Taliban?” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, www.cfr.org/backgrounder/taliban-afghanistan. Accessed 20 Sept. 2023.

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“Taliban.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 20 Sept. 2023, www.britannica.com/topic/Taliban.

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Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. “I. The Taliban’s War against Women.” 2001-2009.State.gov, 2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/6185.htm#:~:text=The%20Taliban%20first%20became%20prominent.

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O’Donnell, Lynne. “The Taliban Are Now Arms Dealers.” Foreign Policy, 5 July 2023, foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/05/taliban-afghanistan-arms-dealers-weapons-sales-terrorism/#cookie_message_anchor. Accessed 20 Sept. 2023.

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In 2020, the Taliban signed a peace deal with the US. In 2016, US drones started killing the Taliban leaders. The Taliban did not like this so they made a peaceful deal with the US. The Taliban started targeting specific people and were killed. The people they killed were mostly journalists, judges, and activists.

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The new president of the US, Joe Biden commands all of the US troops in Afghanistan to leave before September 11 of 2021. 20 years after the attack on the World Trade Center. They leave because Biden is concerned about the attacks of the Taliban.

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The Taliban are back, but now with advanced weapons. The Taliban uses advanced weapons such as M24 snipers, M4 carbines, Thermal scoped rifles, M249 machine guns, and Assault Rifles. The Taliban have outlasted 20 years of war. The US finally left and the Taliban started going back to their old ways. They invaded Kabul once again and took back their reign.

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The Taliban's rule makes everyone believe that the future for Afghanistan is uncertain. The economy declines by so much, people go into poverty. Millions are struggling to live, due to the after effects of the war between them and the US.