Cities were ruled
be a complete Islamic system. No one was allowed to own weapons, women weren’t
allowed to work, if women left their home they had to be escorted by a man of
their family, women had to wear head-to-toe veils, television was banned, and
photos weren’t allowed to be displayed. Nail polish and lipstick was banned as
well. When
the Taliban occupied the city of Herat and expelled thousands of girls from the
schools, the US didn’t do a thing. At the time, the Clinton administration
looked highly on the Taliban because they hoped to build oil pipelines through
Afghanistan. In May of 2001, the US gave the Taliban $43 million, supposedly to
combat the opium trade. Since September 11th, the US has changed their entire
thoughts and launched a war against the Taliban. Now
the US supports the Northern Alliance instead of the Taliban.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
The Rise Of The Taliban
The Taliban are an Islamic extremist group who took control of Afghanistan's
government. The Taliban began as a force
in Afghan politics in 1994 during a civil war between the northern and southern
parts of Afghanistan. They gained an initial territorial reign in the southern
city of Kandahar, and expanded their influence through a mixture of force,
negotiation, and bribes. The Taliban captured capital Kabul in 1996 and took
control of the national government.
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I am concerned about what is going to happen after we end war in third-world countries like Iraq, Afghanistan,Pakistan etc. Because its not like if we give up so will the Taliban, if anything I think it will give them an advantage they will think we are weak and possibly do something like they did before in 2001. Unless we just have our soldiers kill all of the members of the Taliban one by one. But that is unlikely, if anything if we take our soliders out of war against them it won't make us safe in the United States they've made that really clear.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this selection I remembered that my step mother read the book before, and reading this part of it made me want to buy the book and read it. My step mom told me some of the parts and they are so sad. The book would make you cry. I had not bought it before because I don't like to read biographies, but I think that this one is worth reading. Like we have talked in Apush that America gets in people's business, but I mean wouldn't you want for someone to help you if you were living through that? I know that I definitely would.
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