Taliban is a Afghan nationalist revolutionary group, who became known for his extremist and radical stance in favor of the religious laws of Islam.
Your violent acts and that totally violate human rights (mostly women), caused the Taliban to be classified as an organization terrorist by the European Union, the United States and Russia, as well as by most countries of the Western.
Etymologically, the word Taliban means “student” in Urdu, the language spoken in Pakistan. Initially, this group arose among members of religious schools in the border regions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Taliban development began in 1994 in ethnic tribes Pashtun (ducks), which mainly inhabit the eastern and southern regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
However, it was not until 1996 that the Taliban gained enough strength to take over the government of Afghanistan.
O Taliban government in Afghanistan ended in 2001, with Western troops invading the region in retaliation for terrorism.
The main Taliban leader was Mohammed Omar, an influential jihadist who was killed in 2013 after leading the group for nearly two decades.
Learn more about the meaning of Jihad.
The Taliban regime is also known for its strict laws against people who inflict the Sharia (Islamic religious laws). Women are the hardest hit by restrictions imposed by the group.
Several were the bans on Afghan women during the Taliban regime, such as the right to work outside the home, to be photographed, to go out into the public without the company of a family man and so on.
In addition to all the humiliations they suffered, Taliban women were still required to wear the burka, a garment that completely covers their bodies.
Even though it has been officially banned from Afghanistan, the Taliban still resists in the country.
See also: the meaning of burka.
Taliban and Islamic State
One of the main differences between the Taliban and the Islamic State are the zones in which each of these groups operates.
Just like the al-Qaeda (a terrorist group known to be led by Osama bin Laden), the Islamic State directs its attacks on Western countries.
Already the Taliban, even abhorring the customs and way of life of the West, concentrated its attacks and restrictions only in the regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries of the Middle East.
Islamic State terrorists are also considered much more radical and bloodthirsty than the Taliban group.
Another difference between both groups is the origin of their members. The Taliban is made up mostly of Afghans, while the Islamic State brings together Arab Muslim extremists, mainly Sunnis.
To learn more about terrorism, see the meaning of Islamic state.
