Hello,This one is about "Taliban" from the movie "Osma". Of course, we are familiar with word Taliban and have a general idea of what it is. I decided to blog it coz I wanted to have a factual brief explanation of it. The Taliban means "Seekers of Knowlege" in Afghan. It was formed when the Russians invaded in 1979. The Russians lost after 10 years because of the support of US and Europe. However, the Taliban turned into a dictatorship like government and opperessed the people. Below is the brief history and some definations.
"The Taliban, or Taleban, (Pashto: طالبان, "students," literally seekers of knowledge) are a Sunni puritanical Muslim and Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, and are currently engaged in a protracted guerrilla war against NATO forces and their local allies within Afghanistan.""Afghanistan is slightly smaller than the state of Texas. It's primarily a rural country."
"The Taliban, which means "religious students," came to the "rescue." At first, they seemed determined to stamp out corruption. But once they took control in 1996, it was a different story. They began to institute their own brand of government—under the guise of Islam—that was particularly repressive to women. "
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