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The Taliban (Pashto: طالبان ṭālibān "students"), alternately spelled Taleban, is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan currently waging war (an insurgency, or jihad) within that country. From 1996 to 2001, it held power in Afghanistan and enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law, of which the international community and leading Muslims have been highly critical. Until his death in 2013, Mullah Mohammed Omar was the supreme commander and spiritual leader of the Taliban. Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was elected as his replacement in 2015, but as of November 2015 there are conflicting reports that he may have been killed or badly wounded. As of mid-2015, the group is "directly or indirectly" supported in Afghanistan by "about a dozen" militant groups, having "different goals and agendas".
The movement originated in the early 1990s, but was not fully unified until its 1994 capture of Kandahar. Under the leadership of Mohammed Omar, the movement spread throughout most of Afghanistan, sequestering power from the Mujahideen warlords, whose corruption and despotism Afghans had tired of. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was established in 1996 and the Afghan capital transferred to Kandahar. It held control of most of the country until being overthrown by the American-led invasion of Afghanistan in December 2001 following the September 11 attacks. Even at its peak formal diplomatic recognition of the Taliban's government was acknowledged by only three nations: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The group later regrouped as an insurgency movement to fight the American-backed Karzai administration and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
The Taliban Five were long-term Afghan detainees at Guantanamo Bay and formerly high-ranking members of the Taliban government of Afghanistan who, after being held indefinitely without charges, were exchanged for United States Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. For several years there were rumors that the Obama Presidency's negotiations with the Taliban hinged over the release of these men. The Taliban wanted the men to be sent to Qatar. The United States was reported to be considering freeing them, if the Taliban would release Bowe Bergdahl, a soldier the Taliban had been holding since 2009. The Taliban Five were released to custody in Doha, Qatar on June 1, 2014.
The Taliban Five are described as "the hardest of the hard-core" by John McCain and James Franklin Jeffrey. All five are deemed "high" risk to the United States and were recommended for "continued detention".This reverses a position McCain held only four months earlier. McCain said his stance has changed only because the previous proposal was to release five “hard-core” Taliban leaders as a “confidence-building measure.” The current proposal would be an actual exchange of prisoners. “I would be inclined to support such a thing, depending on a lot of details,” he said.
Coordinates: 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E / 33; 65
Afghanistan i/æfˈɡænᵻstæn/ (Pashto/Dari: افغانستان, Afġānistān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. It has a population of approximately 32 million, making it the 42nd most populous country in the world. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and China in the far northeast. Its territory covers 652,000 km2 (252,000 sq mi), making it the 41st largest country in the world.
Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the Middle Paleolithic Era, and the country's strategic location along the Silk Road connected it to the cultures of the Middle East and other parts of Asia. Through the ages the land has been home to various peoples and witnessed numerous military campaigns; notably by Alexander the Great, Muslim Arabs, Mongols, British, Soviet Russians, and in the modern-era by Western powers. The land also served as the source from which the Kushans, Hephthalites, Samanids, Saffarids, Ghaznavids, Ghorids, Khiljis, Mughals, Hotaks, Durranis, and others have risen to form major empires.
The War in Afghanistan (or the American war in Afghanistan) is the period in which the United States invaded Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks. Supported initially by close allies, they were later joined by NATO beginning in 2003. It followed the Afghan Civil War's 1996–2001 phase. Its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. Key allies, including the United Kingdom, supported the U.S. from the start to the end of the phase. This phase of the War is the longest war in United States history.
In 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda; bin Laden had already been wanted by the United Nations since 1999. The Taliban declined to extradite him unless given what they deemed convincing evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks and declined demands to extradite other terrorism suspects apart from bin Laden. The request was dismissed by the U.S. as a delaying tactic, and on 7 October 2001 it launched Operation Enduring Freedom with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance. In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to assist the Afghan interim authorities with securing Kabul. At the Bonn Conference in December 2001, Hamid Karzai was selected to head the Afghan Interim Administration, which after a 2002 loya jirga in Kabul became the Afghan Transitional Administration. In the popular elections of 2004, Karzai was elected president of the country, now named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Afghanis-tan (あふがにすタン, Afuganisu-tan, see note on name below) or Afghanistan is a Japanese yonkoma manga, originally published as a webcomic, by Timaking (ちまきing). It is also the name of the heroine of the manga. The manga is nicknamed Afgan (あふがん, Afugan)
Afghanis-tan illustrates the modern history of Afghanistan and its neighboring countries, starting from the imperialist era in the 19th century, through moe anthropomorphism. The title character, a short and clumsy bishōjo, is a national personification of Afghanistan. Other female characters personify the nearby nations of Central Asia, such as Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Nations that have fought wars in Afghanistan at various times, such as Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States also make appearances. The Taliban government and Al-Qaeda terrorist group are also represented in the comic.
Each yonkoma strip is accompanied by an "Afghan Memo" that explains in prose some of the background and history of the nations depicted. Additional pages give short biographies of the characters.
Actors: David Austin (actor), Murray Douglas (actor), Leonard Mathews (actor), Kevvy Sing-Hoi Ng (actor), Rob Williams (actor), Jennie Cruse (actress), Kassie Watson (actress), Brett Ihaka (producer), Brett Ihaka (writer), Kevin MacLeod (composer), Brett Ihaka (director), Brett Ihaka (editor), Stephen Mchardy (editor),
Genres: Action,Actors: Paul Dewdney (actor), Phurbu Himali (actor), Peter j. Tyrrell (actor), David Wayman (actor), Anne-Sophie Marie (actress), Peter J. Tyrrell (producer), Ryan Cope (writer), Ryan Cope (director),
Plot: Afghanistan war veteran David Harvey is living his life at the bottom of a bottle in order to forget the things he's seen. When his struggling wife Eileen tries to convince him to seek help he shuts down and refuses. After a series of spiralling events David realises just how unhinged he is becoming. With his eyes open he takes the advice of his wife and sees PTSD specialist Dr. Gregory Terrence. As the pair work through David's issues it becomes abundantly clear that the ex-soldier is wrestling with the consequences of his actions.
Genres: Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: Henry Almann (actor), George Anton (actor), Michael Bole (actor), Charles T. Clark III (actor), Nicholas Costello (actor), Charles Creager (actor), Jonathan Eldell (actor), Chad Hendricks (actor), Jacob T. Henry (actor), Joe Jurisic (actor), Cale McConnell (actor), Stephen McCorvey (actor), Tann R. Noh (actor), Cados Resirepu (actor), Chris Addison (actor),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Jagua Arneja (actor), Rahmat Azizi (actor), Lewis Black (actor), Steve Cochrane (actor), Torrance Coombs (actor), Colin Cunningham (actor), Richard Duke (actor), Gary Gill (actor), Haroon Khan (actor), Raj Lal (actor), Ron Lea (actor), Gary Levert (actor), Stephen Lobo (actor), Mina E. Mina (actor), Anousha Alamian (actor),
Plot: Disheartened when his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke (Nick Stahl) quits his job but is even more determined to return to Afghanistan to get the real story. With his offbeat buddy, Tom (Nicolas Wright), tagging along, Luke returns to Afghanistan and intends to gather enough evidence to get his old story into print. But he soon finds that the country is an even more dangerous place than when he left. To make matters worse, his old friend and fixer, Mateen (Stephen Lobo) has been hired away by Luke's journalistic nemesis, Imran Sahar (Vik Sahay). Soon the trip for Luke and Tom in Afghanistan turns into a surreal and perilous adventure, a journey into an alternate reality, filtered through a haze of gun smoke.
Keywords: afghanistan, character-name-in-titleActors: Ceasar F. Barajas (actor), Chris Kovacs (actor), Chris Kovacs (actor), Araz Mammadov (actor), Elio Mardini (actor), Elio Mardini (actor), Lonnie 'Lono' Woodley (actor), Charity Johnston (actress), Kahea Kiwaha (actress), Miriam Korn (actress), Miriam Korn (actress), Libby West (actress), Charles Conklyn (producer), Klarysa Conklyn (producer), Elias Jimenes (producer),
Genres: Action, Drama, Short, War,Actors: Raul Arias (actor), Margarito Barajas (actor), Manuel Martínez (actor), Martin Mercado (actor), Carlos Naranjo (actor), Agustin Navarro (actor), Flavio Peniche (actor), Guillermo Quintanilla (actor), Manuel Ramirez (actor), Rafael Solis (actor), Isaias Torres (actor), Victor Villas (actor), Betzy (actress), Marisol Guillen (actress), Jessica Cristal López (actress),
Genres: Action, Crime,Actors: Karim Belkedah (actor), Louis Boullé (actor), Cédric Bouvier (actor), Axel Devaux (actor), Albert Galipon (actor), Gwénolé Gallou (actor), Mael Gallou (actor), Hervé Gayon (actor), Charlie Granneau (actor), David G. Heisenberg (actor), Jacques Hersant (actor), Médéric Ladrat (actor), Steve Lafuma (actor), Cédric Le Gros (actor), Antoine Bekourian (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Short,Actors: Kevin Adkins (actor), Bill Allen (actor), Michael-David Aragon (actor), Yousuf Azami (actor), David Bachelor (actor), Benjamin D. Baldwin (actor), Collin D. Barry (actor), Jeremiah Bitsui (actor), Steven Blacksmith (actor), Chad Brummett (actor), Shawn Bryan (actor), Michael Castellano (actor), Clifton Collins Jr. (actor), Enayat Delawary (actor), Omid Abtahi (actor),
Plot: Before leaving on his second tour in Afghanistan, Marine Captain Sam Cahill, a leader, an athlete, a good husband and father, welcomes his screw-up brother Tommy home from prison. He'd robbed a bank. In country, Sam's helicopter is shot down and all are presumed dead. Back home, while Sam wastes away as a prisoner in a remote encampment, Tommy tries to take care of the widow and her two children. While imprisoned, Sam experiences horrors unbearable, so when he's rescued and returns home, he's silent, detached, without affect, and he's convinced his wife and brother have slept together. Demons of war possess him; what will silence them?
Keywords: afghan-war, afghanistan, ah-64-apache-helicopter, american-flag, american-soldier, anger, balloon, bar, bare-chested-male, bartenderActors: Antuan (actor), Leobardo Dominguez (actor), Alberto Estrella (actor), Erick Dahen Gomez (actor), Adelfo Hernandez (actor), Jorge Ortín (actor), Carlos Puente (actor), Hector Puente (actor), Jaco Puente (actor), Joel Solis (actor), Valentín Trujillo hijo (actor), Carmen Buitron (actress), Alexa Castillo (actress), Jessica Farrell (actress), Leiny Funk (actress),
Genres: Action,https://youtube.com/channel/UCbGKGRVWIGFbb2d9tFgfokg
More than two months since chaotic evacuations from Kabul's international airport after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, things are slowly returning to something closer to normal. The airport is open to aid deliveries, as well as a few charter planes and evacuation flights. An elite unit of the Taliban is now in charge of securing the airport. Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker had exclusive access to the special forces known as "Badri -313". - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Afghanistan #Kabul #Taliban
After taking power in August, the #Taliban now need to put in place a functioning state in #Afghanistan. Official declarations and policies are scarce for now, but no doubt the most tangible sign of the Taliban takeover are the security patrols of thousands of former fighters who have poured into the capital. They're now police officers who are enforcing a strict interpretation of #Sharia law. Our reporters Catherine Norris-Trent and Roméo Langlois were able to follow Taliban fighters on patrol in #Kabul and also gain access to a hearing of an Islamic court. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f2...
Reporter Ben C. Solomon and his team were in Kandahar as the Taliban closed in. In a VICE News Tonight special report, VICE News looks at the sweeping takeover in Afghanistan and what's next. Watch VICE News Tonight Monday–Thursday at 11PM on @VICETV. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo #VICENews #News
Before the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, Kabul was a city with a vibrant nightlife and arts scene. But since then, there has been a radical transformation. Thousands of longtime Taliban fighters have poured into the capital, now working in round-the-clock security patrols. Meanwhile, financial disputes and quarrels between neighbours are being settled by Islamic judges. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris-Trent and Roméo Langlois report from Kabul. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on Twitter: https://f24.my/TWen Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my...
Omnipresent on the streets of #Kabul, #Taliban fighters are keeping a tight grip over the city, the centre of their new regime, which they call the Islamic Emirate of #Afghanistan. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on Twitter: https://f24.my/TWen Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen
It's been exactly one month since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. Their victory has brought an end to decades of fighting but they face a mounting economic crisis and scepticism over their commitment to human rights. Despite assurances from the group women will be allowed to work, most have been told to stay at home for now. Our Afghanistan correspondent Secunder Kermani and cameraman Malik Mudassir sent this report from around the northern city of Mazar e Sharif. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #BBCNews #Afghanistan #Taliban
Who are the Taliban? The Taliban have been fighting the Afghan government and its allies for decades. Now the US is pulling its soldiers out of Afghanistan and the Taliban seem stronger than ever. Who are the Taliban really? And how is it that they have so much power? Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @Sandra Gathmann #AlJazeeraEnglish #AJStartHereExplainer #AlJazeeraDigitalShows #Taliban
From the Taliban in Afghanistan to ISIS in Iraq, American state of art weaponry keeps falling into the hands of the enemy. So how are these arms fueling conflict around the world? Watch more from this series: Europe’s Agricultural Mafia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AaGUYzp3J8 What Governments Don’t Want You To Know About Modern Slavery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eauTag4tX5g The WWF’s Poaching War Is Killing Innocent People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J6iJg6NUOA&t;=228s Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicene...
CNN's Clarissa Ward is in Afghanistan after the government collapsed and the Taliban took over the country. #ClarissaWard #CNN #AC360
A Taliban commander goes on a public relations offensive as he walks the busy streets of Kabul's financial district. CNN's Nic Robertson reports. #CNN #News
Amid the scramble to evacuate Afghanistan, a top Taliban leader spoke to NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel in an NBC News exclusive. “The withdrawal is almost finished,” he says. “These are our happiest moments." » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY » Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. Connect with TODAY Online! Visit TODAY's Website: http://on.today.com/ReadTODAY Find TODAY on Facebook: http://on.to...
Overnight, U.S. forces evacuated all staff from the U.S embassy in Afghanistan as a desperate scene unfolded at Kabul’s airport and President Biden authorized an additional 1,000 troops. The Taliban stormed in Kabul, seizing control of the country’s capital. NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel reports for TODAY from Kabul. » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY » Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. Connec...
As the Taliban ripped through Afghanistan in August 2021 - most of the world watched in horror. But in chat rooms and message boards on the darker corners of the web - far-right groups have been praising the Taliban’s takeover, lauding their religious fundamentalism, execution of opponents, and hatred of so-called liberalism. In this episode of Decade of Hate, we explore the similarities between extremist groups on different ends of the spectrum, examining how Jihadist and far-right groups actually have quite a lot in common. Watch more from this series: Inside a Neo-Nazi Music Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKX9OjNy_NI&t;=1s The Rise of Italy's Far Right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBR4AxCZbt0 The Far Right Used the War In Ukraine as Training https://www.youtube.co...
The Taliban (Pashto: طالبان ṭālibān "students"), alternately spelled Taleban, is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan currently waging war (an insurgency, or jihad) within that country. From 1996 to 2001, it held power in Afghanistan and enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law, of which the international community and leading Muslims have been highly critical. Until his death in 2013, Mullah Mohammed Omar was the supreme commander and spiritual leader of the Taliban. Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was elected as his replacement in 2015, but as of November 2015 there are conflicting reports that he may have been killed or badly wounded. As of mid-2015, the group is "directly or indirectly" supported in Afghanistan by "about a dozen" militant groups, having "different goals and agendas".
The movement originated in the early 1990s, but was not fully unified until its 1994 capture of Kandahar. Under the leadership of Mohammed Omar, the movement spread throughout most of Afghanistan, sequestering power from the Mujahideen warlords, whose corruption and despotism Afghans had tired of. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was established in 1996 and the Afghan capital transferred to Kandahar. It held control of most of the country until being overthrown by the American-led invasion of Afghanistan in December 2001 following the September 11 attacks. Even at its peak formal diplomatic recognition of the Taliban's government was acknowledged by only three nations: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The group later regrouped as an insurgency movement to fight the American-backed Karzai administration and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
'I'm just a middle-aged, middle-eastern camel herdin' man
I got a, 2 bedroom cave here in North Afghanistan
Things used to be real cool and they got out of hand when they moved in
They call themselves the Taliban
[ooooo yeah the taliban] [taliban baby]
Now I ain't seen my wife's face since they came here
They make her wear a scarf over her head that covers her from ear to ear
She loves the desert and the hot white sand
But man she's just like me, nah she can't stand
The Taliban [ooo taliban baby]
You know someday soon we're both gonna saddle up and it'll be
Ride Camel Ride
My old lady she'll be here with me, smilin right by my side
We should do just fine down in Palestine or maybe Turkmenistan
We'll bid a fair adieu and flip the finger to the Taliban
[oh yeah the taliban] [baby]
Now they attacked New York City cause they thought they could win
Said they would, stand and fight until the very bloody end
Mr Bush got on the phone with Iraq and Iran and said 'Now, you
knuckle-heads you better not be doin any business with the taliban'
[Taliban baby]
So we prayed to Allah with all of our might
And then those big U.S. jets came flyin one night
They dropped little bombs all over our holy land
And man you should have seen em run like rabbits, they ran
[the taliban]
You know someday soon we're both gonna saddle up and it'll be
Ride Camel Ride
My old lady she'll be here with me, smilin right by my side
We should do real fine down around Palestine or maybe Turkmenistan
We'll bid a fair audo and flip a couple fingers to the Taliban
[oh yeah, taliban]
we'll bid a fair adieu and flip a finger to The Taliban [baby]'
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