The+Taliban

The Taliban became a prominent political figure in Afghanistan starting in 1994. Since then, the Taliban has taken control of 90% of the country and there has never been a more controversial group in Afghanistan. The Taliban roam the streets in pick-up trucks and destroy all tv's, radios, cassettes, and photographs. They have taken away all womens rights and closed all institutions that are for women. They also beat anyone they think are breaking the Shariah ( The Islamic code of Law).
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The Taliban has instilled many restrictions on the citizens of Afghanistan. They have Banned listening to music of any kind both men and women. They have disavowed both labor day and the Afghan new year(Nowroz). They claim both holidays are un-islamic. They even went to the extremes of forcing people to change their names if they weren't islamic. The Taliban is all-out, hardcore, to the books group of people. They force haircuts on the youth and force adult males to have beards that are bigger than a clenched fist.