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The '''Taliban''' (literally, "students") are an [[Islam]]ic [[fundamentalist]] movement which exercised rule over most of [[Afghanistan]] from 1996 until 2001, when [[United States]] forces invaded Afghanistan and removed them from their center of power .<ref> Retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely said, "We took down the Taliban in the fall of 2001, in 34 days with 100 men." [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001&template=nextpage] </ref>
The '''Taliban''' (literally, "students") are an [[Islam]]ic [[fundamentalist]] movement which exercised rule over most of [[Afghanistan]] from 1996 until 2001, when [[United States]] forces invaded Afghanistan and removed them from their center of power .<ref> Retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely said, "We took down the Taliban in the fall of 2001, in 34 days with 100 men." [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001&template=nextpage] </ref>
The Taliban allowed [[al-Qaeda]] (a militant [[Sunni]] Islamist organization) use of Afghan territory to plot, train, and conduct terrorist activities across sovereign international borders. [[Media:http://standupforamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/taliban-shooting.jpg]]
The Taliban allowed [[al-Qaeda]] (a militant [[Sunni]] Islamist organization) use of Afghan territory to plot, train, and conduct terrorist activities across sovereign international borders.[[File:http://standupforamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/taliban-shooting.jpg]]
The Taliban fighters were educated in wahhabist "madrassahs" (religious schools) in Pakistan, which explains the strong connection with neighboring Pakistani provinces. Education in a Wahhabist "madrassah" emphasises the theological role of religious war ("Jihad") , to be waged defensively in the case of invasion into "muslim land", or offensively at the call of the Caliph.
The Taliban fighters were educated in wahhabist "madrassahs" (religious schools) in Pakistan, which explains the strong connection with neighboring Pakistani provinces. Education in a Wahhabist "madrassah" emphasises the theological role of religious war ("Jihad") , to be waged defensively in the case of invasion into "muslim land", or offensively at the call of the Caliph.