Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
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د افغانستان اسلامي امارات Da Afghanistan Islami Amarat |
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Motto lā ʾilāha ʾillà l-Lāh, Muḥammadun rasūlu l-Lāh لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله "There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." |
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Anthem None (music was outlawed) |
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| Religion | Sunni Islam | |||||||||
| Government | Unitary Islamist Theocracy | |||||||||
| Amir al-Mu'minin (Leader of the Faithful) Head of the Supreme Council |
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| • | 1996–2001 | Mohammed Omar | ||||||||
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| • | 1996–2001 | Mohammad Rabbani | ||||||||
| • | 2001 | Abdul Kabir (acting) | ||||||||
| Legislature | Jirga | |||||||||
| Historical era | Civil War / War on Terror | |||||||||
| • | Rise to Power | 27 September 1996 | ||||||||
| • | Battle of Tora Bora | 17 December 2001 | ||||||||
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| • | 2000 | 587,578 km2 (226,865 sq mi) | ||||||||
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| • | 2001 est. | 26,813,057 | ||||||||
| Currency | Afghani | |||||||||
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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي امارات, Da Afghanistan Islami Amarat) was an Islamic state established in September 1996 when the Taliban began their rule of Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul. At its peak, the Taliban established control over approximately 90% of the country, whereas parts of the northeast were held by the Northern Alliance, which became the widely recognised government of Afghanistan. The Taliban provided a safe haven for Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda officials, allowing them to plot major terrorist attacks such as the September 11 attacks. After 9/11, international opposition to the regime increased, with diplomatic recognition from the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan being rescinded. The emirate ended on December 17, 2001, after being ousted by the Northern Alliance, which had been bolstered by a US-led invasion.
The Taliban and its rule arose from the chaos after the Soviet–Afghan War. It began as an Islamic and Pashtun politico-religious movement composed of madrasa students in southern Afghanistan. Overwhelmingly ethnic Pashtuns, the Taliban blended Pashtunwali tribal code with elements of Sunni Islamic teaching to form an anti-Western and anti-modern Islamic ideology with which it ruled. It began to receive support from neighboring Pakistan as well as from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In the meantime, countries like the United States and others were watching from a distance and hoping that this new movement would end the Afghan civil war.
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