Tag: Taliban
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The situation in Afghanistan now: Five years under the Taliban
Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters entered Kabul. Afghanistan’s Western-backed government collapsed with astonishing speed, President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, and two decades of American and NATO involvement ended in scenes of desperation at Kabul airport. Five years later, the Taliban are still there. They have not been overthrown by a…
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The Amish, the Hasidic, and the Taliban: Who is more extreme?
It is a comparison that appears surprisingly often. Images of Amish horse-drawn buggies, Hasidic Jews in black coats and fur hats, and Taliban fighters carrying rifles are frequently grouped together as symbols of religious “extremism.” At first glance, they all seem to reject many aspects of the modern world. They dress differently, follow strict religious…