History of the Taliban
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Taliban and the Civil War
The taliban wanted to impose their interpretation of islam. This was alien to most other afgans, especially those belonging to the minorities. They were loathed by the valiban because they believed that the shias were infidels. As much as a christian was an infidel. So they really were not liked at all by the minorities. And this led to, of course, the civil war contin for many years, until nine 11.
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