<h5>What is the Taliban?</h5>  <p>Taliban (Pashto for ‘students’) is a group of terrorists who aim to impose their interpretation of Sharia on all individuals. It is their understanding that women must be fully covered (in a burka) and should not study, work or even travel alone. They also believe in inhumane ways of punishment. 
</p> <h5>How is the Taliban related to Afghanistan?</h5>  <p>Around 1995, the Taliban toppled the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani. They did this by promising peace and security to the people of Afghanistan. By 2001, the Taliban controlled most of Afghanistan. They also changed Afghanistan’s name to “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” </p>
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In September 2001, the Taliban was accused of providing shelter to the prime suspects of a terror attack on the United States. In response, the United States sent its troops to remove the Taliban from power. This led to a civil war that continued for many years. 
</p> <h5>How did the Taliban come back?</h5>  <p>Over the years, the Taliban regrouped and regained its control over much of the Afghanistan countryside. In 2020, Donald Trump, Former President of the United States of America announced that he had made a deal with the Taliban. </p>
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<p>According to the deal, the Taliban would not allow any terrorist organization to run in areas under their control and the United States would withdraw all its troops within fourteen months. Following this agreement, President Joe Biden announced that all troops of the United States would leave by the end of August 2021.</p>
<p>This allowed the Taliban to expand its control over different cities until it eventually captured Kabul. Afghan security forces were severely unprepared for such a strong fight with the Taliban. In some areas, security forces lacked basic supplies such as ammunition and surrendered to the Taliban without a fight. Ashraf Ghani, the President of Afghanistan, fled the country.
</p> <h5>What’s next for the Taliban?</h5>  <p>The Taliban is now focused on the recognition of its legitimacy as the government of Afghanistan by neighbouring countries. This will allow the Taliban to discuss issues such as defence and trade representing Afghanistan to other nations. Meanwhile, members of the Taliban have now been appointed as Governors and Police Chiefs of the country and all schools have been closed temporarily. 
</p> <h5>What’s next for the people of Afghanistan?</h5>  <p>The future of the people of Afghanistan is unclear. The Taliban has assured women that they will be allowed to work. However, many believe that the Taliban will deteriorate the progress women’s rights made in the country in the last twenty years. Many students, especially girls, continue studying in secret through online and hidden makeshift classrooms. </p>
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While different countries continue to evacuate their nationals out of Afghanistan, thousands of locals look for ways to flee. Some locals have expressed happiness that the war is over and the country can now focus on its progress.
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