Taliban

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/taliban

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the first rule?The Taliban controlled 90 percent of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001
2. What is the return to power?The Taliban recaptured Kabul in August 2021, ending the Islamic Republic

Insurgency: A sustained, often violent, campaign of rebellion by a group against an established government or occupying power, aimed at overthrowing the existing political order through military or political means.
Deobandi: A school of Islamic thought that emphasizes a return to foundational religious texts and traditions, which heavily influences the Taliban's interpretation of Sharia law and social governance.
Sharia: The body of religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition, which the Taliban interprets and enforces as the supreme legal and moral code for the state of Afghanistan.
Pashtunwali: A traditional, non-written ethical code and lifestyle of the Pashtun people, which the Taliban integrates with their religious ideology to govern tribal and social interactions in Afghanistan.