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Section sizes Section size for Taliban (62 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 45,682 45,682 Etymology 4,526 4,526 Background 133 6,670 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan (1978–1992) 2,561 2,561 Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) 3,976 3,976 History 51 115,885 1994 807 7,282 Education and motivation 3,280 3,280 Pakistani involvement 2,195 2,195 The conquest of Kandahar 1,000 1,000 1995 – September 1996 3,318 3,318 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) 2,044 36,933 Afghanistan during Taliban rule 5,258 5,258 Pakistani military's role during Taliban rule 13,103 13,103 Anti-Taliban resistance under Massoud 16,528 16,528 Overthrow and a renewed war 79 14,821 Prelude 6,882 6,882 Coalition invasion 6,416 6,416 Targeted killings 1,444 1,444 Resurgence after 2001 20,841 33,555 Diplomatic negotiations 9,863 9,863 Deal with the US 2,851 2,851 2021 offensive and return to power 4,617 19,925 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present) 9,917 15,308 Current education policy 5,391 5,391 Ideology and aims 2,148 42,353 Ideological influences 633 2,743 Pashtun cultural influences 2,110 2,110 Islamic rules under Deobandi philosophy 1,409 12,693 Prohibitions 4,333 4,333 Views on the Bamyan Buddhas 2,400 2,400 Views on bacha bazi 4,551 4,551 Attitudes towards other Muslim communities 1,172 16,334 Opposition to Salafism 936 936 Shia Islam 14,226 14,226 Consistency of the Taliban's ideology 1,809 1,809 Evaluations and criticisms 6,626 6,626 Condemned practices 4,141 52,226 Massacre campaigns 9,263 9,263 Human trafficking 2,553 2,553 Oppression of women 9,871 9,871 Violence against civilians 3,705 3,705 Discrimination against Hindus and Sikhs 2,979 2,979 Relationship with other religious groups 7,771 7,771 Restrictions on modern education 2,194 2,194 Cultural genocide 4,335 4,335 Ban on entertainment and recreational activities 2,942 2,942 Forced conscription and conscription of children 2,472 2,472 Leadership and organization 1,707 11,709 Current leadership 2,920 2,920 Overview 5,039 5,039 Organization and governance 2,043 2,043 Economic activities 12,620 12,620 International relations 11,802 18,210 Designation as a terrorist organization 2,297 2,297 United Nations and NGOs 4,111 4,111 In popular media 1,848 1,848 Notes 26 26 References 30 30 Bibliography 1,355 1,355 Further reading 1,307 1,307 External links 1,777 1,777 Total 316,224 316,224

Not only have they committed many terrorist attacks themselves, but they’ve failed to uphold their agreement to not allow terrorism to thrive in Afghanistan. The “anti-terrorism” ideology should either be removed from the Taliban ideology box or it should be labeled as “alleged by the Taliban.” 76.150.79.86 (talk) 16:21, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct; the source indicates that counter-terrorism promises from Taliban is lip service. I've removed it. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 16:44, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for making the change. However, I forgot to sign into my account before posting the talk page and my IP address is visible on the talk page. I don’t know if you have the ability to do so, but if you do, could you please delete this talk page?

(Don’t be confused by the different username: I made a new account so that my IP address would be hidden and wouldn’t be associated with the account that I normally use.) Ipaddressrevealed (talk) 01:52, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This user (possibly a bot) is continuously vandalizing the page with his useless edits filled with typos and bad grammar. Can the admins please look into it and ban it if necessary? @Jpgordon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rahman1212 (talk • contribs) 23:46, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If we're talking prose, "having close ties to [...] fundamentalism" is clunky at best and a bit bizarre at worst. Every single part of your characterization on the talk page here (including your pronoun use) is either incorrect or unfounded, as far as I can tell. It's possible other people may prefer your version of the lead itself, but that doesn't mean you get to speak to me like this. Remsense诉 00:09, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I see now. I apologize that I missed your first reply to me on your talk page. What are the grammatical errors you see? Remsense诉 00:22, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rahman1212, content disputes are not WP:vandalism. Please dispense with the personal attacks; if you have content issues, feel free to bring them up here. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 16:21, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Rahman1212, do you have an answer to my question? I still prefer my version of the lede, and I wanted to hear your input before I made any additional changes. Remsense诉 06:55, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There’s still an insurgency campaign by pro-Islamic Republic rebels, but this isn’t included in the “battles and wars” tab. LordOfWalruses (talk) 03:19, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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This page claims the Taliban follow the Athari Islamic theology when in reality they follow the Ashari and Maturidi theologies I’d like to correct this mistake 2604:3D09:881:4400:1401:2BC0:67C:8306 (talk) 03:54, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any reliable sources we may use to verify that the Taliban has Ash'ari or Maturidi theology? Remsense诉 04:35, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]