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John Walker Lindh, referred to as the American Taliban, is an American citizen who was captured in 2001 as an enemy combatant in the US invasion of Afghanistan.
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What group gained control of most of Afghanistan by 1996?
The Taliban.
Where do talibans mostly live?
Taliban movements adherents are mostly found in Afghanistan, where they briefly ruled prior to 2001 American invasion. There is also significant Taliban presence in tribal Areas of western Pakistan.
In 2002 American John Walker Lindh was sentenced to 20 years for aiding what terrorist organization?
The Taliban
Was osama bin laden part of the taliban?
He the leader of the Taliban, he organized and trained those that are in the Taliban
Differences between Taliban and Shi'a Terrorist Forces?
Taliban is not shia. Taliban members are Wahhabi which is a sunni sect. there is not relation between shia and Taliban.
What is the area square miles of taliban?
Taliban is not a place.
Why is taliban against polio drops?
The Taliban widely associates polio vaccines with the American CIA due to a doctor, Shakil Afridi, who worked closely with America to find Osama Bin Laden. Many Taliban leaders have vowed to disallow the vaccine until the United States stops using strike drones.
Is the Taliban an anti-colonial force?
This is a grey area. You could make a convincing argument to either support "Yes" or "No", depending on what aspects of the Taliban you choose to highlight. If you focus on the Taliban's fights against the Soviet and American invasions, you could claim that the Taliban was anti-colonial. If you focus on the way that the Taliban ruled, by implementing a very strict reading of Shari'a Law, the Taliban are more easily viewed as a Reactionary local movement responding to the Westernization attempts of previous Afghan monarchies -- not colonizers.
When did Taliban insurgency happen?
Taliban insurgency happened in 2002.
Can you make a sentence using the word impute?
current unrest in Afghanistan can be imputed to the old American policies of supporting Taliban.
Who fired on Malala Yousafzai?
Malala Yousafzai is the young Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by members of the Taliban 9 October 2012 . She survived and went on to be an advocate for a woman's right to education .
How do you spell taliban?
Taliban is the correct spelling in English. طالبان is the correct spelling in Arabic, Dari, and Pashto.
