The Pashtun tribal zone of south Afghanistan. This includes the widely reported Helmand province.
Taliban is not a place.
in 2007 the taliban took control of the swrat district
The area around the Pakistan Afganistan border is one affected by the Taliban, but the Taliban does not actually control any part of Pakistan. Pakistan has complete control over it's country, but it is fighting against the Taliban who are trying to gain control.
The Taliban are not a 'people' in the meaning of ethnic group like e.g. the Pashtun. "Taliban" means "students" (of the Quran) and is the plural of the word 'talib', student. Taliban are fundamentalist Muslims who may come from any ethnic group in Pakistan and Afghanistan - or even from outside that area - and who decide to join that organization and pledge allegiance to its leaders.
He the leader of the Taliban, he organized and trained those that are in the Taliban
Taliban is not a place.
in 2007 the taliban took control of the swrat district
The heartland theory proposes that a land-based power, not a sea power, would ultimately rule the world. At the heart or Eurasia, lay an impregnable, resource-rich "pivot area;" and if this pivot area became influential in Europe, a great empire could be formed. So (1) who rules East Europe commands the Heartland, (2) who rules the Heartland commands the World Island, and (3) who rules the World Island commands the World.
The area around the Pakistan Afganistan border is one affected by the Taliban, but the Taliban does not actually control any part of Pakistan. Pakistan has complete control over it's country, but it is fighting against the Taliban who are trying to gain control.
The Taliban.
The Taliban are not a 'people' in the meaning of ethnic group like e.g. the Pashtun. "Taliban" means "students" (of the Quran) and is the plural of the word 'talib', student. Taliban are fundamentalist Muslims who may come from any ethnic group in Pakistan and Afghanistan - or even from outside that area - and who decide to join that organization and pledge allegiance to its leaders.
He the leader of the Taliban, he organized and trained those that are in the Taliban
Taliban is not shia. Taliban members are Wahhabi which is a sunni sect. there is not relation between shia and Taliban.
The heartland is a wide strip of land with high agricultural and industrial output. Two thirds of China's population lives there.
Heartland is the 'centre/middle land of a country.
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Heartland Airlines ended in 2001.