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The Taliban rose to power in southern Afghanistan, in Kandahar. When they seized control, they began instituting sharia (Islamic) law, including eliminating education for girls, banning photography, music, requiring women to wear burkas, and men to grow beards.[1]

Further reading

  • Griffin, Michael (2001). Reaping the Whirlwind: The Taliban Movement in Afghanistan. Pluto Press. 

References

  1. ↑ Vollmann, William T. (May 15, 2000). "Letter from Afghanistan - What do the Afghan people think of the Taliban?", The New Yorker. 
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