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Section sizes Section size for Taliban (50 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 60,708 60,708 Etymology 6,118 6,118 Background 133 7,702 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan (1978–1992) 2,848 2,848 Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) 4,721 4,721 History 1,520 27,289 2021 offensive and return to power 5,302 25,769 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present) 13,501 20,467 Current education policy 6,966 6,966 Ideology and aims 2,683 48,655 Ideological influences 798 4,690 Pashtun cultural influences 3,892 3,892 Islamic rules under Deobandi philosophy 1,385 14,271 Prohibitions 4,694 4,694 Views on the Bamyan Buddhas 2,553 2,553 Views on bacha bazi 5,639 5,639 Attitudes towards other Muslim communities 1,378 17,817 Opposition to Salafism 1,059 1,059 Shia Islam 15,380 15,380 Consistency of the Taliban's ideology 1,998 1,998 Evaluations and criticisms 7,196 7,196 Condemned practices 5,307 63,628 Massacre campaigns 10,380 10,380 Human trafficking 2,068 2,068 Oppression of women 11,269 14,831 Ban on women's participation in the healthcare sector 2,961 2,961 ICC case 601 601 Violence against civilians 4,193 4,193 Discrimination against Hindus and Sikhs 3,474 3,474 Relationship with other religious groups 9,403 9,403 Restrictions on modern education 2,555 2,555 Cultural genocide 5,042 5,042 Ban on entertainment and recreational activities 3,732 3,732 Forced conscription and conscription of children 2,643 2,643 Leadership and organization 1,690 11,553 Current leadership 2,891 2,891 Overview 4,976 4,976 Organization and governance 1,996 1,996 Economic activities 13,488 13,488 International relations 16,878 26,904 Designation as a terrorist organization 4,460 4,460 United Nations and NGOs 4,274 4,274 Designated terrorist organisations 1,292 1,292 In popular media 1,871 1,871 See also 86 86 Notes 26 26 References 30 30 Sources 589 589 Further reading 2,097 2,097 External links 1,741 1,741 Total 272,485 272,485

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188.149.75.146 (talk) 16:56, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Year 2024, may. Russia and other former Soviet states recognised Taliban as legitimate regime of Afghanistan and removed the taliban from terrorist list. So please remove Russia and other Soviet countries from the list

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 19:59, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Russia officially recognizes Taliban https://www.1tv.ru/news/2025-07-03/514242-mid_rf_moskva_ofitsialno_priznala_islamskiy_emirat_afganistan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.92.1.55 (talk) 00:40, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Taliban

All about the Taliban. 163.182.212.156 (talk) 17:46, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Alleged"

Why does it say "alleged" persecution of women?, Afghanistan has most likely the worst women's rights record in the world, there's nothing "alleged" here

Did the Nazis "allegedly" persecute the Jews too? Consistently Heinous (talk) 19:51, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Read the citation the text is citing.

"“Senior Taliban leaders are now wanted men for their alleged persecution of women, girls, and gender-nonconforming people,” Liz Evenson, the group’s international justice director, said in a statement." [1] Noorullah (talk) 23:55, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved the sentence to its own sub-section in the Oppression of Women section. Putting it in the lead like that is WP:RECENTISM - undoubtedly it's going to grow as the ICC case develops and it will just end up mushrooming in the lead. When the case outcome is known that may warrant a sentence in the lead. DeCausa (talk) 11:11, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Claim of Cultural Genocide

The introductory description states "The Taliban committed a cultural genocide against Afghans by destroying their historical and cultural texts, artifacts and sculptures."

This sentence is repeated two times in the "Condemned practices" section and has it's own subsection there.

The source for this is a 2001 news article from the Times of India, that states that multiple unnamed Islamic clerics and one named leader call the destruction of statues cultural genocide.

The only other source claiming cultural genocide i found on english-language websites are an Afghan musician.

Cultural genocide is a contested term with no international legal standard, making authoritative statements like this difficult. Especially with sources like these (and you need those, because publishing your own conclusions is not allowed on Wikipedia).

Therefore, i reason it would be better practice to either change the sentence to "Some claim the Taliban committed a cultural genocide ..." or to find better sources. DankeyKangMan (talk) 02:09, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]