Taliban
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The word Taliban means "students". The Taliban is a millitary that took over Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. The U.S. took power from the Taliban in 2001 after the attack on the U.S. No one really knows who the leader of the Taliban is, but Mohammed Omar, was in charge when the Taliban took over the government. The Taliban did do some good things for Afghanistan. They tried to stop the corruption and they brought stability back to Afghanistan. The Taliban didn't help the cities' conditions or stop the civil war going on there. The Taliban let Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda stay with them and they have a close relationship with them. In 2009, the leader of the Taliban in Pakistan, was killed, but the Taliban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan kept going. People are blaming them for causing violence during the elections.
I think that the Taliban should be stopped and I think they are dangerous. I don't think that they should of taken over Afghanistan because they really didn't do that much good for the country. I hope that the U.S. can find the Taliban and Al-Qaeda so that they aren't a threat anymore.
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