ENGL110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Grave Danger, The Sunday Business Post, Tilford
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Effects of the taliban on the afghan people. In the u. s. , freedom is taken for granted by most american citizens. Most people feel with that the way the government is structured, not having freedom will never be an issue for them. This feeling of peace and safety was similar to that of women in afghanistan prior to the. The lifestyle of women drastically changed with the uprising and took a severe toll on the country. The taliban organization that formed in the early 1990"s consisted of a group of men who took a radical approach to interpreting islam (laub 1). The taliban started out small, but quickly gained followers with the political turmoil following the soviet invasion. The afghans" fortune changed in 1995, when the taliban began controlling various parts of afghanistan and denying women rights such as education, work, health care and political roles.