Taliban stories from Afghanistan were featured in our headlines years ago. We're going to wish they stayed in the past because they're back, bringing death and destruction with them.
According to Wikipedia, Islamic "mujahideen" fought the U.S.S.R.'s invasion and occupation of Afghanistan back in 1979, aided and trained by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. Some of them eventually founded and led the Taliban movement.
Their own power and ideology were driven rough-shod over all other traditions. In 2001 they aimed their missiles and weapons at two historic, gigantic Buddha statues carved into the hillside almost 2000 years ago. The heritage of other people is nothing to them.
Murder and destruction of anything in their way was typical. They never disbanded and now they're back. Panic is rising in Afghanistan.
(cont'd tomorrow)
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