Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ( Pashto : د افغانستان اسلامي امارت) was in 1996 founded when the Taliban took power in Afghanistan . The state ended in 2001 when the regime with the help of, among other US troops were overthrown. The Taliban had never controlled the entire country. At the height of their power was still an area in the northeast (about 10% of the entire country) in the hands of the Northern Alliance . The central through Hazara 's populated highlands, were not firmly in the hands of the Taliban by the presence of guerrillas. ==History [  edit ] == The Taliban emerged from the chaotic situation in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the Soviets in 1988 . It began as a Muslim , fundamentalistpolitical movement madrassastudenten in the Afghan provinces of Helmand and Kandahar . After the capture of Kandahar in 1994 expanded the power of the Taliban is still expanding across the country. In 1996, Kabul was captured and declared the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. By the end of 2000, the Taliban had about 90% of the land owned. Only a region in the far northeast of the country remained in the hands of the Northern Alliance.

The Taliban applied during their five-year reign a strict interpretation of the Sharia increasing. They also supported the mujahideen, mainly reflected in the support for the Al Qaeda movement have of Osama bin Laden . A large part of the population were imposed many restrictions of freedom and human rights were violated. Women were not allowed to work and girls were forbidden to go to school.

In 1999 adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in which the Taliban were not called upon to provide more shelter to terrorists. In addition, sanctions imposed on the Taliban. After the attacks on September 11, 2001 decided the United States to the invasion of Afghanistan and the Taliban regime was overthrown. This came after the fall of Kandahar on November 13, 2001, end of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. ==International recognition [  edit ] == Only Pakistan , Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates recognized the Taliban government. The regime was therefore not recognized by the United Nations . In the UN context Afghanistan was therefore represented by the Government of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, who ruled only a small part of the country.

One reason for the lack of international recognition was ignored by the Taliban of international treaties. So was one of the first acts of the Taliban after the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of the assassination of former Afghan President Mohammad Najibullah, while he stayed at a UN building in Kabul, which was contrary to international treaties. In addition, the regime has also been strongly criticized for the murder of Iranian diplomats in 1998 .