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Afghanistan

Section 1 South Asia

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Taliban Islamic extremist group that took over Afghanistan in 1994 and ruled under sharia law. The U.S. removed the Taliban in 2001.
mujahideen the northern Afghans who fought the Soviet invasion during the 1980s.
madrassa boy’s schools that teach extreme Islam
Pashtun the dominant ethnic group in Afghanistan
Pashto & Dari the 2 dominant languages of Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai the 1st and current democratically elected President of Afghanistan
Khyber Pass the main route between the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan
insurgency a rebellion made of different groups fighting a common enemy; the rebels seek to insert themselves into positions of influence
counterinsurgency tactics used to combat an insurgency
burqa female head-covering that conceals everything but the eyes
tribalism when loyalty to tribe is more important than loyalty to country
sunni the branch of Islam that thinks the community should be led by the best person
shi'ite the branch of Islam that thinks the community should be led by a descendent of Muhammad
legacy the long-term effects of a past event
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