Afghanistan: The Rise of the Taliban (2021)
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Wahhabism in the Middle East
Many of these so called arab afghons fought alongside the majahiden usama bin laden. He used his money to set up basis for arab afhon fighters in afghanistan and pakestan. That's when he founded the organ ation, which we now know as alkite amina. The saudis also started sending over ideas the interpretation of islam taught in soudi arabia. Wahabism puts out ideas about islam that are m in their strictness. It sets harsh punishments, like amputation for stealing or flogging for drinking alcohol. And it encourages gihad, or holy war.
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