Afghan and Pakistani Taliban: a comparative study of their political ideology and religious affiliations

• Main Authors: Khan, Muhammad Kalim Ullah, Bakar, Osman
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: IIUM Press 2023
• Subjects: BP173.6 Islam and the state; BP173.63 Islam and civil society; BP173.7 Islam and politics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/111193/2/111193_Afghan%20and%20Pakistani%20Taliban%20a%20comparative%20study%20of%20their%20political%20ideology%20and%20religious%20affiliations.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/111193/3/111193_Afghan%20and%20Pakistani%20Taliban%20a%20comparative%20study%20of%20their%20political%20ideology%20and%20religious%20affiliations_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/111193/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/1718

The main aim of this article is to discuss several facets of the socio-political phenomena known under the general name of Taliban that swept Afghanistan and embroiled Pakistan in a regional conflict since the last decade of twentieth century. The focus of the discussion is on the emergence of Afgha...