The Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan – not for the first time. How they ruled in the 1990s gives an idea of what is in store for the country and the people there again.
See in the video: This is how the Taliban ruled in Afghanistan in the 1990s.
Afghanistan from mid-1990: Militant Islamist Taliban establish an Islamic state of God
Medieval conditions
Women were not allowed to work, had to wear the burqa and were only allowed out if accompanied by a male family member.
Women were prohibited from speaking or laughing out loud in public – photos and videos of women were prohibited.
Girls were excluded from school. Men had to wear turbans and long beards.
No clear laws and enforceable rights
The moral police beat up rule breakers.
Offenses were punished with flogging, thieves’ hands were cut off.
Homosexuals were stoned. Murderers were executed by the relatives of their victims.
Other religions and cultures are worthless
Mass executions of Shiite Hasara, plus brutal torture and rape.
Destruction of two famous Buddha statues
In March 2001, the Taliban destroyed what they consider to be un-Islamic portraits, 55 and 38 meters high, in Bamian Province.
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