What do you think about the cultural and religious aspect of Talibanism?

Dear Rob,
It is great, indeed.
Your positive insight is inspiring and educative. However:

You are right that Taliban are mainly active in the Pashtun community. But there are many similarities between the belief and approaches of the Taliban with similar groups, throughout the world. There are many who favor the same idea and patterns of behavior: fanaticism, rigidness, intolerance, hatred, violence, insolence, arrogance, etc.

It is clear that the Taliban have shown a lot deal of brutality and have opposed to all kinds of civil norms, but this is not limited and confined to them as the Pashtun insurgents. They are the same in Kashmir, in Yamen, in Darfur, in Philippine, in Iraq, in Pakistan, ...

I wonder if you could explain a bit more about the cultural and religious aspects of Talibanism and fanaticism. Don't you think that Taliban cannot be marginalized to only as wishing good government, providing security and safety? ... Taliban have not given such a pattern in their own six-years ruling (1995-2001), neither do they prove that claim in the areas that they are currently in semi control of. Do you think if they are right saying that with all suicidal attacks against civilian population? Do you think if they are right saying that with burning the schools, beheading the teachers, robbing women from their initial human rights, prejudice and discrimination against those who do not favor or support their types of worldview?

Looking forward to hearing more on the issue.

Regards
Aziz Royesh

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