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Section sizes Section size for Taliban (50 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 60,816 60,816 503 503 Etymology 7,141 7,141 279 279 Background 133 7,702 0 450 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan (1978–1992) 2,848 2,848 139 139 Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) 4,721 4,721 311 311 History 3,514 29,110 195 1,635 2021 offensive and return to power 5,299 25,596 120 1,440 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present) 13,421 20,297 1,030 1,320 Current education policy 6,876 6,876 290 290 Ideology and aims 2,805 50,733 181 2,973 Ideological influences 798 4,556 49 206 Pashtun nationalism 3,758 3,758 157 157 Islamic rules under Deobandi politics 1,378 16,244 89 834 Prohibitions 4,694 4,694 292 292 Views on the Bamyan Buddhas 4,604 4,604 319 319 Views on bacha bazi 5,568 5,568 134 134 Attitudes towards other Muslim communities 1,378 17,934 107 955 Opposition to Salafism 1,059 1,059 43 43 Shia Islam 15,497 15,497 805 805 Consistency of the Taliban's ideology 1,998 1,998 141 141 Evaluations and criticisms 7,196 7,196 656 656 Condemned practices 5,307 63,625 289 3,212 Massacre campaigns 10,380 10,380 562 562 Human trafficking 2,068 2,068 236 236 Oppression of women 11,270 14,833 266 501 Ban on women's participation in the healthcare sector 2,961 2,961 214 214 ICC case 602 602 21 21 Violence against civilians 4,193 4,193 184 184 Discrimination against Hindus and Sikhs 3,487 3,487 208 208 Relationship with other religious groups 9,383 9,383 520 520 Restrictions on modern education 2,556 2,556 194 194 Cultural genocide 5,042 5,042 216 216 Ban on entertainment and recreational activities 3,732 3,732 163 163 Forced conscription and conscription of children 2,644 2,644 139 139 Leadership and organization 1,691 11,555 200 870 Current leadership 2,891 2,891 32 32 Overview 4,977 4,977 408 408 Organization and governance 1,996 1,996 230 230 Economic activities 13,488 13,488 906 906 International relations 17,535 27,090 1,228 1,598 Designation as a terrorist organization 3,892 3,892 13 13 United Nations and NGOs 4,274 4,274 249 249 Designated terrorist organizations 1,389 1,389 108 108 In popular media 1,871 1,871 79 79 See also 126 126 0 0 Notes 26 26 0 0 References 30 30 0 0 Sources 589 589 0 0 Further reading 2,099 2,099 0 0 External links 1,825 1,825 0 0 Total 277,826 277,826 12,505 12,505

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Under "Condemned practices", in the "Relationship with other religious groups" section, change "The Taliban stated that they murdered them because they were proselytizing Christianity and possessing which were translated into the Dari language when they were encountered. IAM contended that they "were not missionaries"." to "The Taliban stated that they murdered them because they were proselytizing Christianity and possessing Bibles which were translated into the Dari language when they were encountered. IAM contended that they "were not missionaries"." (specifying what they were possessing) GuyInAShack (talk) 20:04, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Skitash (talk) 20:08, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Can the following text be added to the Views on the Bamyan Buddhas sub-section under Ideology and aims section. The text should be added after the first paragraph.

"In March 2001, Omar declared the statues to be idols forbidden by Islamic law. He stated that "Muslims should be proud of smashing idols. It has given praise to Allah that we have destroyed them."^[1]" ~2025-42820-27 (talk) 13:15, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done FMRadio :3_{(chat | edits | she/her)} 17:43, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I request that in the section titled "Views on bacha bazi" the following unsourced sentence be removed or a Citation needed tag added atleast: "The Taliban has criticized the US role in the abuse of Afghan children."

The sentence has no source. It's also not supported by the citations used for the preceding sentences. ~2025-43469-63 (talk) 15:09, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Removed –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 15:42, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I request that in the section titled "Views on bacha bazi" the following unsourced sentence be removed: "The Taliban has criticized the US role in the abuse of Afghan children."

The sentence has no source. It's also not supported by the citations used for the preceding sentences.

This request is a repeat of my edit request on December 28 that was fulfilled by User:Deacon Vorbis. Unfortunately his edit to fulfil that edit request was mistakenly reverted in a mass rollback of edits by sock accounts. ~2025-43846-40 (talk) 20:34, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done meamemg (talk) 20:57, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]