The Taliban may pretend to show moderation – but the murderous reality is far different
In 2001 the Taliban blew up the giant 1,500-year-old Buddhist statues in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan to show their defiance of the world and their contempt for all religious beliefs aside from their own fanatical version of Sunni Islam.
Another motive was to demonstrate the Taliban’s power over the Shia minority in Afghanistan, mostly members of the 4 million-strong Hazara
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/afghanistan-taliban-afghan-war-refugees-b1905867.html
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