Historical Analysis of Al-Qaeda and Taliban in Afghanistan

Abstract

The study deals with the historical background of Afghanistan and also introduces the two main groups Al-Qaida and Taliban in Afghanistan also extends with Taliban origins idealogy and structure in Afghanistan. It also traces to explore the resources of Taliban their previous activities and present situation after NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan. The analysis distinguishes between Al-Qaeda’s transnational jihadist agenda and the Taliban’s primarily Afghanistan-focused and objectives under Afghanistan’s geographical location. Afghanistan has played various roles in women’s rights for education, Political development, relationship with Pakistan. It questions about the Taliban focus on Afghanistan’s internal as well as external political dynamic forces, while evaluating how Afghan actors had tied up globally? How they created insurgency then re-insurgency in Afghanistan? To meet the end goals several questions attempts to access towards accurate problems in Afghanistan through the lens of qualitative research.