The roots of the political and religious thought of the Afghan Taliban (2001-1996)

پژوهش نامه ایرانی سیاست بین الملل

Article 13, Volume 12, Issue 1 - Serial Number 23, November 2023, Pages 299-321   

Document Type: Original Article

DOI: 10.22067/irlip.2023.76292.1272

Authors

reza simbar¹; Abdollah Khavari^{* 2}

¹. Reza Simbar, Full Professor, School of Political Sciences, University of Guilan, Iran

². Ph.D student of International Relations, School of Political Sciences, University of Guilan, Iran

Abstract

The Deobandi school , one of the major cerebral - religious schools in southeast Asia , has a significant impact on the performance and beliefs of religious fundamentalists , especially in Afghanistan . The Taliban who were graduates of this school were founded by the influence of many of their principals and rules . the Afghan occupation of Afghanistan by the soviet union and large migration of Afghans to Pakistan , considering both the tribal and the language of some of the refugees ( Pashtuns ) with scholars of the school , led them to become religious seminaries and convert to religious seminary students who were taught by the Deobandi madrassa . With the support of the Pakistani government and the relocation of these people between the two countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan , soon the doctrine of the school between the Taliban has expanded . In this research , we seek to answer this question that where is the political and religious thought of the Taliban ? The main hypothesis of the study is that the Taliban group , following the Deobandi school 's teachings , established many of their principles and rules during the period 1996 - 2001 . To evaluate the research hypothesis , the authors used Diffusion of innovations theory , which is one of the valid theories to evaluate and measure how each type of intellectual or physical innovation is developed . This research is descriptive - analytical and library method is used for collecting .

Keywords

Deobandi School; Diffusion of innovations Theory; Taliban; Pashtun; Afghanistan

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