History of the Taliban: video workshets, diferentiated.

Using archive film and interviews with witnesses, the film gives a very sober, thorough, and balanced summary of a complex history, covering: Soviet invasion, resistance in rural areas, fragmented nature of Afghan society along ethnic and tribal lines. Formation of mujahideen, Soviet backlash backfires. International support against Soviet occupation. 1989 Soviet departure. 1992 Afghan Communist government falls. Civil war. Mohammed Omar founds the Taliban. Dominance in the Pashtun-areas in the south. Funding from tax and opium. Support from Pakistan. Taliban take Kabul in 1996, set up a government. Strict interpretation of Islam through madrasas. Impact on women. Lack of international recognition. 9/11 attacks, US-led coalition invasion. Taliban regime flees to Pakistan. Mujahideen leaders invited to govern. Corruption and expropriation of funds. Second Gulf War. Taliban begins attacking US and NATO troops. Incremental control increases, but with ideologically fragmented leadership. US withdraws in 2021.

Find the film on YouTube by searching for Vox Channel’s “The Taliban, explained”.

16 questions for the 14-min film Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Questions right up to the end, no slack time! Excellent subtitles, scripted, not auto-generated. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files.