In 2001, the Taliban, which controls most of the country, instuted a number of decrees, or fatahs that have greatly concerned the outside world. Among them was the removal or destruction of all religious icons from the country, making the conversion of Muslims to other faiths punishable by death, banning the sale and distribution of opium, and the banning of the Internet in Afganistan. |
In 2001, the Taliban, which controls most of the country, instuted a number of decrees, or fatwas that have greatly concerned the outside world. Among them was the removal or destruction of all religious icons from the country, making the conversion of Muslims to other faiths punishable by death, banning the sale and distribution of opium, and the banning of the Internet in Afganistan. |