The Role of Religion, Idea, and Identity in Taliban Alliance with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan

Mohammad Ayub Mirdad, Vinsensio Dugis

2018

Abstract

This study examines the alliance between Al Qaeda and the Taliban from 1996-2001. The alliance between Taliban and Al Qaeda was transformed since the Taliban governed Afghanistan. The Taliban regime and Al Qaeda terrorist network were sharing similar world, the Taliban sheltered Osama bin Laden and also allowed him to operate various terrorist camps in Afghanistan in which militants all over the world could be trained in terror tactics. Mullah Mohammed Omer, the Taliban leader, wanted Afghanistan to be a pure Islamic state, while Osama bin Laden had the same objective for the entire Islamic world. Both hated the West, especially the US. The Taliban provided security and a sanctuary for Al Qaeda where they trained thousands of recruits, established a state-of-the-art network, and planned various operations, including September 11. This study has found that the Taliban and Al Qaeda alliance in Afghanistan can be analyzed based on three factors religion, idea and identity:  the particular goal is to replace corrupt and heretical government with the rule of “Sharia” (Islamic law) and establish an Islamic state. The paper first present the introduction and literature review of the study, and next the methodology and result, and in the discussion section addressing the role of three factors between the alliance of Taliban and Al Qaeda, and conclusion of the study.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Mirdad M. and Dugis V. (2018). The Role of Religion, Idea, and Identity in Taliban Alliance with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. In Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR, ISBN 978-989-758-493-0, pages 369-374. DOI: 10.5220/0010277300002309

in Bibtex Style

@conference{acir18,
author={Mohammad Ayub Mirdad and Vinsensio Dugis},
title={The Role of Religion, Idea, and Identity in Taliban Alliance with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan},
booktitle={Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,},
year={2018},
pages={369-374},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010277300002309},
isbn={978-989-758-493-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,
TI - The Role of Religion, Idea, and Identity in Taliban Alliance with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan
SN - 978-989-758-493-0
AU - Mirdad M.
AU - Dugis V.
PY - 2018
SP - 369
EP - 374
DO - 10.5220/0010277300002309