Where is Turkestan, is that a country or region? and what's the relation between al qadea and Taliban

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thanks in advance

Answer 1

I don't know the answer to the former and I'm sure you'll get some informative answers to the latter. I'd just like to congratulate you on asking a sensible question.

Answer 2

Turkestan: Refers to an area comprising 5 autonomous former Soviet republics east of the Caspian Sea and North of Afghanistan. The famous oasis towns of Buhhara and Samarkand are there. Numerous rug producing tribes, including the Tekke and Yomut Turkmen who are famed for their weaving prowess, settled there.

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The Taliban: A religious-based group who came to power during civil war and ruled in Afghanistan from 1996-2001. It was removed from power following the events of September 11. This authoritarian government's goal was to create the world's most pure Islamic state. They strictly interpreted Islamic law and forbade, among other things, television, music, and the Internet. Under the Taliban, women wore burqas and most of their freedom was eradicated, including the ability to attend school. Some Afghanis tolerated the harsh rule of the Taliban, as its focus was on the punishment of Islamic trespasses and restoring order to a chaotic country.

al-Qaeda: This Islamic militant organization seeks to end foreign influence in Muslim countries, "to kill US citizens — civilian or military — and their allies everywhere," and create a perfect Islamic form of government in the Muslim world. Internationally branded a terrorist organization by many, including the UN Security Council, and the US Department of State, al-Qaeda is known for suicide attacks and coordinated bombings. The Taliban and al-Qaeda are sometimes mentioned together because of their similar goals of a pure Islam, and because the Taliban gave safe harbor for al-Qaeda for training camps and granted it legitimacy as part of their ministry of defense.    Al-Qaeda has a global agenda which goes beyond any particular country and is aimed at a kind of globalized Islamic jihad -- a very new kind of jihad -- against the United States as a superpower. It's a kind of globalized anti-imperialist movement with Islam as its ideology.

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The Taliban was the Sunni Islamist organization and governing body of Afghanistan from 1996-2001, with some resurgence in 2007. They were headed by Mullah Mohammed Omar and "removed" from power by the US.  They have worked with Al Qaida, and offered to hand Osama Bin Laden over the USA or try him under Islamic law if the USA could provide evidence that he was guilty of 9/11. The USA denied their request and instead demanded they turn him over without evidence, which the Taliban refused to do, so when you consider that alongside Bin Laden's probable headquarters in Afghanistan this provided a reason for USA police action in Afghanistan.

Al Qaida is a terrorist organization operating throughout the middle east and some Asian and African countries. Contrary to what people believe, they don't have borders just within Afghanistan. They operate amongst many Middle Eastern countries like Pakistan.  Al Qaida was responsible or 9/11 and most of its members pledge their allegiance to Osama Bin Laden, who has trained in many of their training camps. Al Qaida has training camps set up across the globe to train members in killing and jihad (holy war). They are very fundamentalist Islamic, so they differ from most Muslims in the countries they operate in. They are a fundamentalist terror organization and are currently believed to be harboring Bin Laden in Pakistan.

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Answer 3

ex USSR soviet.--- 1st Q

Both were created by USA--- 2nd Q

Answer 4

Turkestan is a region in Central Asia

Answer 5

There is so much wrong with Ted H's answer - mostly what it leaves out.  al Qaeda was nurtured, not formed, by the USA.  It sprang from the extreme islamic dictatorship, US client state which owns the GOP and was "miraculously" not invaded - Saudi Arabia, from which almost all the 9/11 perps came.  Its efforts in aiding fellow muslims in Afghanistan in their struggle against the Soviet invaders drew huge US support which ceased when the Soviets withdrew.  

Looking around, the next most urgent threat to its Islamic brothers was US terrorism and al Qaeda turned the US own tactics against it.

It is correct that the Taliban government offered to hand over Osama bin Laden to the US on production of the evidence of his 9/11 involvement which Bush claimed he had.  How this offer somehow justifies the US invasion is a mystery clear only to Ted.  Please note that al Qaeda, as stated, was already in Afghanistan.

The real situation on this is that Bush was terrified of having this son and scion of his owners at his disposal after his allegations but still needed to look like he was doing something so invaded.  Unfortunately ObL was all too soon trapped in the Afghan-Pakistan mountains and about to be captured to GWB panicked again and needed a distraction.  The solution was found in Iraq where that other US darling's regime was looking a little shaky.  

Do you really think that ObL will be caught or the claimed evidence will ever be sighted?