AL QAEDA:
This group was formed in 1988 led by Osama Bin Laden and Mohammed Atef. It strictly followed Wahhabism, which is an extreme form of Sunni Islam that insisted on a literal interpretation of the Koran.
Al Qaeda means “formation” in Arabic and believed that they must use Jihad to mobilize their variation of Islam. They believed that every Muslim’s obligation is to fight who opposes Islam. This group viewed Western culture and itself was a threat to Islam. The main goal was to make an Islamic state based on Sharia law.
This group was behind the 9/11 attack in 2001 in New York and killed about 2,977 people.
THE TALIBAN:
This Group came to prominence in Afghanistan in 1994 and governed there for five years. The Taliban is different from Al-Qaeda although both practice branches of Sunni Islam.
The name “Taliban” means “student” in Arabic. It is widely theorized that the group was first formed from a religious seminary which preached a strict variation of Sunni Islam. They first promised that they would restore peace and security via law in the Pashtun areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
They had a very strict law that every citizen had to follow. Women over 10 years old were prohibited from getting education, Tv and any other internet/social media was banned. The most effective group in Pakistan are the TTP and it was the group that attempted to kill Malala Yousafzai for going to school under the group’s rule.
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