Taliban Facts For Kids. The taliban is an islamist extremist group that formed nearly 30 years ago and controlled afghanistan for a few years from 1996 to 2001. Image caption, pakistani taliban leader hakimullah mehsud was killed in a us drone strike in 2013.

This is also the most fertile region of the country. The taliban interpreted a religious code based on islamic law, known as shariʿah, strictly, and the new restrictions met with harsh criticism outside the country. Girls schools that were not shut down were burned or destroyed.