As Western forces leave Afghanistan, Taliban fighters are readying to reclaim the country, according to The Daily Mail. A 30-minute BBC One Panorama program that premieres Monday night entitled "Inside the Taliban" reveals an inside view of the Taliban and how they are preparing for a comeback.
Sixty miles from Kabul, in the Tangi Valley, the Taliban trains their next wave of soldiers. A three-year-old in the film holds an AK47 and declares he is going to "shoot people," according to Nagieb Khaja, the BBC reporter granted access into the Taliban's world.
The males of all ages are trained to use weapons and Google maps to find targets. Sharia law prevails and education is for boys only.
Said Rahma, also known as Mawlawi Badri, met with Khaja at the Taliban encampment. Rahma, whom The Daily Mail calls the "Taliban governor" and Khaja calls "one of the most wanted men in the area," told Khaja, "The people are Muslim and want an Islamic government. Westerners don't want an Islamic government here. The ones we scare and kill are the enemies of this land."
The Taliban is looking to weaken the new government in Afghanistan and has already created their own shadow government called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, according to The Daily Mail.
The 1,400 male students in the Imam Abu Hanifa School are watched closely by the Taliban, which they are taught to obey. One student says in the film that his dream is "to serve my country, to serve Islam," while another in the film said his hope is "to help the poor according to the Koran and the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed - and these invaders who came should leave."
The school receives its funding from Kabul, where much of the funding for education comes from Western countries, Khaja revealed.
