[evarekataVame]

First and foremost, I must stress beyond doubt that the list of acts mentioned by the original poster are absolutely prohibited in Islam. Now, I hope you appreciate that the reason why people aren't answering your question is because its simple (I answered it in the previous sentence) and because we are hurt that accusations are being made against the Taliban without any concrete proof.

For the truth regarding the Taliban, please check this video of a Taliban ambassador doing an interview on NPR in early 2001 where many of these allegations are cleared:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpcSEDnB9v4

The please read the transcript of the video already posted in this thread:

http://www.themodernreligion.com/jih...an/speech.html

Other links with regards to this issue can be found here;

http://www.themodernreligion.com/index2.html

Amongst the links on those pages are quotes from former prisoners of the Taliban (thanking them for their hospitality) and a producer from CBS who had visited to see the truth on the ground

Then if you want, please see Yvonne Ridley speaking about her time in Afghanistan too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkN6P8Bp7jE

Now, we have above given you eyewitness accounts of the Taliban and Afghanistan, as well as statements made by the Taliban themselves. Further research can be undertaken (such as finding more reports on how the Taliban eliminated opium cultivation, for example). In short, while the Taliban have never claimed to be perfect, I don't see any instances of the leaderhsip ever having contradticting the teachings of Islam, because they are free of what they are accused of