ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was a group of people who wanted to rule Afghanistan based on Islamic law. They were in power from 1996 until 2001.

Think of it like playing a game, and the people who made the rules wanted everyone to follow their rules, which were based on the teachings of Islam.

The leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was called Mullah Mohammed Omar. He was the one who made all the decisions and people followed him.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan wasn't very nice to everyone. They didn't let girls go to school or women work outside of their homes. They also punished people by cutting off their hands if they stole something or by stoning them if they did something bad.

Because of this, a lot of people didn't like the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. So in 2001, the United States and other countries went to war with them and helped the people of Afghanistan to get rid of this group.