THE TALIBAN POLITICS OF VIOLENCE IN AFGHANISTAN: A WEBERIAN HISTORICAL-SOSIOLOGICAL PERSPEKTIVE

Abstract

This jurnal article describes the politics behind the violence in the name of religion used by Taliban in Afghanistan. By uncovering the case, researchers have tried to reveal the legitimacy of the views of such violence in the name of religion. The study is a qualitative research through a literature review with a historical-sosiological approach by the lens of Max Weber’s theory which looks at the existence of violence within a religious discourse. By analyzing the extent of the Taliban movement’s level in mobilizing people to commit acts of violence, this study emphasizes a historical analysis, i.e, collecting data on the lives of the Afghan people in order to reveal the actual facts. It finds that the politics of violence is used as a guideline for their act of war and revolution i.e., the Taliban jihad in Afghanistan. In terms of jihad in defense of religion, they misinterpret violence in the name of religion. Such violence occurs since there is a lack of central religious authority and is misused for the political benefit/interest of groups on individuals.