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Many countries initially welcomed the introduction of the Taliban regime, who they saw as a stabilizing, law-enforcing alternative to the warlords who had ruled the country since the fall of Najibullah's government in 1992.

The Taliban soon became alienated of those countries ' positive feelings with knowledge of the harsh Sharia law being enforced in Taliban-controlled territories spreading around the world.

The brutality towards women who attempted to work, learn, or leave the house without a male escort caused outside aid to the war-torn country to be limited.