Anti-Zoroastrianism

The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to themselves by their state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan political and militant organization with an ideology comprising elements of the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism and Pashtun nationalism. It ruled approximately 90% of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, before it was overthrown by an American-led invasion after the September 11 attacks carried out by the Taliban's ally al-Qaeda. Following a 20-year insurgency and the departure of coalition forces, the Taliban recaptured Kabu

Religious persecution

Majūs () or Magūs () is a term that originally referred to the Magi, the Zoroastrian priestly caste of ancient Persia. In Arabic usage, it was soon generalized to denote all Zoroastrians. The term was borrowed into Arabic via from the . The same Old Persian root was independently borrowed into Ancient Greek as mágoi (μάγοι), the term that appears in the Gospel of Matthew.

Zunnar (also spelled "zunar" or "zonar"; '''') was a distinctive belt or girdle, part of the clothing that Dhimmi (e.g. Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians) were required to wear during the Middle Ages in regions under Islamic rule. Though not always enforced, the zunnar served as a tool to distinguish the dhimmi from Muslims and, together with a set of other rules, of discrimination.

sacred tree in Zoroastrian legend