Editing Taliban (section)

=== Consistency of the Taliban's ideology ===
The Taliban's ideology is not static. Before its capture of Kabul, members of the Taliban talked about stepping aside once a government of "good Muslims" took power and once law and order were restored. The decision-making process of the Taliban in Kandahar was modelled on the Pashtun tribal council (''[[jirga]]''), together with what was believed to be the early Islamic model. Discussion was followed by the building of a consensus by the believers.<ref name="Rashid 2000 95">{{Harvnb|Rashid|2000|p=95}}.</ref>

As the Taliban's power grew, Mullah Omar made decisions without consulting the ''jirga'' or visiting other parts of the country. He visited the capital, Kabul, only twice while in power. Taliban spokesman Mullah Wakil explained:

{{blockquote|Decisions are based on the advice of the ''Amir-ul Momineen''. For us consultation is not necessary. We believe that this is in line with the ''Sharia''. We abide by the Amir's view even if he alone takes this view. There will not be a head of state. Instead there will be an Amir al-Mu'minin. Mullah Omar will be the highest authority and the government will not be able to implement any decision to which he does not agree. General elections are incompatible with ''Sharia'' and therefore we reject them.<ref name="ReferenceD">Interview with Taliban spokesman Mullah Wakil in Arabic magazine ''Al-Majallah'', 1996-10-23.</ref>}}

Another sign that the Taliban's ideology was evolving was Mullah Omar's 1999 decree in which he called for the protection of the Buddha statues at Bamyan and the destruction of them in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2001 |title=How the Buddha got his wounds |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/mar/03/books.guardianreview2 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>