In 1996, the Taliban took over Kabul after years of civil war between various mujahideen groups. Shortly after, the Taliban established the First Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, despite no member of the Taliban having any practical experience in running a country. The Taliban instilled a theological government, draconian laws, and cruelty exhibitionism based on their interpretation of Sharia law. The effect: the most misogynistic policies seen until today. Women under the Taliban were prohibited from leaving the house without a male blood relative, attending school, carrying out their jobs, or receiving adequate medical care, and lived under gender apartheid. No other Islamic state which follows Sharia law is as extreme as Afghanistan under the Taliban about the role of women and their rights. The Taliban’s views about women differ drastically from the views of moderate Muslims. This conjures the question of how the Taliban justified its state-sanctioned misogyny. This essay argues that the Taliban of the 90s coopted Sharia law and justified their misogynistic legislature under the guise of protecting and honouring women. This essay will first provide a historiography and definition of misogyny. Second, this essay will explore the Taliban’s background and Pashtun culture. Third, it will turn to the laws regulating women, followed by an examination of the Taliban’s discrepancy in their interpretation of Sharia law and the Koran.