What you don't seem to understand or differentiate

is between what islam teaches and who or what someone is.
You can't differentiate between an afghan, a pakistani, a sunni, or a shia, or this group or that group, or this race or that race. All you think is "hey his name is muhammad, her name is fatima, his name is jameel, her name is aisha" and you think MOZZLEMZZZ.
It seems whenever some single act of something happens no matter how construed the information is, Islam goes on trial

Now whether you realize if it was one person or another person claiming of this group or that race, you can't differentiate between islam and a 'person'.
If a bunch of rabbis traffic palestinian organs. Does that mean it's judaism and all jews that go on trial in public media? Yes more than 50 rabbis have been caught across europe and america trafficking palestinian organs. Killing them palestinians in palestine, taking their dead body's organs.
Muhammad (pbuh) said knowledge is mandatory upon every muslim. It is fard. It is mandatory/prescribed in the absolute that we seek knowledge. Knowledge of our religion then knowledge of the world.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The seeking of knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 74
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “One who treads a path in search of knowledge has his path to Paradise made easy by God…” - Riyadh us-Saleheen, 245
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "A servant of God will remain standing on the Day of Judgment until he is questioned about his (time on earth) and how he used it; about his knowledge and how he utilized it; about his wealth and from where he acquired it and in what (activities) he spent it; and about his body and how he used it." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 148
The Prophet also said: "Knowledge from which no benefit is derived is like a treasure out of which nothing is spent in the cause of God." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 108
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "God, His angels and all those in Heavens and on Earth, even ants in their hills and fish in the water, call down blessings on those who instruct others in beneficial knowledge." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 422
The Prophet also said: "Acquire knowledge and impart it to the people." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 107
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, God will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise. The angels will lower their wings in their great pleasure with one who seeks knowledge. The inhabitants of the heavens and the Earth and (even) the fish in the deep waters will ask forgiveness for the learned man. The superiority of the learned over the devout is like that of the moon, on the night when it is full, over the rest of the stars. The learned are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets leave (no monetary inheritance), they leave only knowledge, and he who takes it takes an abundant portion. - Sunan of Abu-Dawood, Hadith 1631
It's no different than when some ramadan indian hindu or pakistani 'muslim' or nigerian christian throws acid on a woman's face.
ignorant people that follow tribal cultural beliefs and practices.
Islam forbids hitting of the face even. Imagine what kind of thing these people are doing.
Muhammad (pbuh) said anyone who tortures someone in this world. God will torture them in the next.
So of course you do not want to ascertain the truth about Islam. You jus twant to spread misinformation and hatred. You are only making yourselves look like fools.
Even when you people use the world 'taliban' do you even know who the taliban are. Based on what you've said thus far no. Except what you've been spoon fed in ignorance by the politically driven media.
I bet you wouldn't differentiate in afghanistan between the northern alliance and taliban if you had them standing in front of you. Yet it is the former not the later that is involved in homosexuality, opium drug trade, abuse of women etc...
The word taliban is thrown around like a ho, just like the words 'terrorist', and 'extremist'. Politically charged and motivated words not reality.