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Taliban

[ tal-uh-ban ]

noun

  1. a Muslim fundamentalist group in Afghanistan.


Taliban

/ ˈtælɪbæn /

noun

  1. (in Afghanistan) a fundamentalist Islamic army: in 1996 it defeated the ruling mujaheddin factions and seized control of the country; overthrown in 2001 by US-led forces, although reistance continues, esp in the south


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Taliban1

C20: from Arabic tāliban seekers

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Example Sentences

The results, he insisted, showed that at least three of the four men were Taliban fighters.

They agents accused him—without evidence—of belonging to the Taliban, he said.

It’s seven years since the fall of the Taliban, and we still don’t have electricity in the capital.

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The Taliban published a code of conduct which outlined at a fairly granular level the way in which the commanders had to pay a percentage of what they were earning back to the leadership.

My overall experience is that the good of a fairly well-run project far outweighs whatever the Taliban may be benefiting from it.

Al Qaeda has never managed to carve out a large chunk of real estate to call its own—in Afghanistan it was a guest of the Taliban.

He and other Taliban sources claim that in Karachi as many as 50 to 60 Taliban are given summary executions each month.

Like many other Pakistani Taliban, Jamal has his own horror stories to tell, which he believes can justify any bloody retribution.

Can someone aged seven or 11 become a member of al Qaeda and the Taliban?

“This is a result of the war the United States started against innocent Muslims and Taliban,” says Jamal.

The first to see our determination were the Taliban, who made Afghanistan the primary training base of al-Qaida killers.

We've seen Afghans emerge from the tyranny of the Taliban and choose a new president and a new parliament.

The leadership of al Qaeda has great influence in Afghanistan and supports the Taliban regime in controlling most of that country.

The first to see our determination were the Taliban, who made Afghanistan the primary training base of al Qaeda killers.

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