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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Taliban¹

C20: from Arabic tāliban seekers

Example Sentences

The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group, retook control of Afghanistan in 2021 in a lightning advance that lasted just 10 days.

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A US citizen held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nine months has been released following negotiations led by Qatari mediators, officials say.

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Attacking Reform's recently-announced plans to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants as unpatriotic, he argued that sending Afghan asylum seekers back to face the Taliban "isn't who we are".

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A spokesperson for the Taliban foreign ministry, speaking after their release, said they had "served their time" but did not reveal the reasons for their detention.

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They break walnut shells for a living in the Sheidaee settlement just outside the city of Herat in western Afghanistan and receive no help from the Taliban government or from NGOs.

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