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 Islamabad attack was claimed by a faction of the Pakistani Taliban.

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But years before the Taliban returned to power, Roya decided she "didn't want that life".

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Ms Chateau said Taliban members had been denying entry to women without the burka by standing at the entrance of the health facilities.

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Mr. Fuentes’s solution for all this is a “total Aryan victory” and rule by a “Catholic Taliban.”

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"There is no issue with the ceasefire previously agreed upon with Pakistan, it will hold," Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference.

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