Taliban

Definitions

1. A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021.
2. A Taliban militia.
3. A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib.

Equivalents

Examples

“We will deal⟳ with the Afghan Taliban through dialogue. And we will handle⟳ the Pakistani Taliban with bullets.”

“Not everyone accepts the premise of a complete⟳ rupture between the two Talibans.”

“The Pakistani Taliban, an offspring of the Afghan Taliban, are led by veterans of the fighting in Afghanistan who come⟳ from the border⟳ regions.”

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