Taliban
plural noun
Tal·i·ban
ˈtä-li-ˌbän 
ˈta-li-ˌban
: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan
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His unit had been in a direct engagement with Taliban fighters.
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Cari Shane, USA Today, 29 May 2026
While on the mission to provide security and help rebuild the country after the United States helped replace the Taliban with a new government in 2021, Burleson said the work was going well until suddenly everything changed.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
This occurred despite the fact that America’s technological edge over the Taliban and the non-state military opponents in Iraq could not have been greater.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
No group immediately claimed responsibility, though suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban and other local militant groups that have carried out similar attacks in the region and elsewhere.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Cari Shane, USA Today, 29 May 2026
While on the mission to provide security and help rebuild the country after the United States helped replace the Taliban with a new government in 2021, Burleson said the work was going well until suddenly everything changed.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
This occurred despite the fact that America’s technological edge over the Taliban and the non-state military opponents in Iraq could not have been greater.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
No group immediately claimed responsibility, though suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban and other local militant groups that have carried out similar attacks in the region and elsewhere.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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