Taliban
plural noun
Tal·i·ban
ˈtä-li-bän 
ˈta-li-ˌban
: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan
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In Qatar, host to both a massive U.S. air base and a Taliban office, balancing acts are a court tradition.
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Karl Vick, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
The review team addressed several other issues, substantiating testimony from rank-and-file troops who observed Taliban fighters outside the airport abusing and killing civilians attempting to flee the country.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
The United Nations issued urgent calls for the Taliban to respect and uphold the educational rights of Afghan girls.
—Enayat Nasir, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2024
Russian security experts have long worried that if the United States left Afghanistan and the Taliban took over, the Islamist insurgencies that seemed banished for two decades would come roaring back.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
Reaper drones have been used to carry out U.S. military attacks, including the 2020 strike that killed top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, and in 2021 against the Taliban as the militants were regaining control of Afghanistan amid the pullout of U.S. forces.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Police said in the statement Sunday that those responsible for the hijacking were members of two gangs, named the 5 Seconds and the Taliban gang.
—Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
The series, set against the backdrop of U.S. troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and Taliban’s sweep to power, just started filming on April 1.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Following one Afghan boy through the overthrow of the monarchy in Afghanistan, the Soviet Invasion, refugee life in Fremont and the rise of the Taliban, the book rose to the top of the bestseller list and was made into a 2007 movie.
—Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Karl Vick, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
The review team addressed several other issues, substantiating testimony from rank-and-file troops who observed Taliban fighters outside the airport abusing and killing civilians attempting to flee the country.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
The United Nations issued urgent calls for the Taliban to respect and uphold the educational rights of Afghan girls.
—Enayat Nasir, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2024
Russian security experts have long worried that if the United States left Afghanistan and the Taliban took over, the Islamist insurgencies that seemed banished for two decades would come roaring back.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
Reaper drones have been used to carry out U.S. military attacks, including the 2020 strike that killed top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, and in 2021 against the Taliban as the militants were regaining control of Afghanistan amid the pullout of U.S. forces.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Police said in the statement Sunday that those responsible for the hijacking were members of two gangs, named the 5 Seconds and the Taliban gang.
—Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
The series, set against the backdrop of U.S. troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and Taliban’s sweep to power, just started filming on April 1.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Following one Afghan boy through the overthrow of the monarchy in Afghanistan, the Soviet Invasion, refugee life in Fremont and the rise of the Taliban, the book rose to the top of the bestseller list and was made into a 2007 movie.
—Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
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