a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government
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taliban::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | taleban |
| Type of | religious movement |
Examples of taliban
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Taliban fighters launched a spate of attacks on NATO supply convoys in Pakistan.
From the economist.com
Taliban fighters in the a madrasa near the northern city of Kundoz, Afghanistan.
From the guardian.co.uk
Taliban-controlled Afghanistan is no place for children, especially young girls.
From the time.com
Taliban guerrillas are edging closer to the capital city from three directions.
From the washingtontimes.com
Taliban militants in Afghanistan released the last seven South Korean hostages.
From the sacbee.com
Taliban militants have been fleeing the Peochar area in small groups, Abbas said.
From the latimes.com
Taliban restrictions became more severe after they took control of the capital.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Taliban militants kidnapped Farrell and Afghan journalist Sultan Munadi last year.
From the edition.cnn.com
Taliban militants have increased the pace of attacks in Afghanistan this year.
From the signonsandiego.com
- A fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior"
- State opponents Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NATOn ISAFnNon-state opponents
- State opponents Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NATOn ISAFnNon-state opponents
- A Taliban militia; A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; A Sunni Islamic student movement in Afghanistan; organized in 1994 by the radical mullah "Mohammad Omar"
- The future of America if the fundies and the christian conservatives get their way.
- Plural of Talib, Pashto word for students of Islam or seekers of knowledge. Clerics trained at madrasahs in Pakistan called themselves the Taliban when they started a rebellion against the Afghan government in 1996.
- Fundamentalist Islamic clerics currently controlling approximately 90% of Afghanistan; the Taliban have achieved worldwide notoriety for their drastic imposition of their own severe interpretation of Islamic law on the Afghan society, and have been the subject of widespread international ...
- Islamic conservatives in Afghanistan who, while we pity them for being victims of imperialism, offer a useful name we can call right-wingers in Amerikkka so that we can draw no distinction between public executions of violators of strict religious ordinances and executions of serial killers.
