Taliban
plural noun
Tal·i·ban
ˈtä-li-ˌbän 
ˈta-li-ˌban
: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan
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The Taliban typically plays ball.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Ever since, as the Taliban returned to power, once again issuing edicts to suppress women and girls, the clinic and its 34-year-old midwife Atifa have continued to provide a lifeline for mothers and young children.
—Elise Blanchard, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Since the 1970s, millions of people have fled Afghanistan for Iran and Pakistan, especially during the Soviet invasion in 1979 and the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Over the course of the past four years since the Taliban took control of Kabul, plunging Afghanistan into a humanitarian crisis and stripping away women's rights, millions of Afghans who initially fled have now been expelled from Iran and Pakistan, according to the United Nations.
—Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Ever since, as the Taliban returned to power, once again issuing edicts to suppress women and girls, the clinic and its 34-year-old midwife Atifa have continued to provide a lifeline for mothers and young children.
—Elise Blanchard, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Since the 1970s, millions of people have fled Afghanistan for Iran and Pakistan, especially during the Soviet invasion in 1979 and the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Over the course of the past four years since the Taliban took control of Kabul, plunging Afghanistan into a humanitarian crisis and stripping away women's rights, millions of Afghans who initially fled have now been expelled from Iran and Pakistan, according to the United Nations.
—Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Taliban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Taliban. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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