Taliban
plural noun
Tal·i·ban
ˈtä-li-bän 
ˈta-li-ˌban
: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan
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AK-47s that once were used by the U.S. and NATO are now in the hands of the Taliban; helicopters and fighter jets that were thought to be destroyed now lethally bomb the opposition, creating untold collateral damage in the process.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 July 2024
But there has been no full accounting of how much aircraft or other military equipment was still there in mid-August, when the Taliban regained control.
—Abc News, ABC News, 18 July 2024
More than 70,000 Afghan and Pakistani civilians are estimated to have died as a direct result of the war against the Taliban, al Qaeda, and associated forces in Afghanistan beginning in 2001.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
Operation Cherokee Sky is a mission meant to target caves allegedly used by the Taliban and confront a warlord governor suspected of supporting the terrorists while masquerading as a U.S. ally.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 July 2024
But there has been no full accounting of how much aircraft or other military equipment was still there in mid-August, when the Taliban regained control.
—Abc News, ABC News, 18 July 2024
More than 70,000 Afghan and Pakistani civilians are estimated to have died as a direct result of the war against the Taliban, al Qaeda, and associated forces in Afghanistan beginning in 2001.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
Operation Cherokee Sky is a mission meant to target caves allegedly used by the Taliban and confront a warlord governor suspected of supporting the terrorists while masquerading as a U.S. ally.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
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“Taliban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Taliban. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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