Taliban

plural noun

Tal·​i·​ban ˈtä-li-ˌbän 

ˈta-li-ˌban

: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan

Examples of Taliban in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Only a few years ago, Nazila Azizi was dodging bullets fired by the Taliban and trying to climb aboard one of the last evacuation flights out of Kabul. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 July 2026

Energy buyers in Asia and Europe, the US military, Arab publics, global investors, universities, football, and mediation partners from Tehran to the Taliban all came to want Qatar functioning, each for their own reason. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

The Afghan Taliban and the Iraqi insurgency beat the United States through roadside bombs and sheer doggedness. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Wiseman was treated in Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham after being shot in the chest by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2009. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Pashto & Persian ṭālibān, plural of ṭālib student, seeker, from Arabic

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Taliban

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan