Taliban
plural noun
Tal·i·ban
ˈtä-li-ˌbän 
ˈta-li-ˌban
: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan
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In the Middle East, the Taliban is outpacing the liberal West demographically.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Authorities have enhanced security since 2013 when the Pakistani Taliban freed more than 200 inmates in an attack on a prison in the northwestern district of Dera Ismail Khan.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Prison breaks are rare in Pakistan, where security has been ramped up since 2013, when the Pakistani Taliban helped 200 inmates break free during an attack on a prison in another province.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC news, 3 June 2025
In a separate shootout with insurgents, four soldiers and five Pakistani Taliban were killed in the northwestern North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement Thursday night.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Authorities have enhanced security since 2013 when the Pakistani Taliban freed more than 200 inmates in an attack on a prison in the northwestern district of Dera Ismail Khan.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Prison breaks are rare in Pakistan, where security has been ramped up since 2013, when the Pakistani Taliban helped 200 inmates break free during an attack on a prison in another province.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC news, 3 June 2025
In a separate shootout with insurgents, four soldiers and five Pakistani Taliban were killed in the northwestern North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement Thursday night.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
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“Taliban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Taliban. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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