mujahideen
plural noun
mu·ja·hid·een
mü-ˌjä-hi-ˈdēn 
mu̇-,
-ˌja-
variants
or mujahedin
or less commonly mujahedeen
: Islamic guerrilla fighters especially in the Middle East
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The 1980s saw collaboration in arming Afghan resistance fighters (the mujahideen) during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which further strengthened the U.S.-Chinese security relationship.
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William Hurst, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
The former Soviet Union fought a 9-year war in Afghanistan that ended with Moscow withdrawing its troops in 1989 following their defeat by the Afghan mujahideen, some of whom later founded the modern Taliban.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
More significant were secret aid to the mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan and Carter’s decision to accelerate the Pentagon’s development of stealth technology.
—Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Made in 2007, the film foreshadows the eventual blowback of the U.S. support of the mujahideen.
—Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 26 June 2024
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William Hurst, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
The former Soviet Union fought a 9-year war in Afghanistan that ended with Moscow withdrawing its troops in 1989 following their defeat by the Afghan mujahideen, some of whom later founded the modern Taliban.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
More significant were secret aid to the mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan and Carter’s decision to accelerate the Pentagon’s development of stealth technology.
—Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Made in 2007, the film foreshadows the eventual blowback of the U.S. support of the mujahideen.
—Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 26 June 2024
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“Mujahideen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mujahideen. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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mujahideen
plural noun
mu·ja·hid·een
variants
or mujahedin
: Islamic guerrilla fighters especially in the Middle East
Etymology
Arabic mujāhidīn "Islamic guerrilla fighters," plural form of mujahīd "a person who wages Islamic holy war"
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