Taliban
plural noun
Tal·i·ban
ˈtä-li-ˌbän 
ˈta-li-ˌban
: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan
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Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Taliban government, said the Pakistani forces targeted a home in Paktia's Chamkani district, killing an elderly man and a child, while other family members were wounded.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
Nine American soldiers died and 27 others were injured while fighting a battle against 200 Taliban insurgents in the village of Wanat in Afghanistan’s Waygal Valley.
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USA Today,
29 June 2026
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar is a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban.
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Abdul Qahar Afghan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of harboring militants who carry out deadly attacks inside Pakistan, especially the TTP.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
Nine American soldiers died and 27 others were injured while fighting a battle against 200 Taliban insurgents in the village of Wanat in Afghanistan’s Waygal Valley.
—
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar is a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban.
—
Abdul Qahar Afghan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of harboring militants who carry out deadly attacks inside Pakistan, especially the TTP.
—
CBS News,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for Taliban
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