Taliban
noun
1.
a Muslim fundamentalist group in Afghanistan.
noun
1.
(in Afghanistan) a fundamentalist Islamic army: in 1996 it defeated the ruling mujaheddin factions and seized control of the country; overthrown in 2001 by US-led forces, although reistance continues, esp in the south
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