Taliban
plural noun
Tal·i·ban
ˈtä-li-ˌbän 
ˈta-li-ˌban
: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan
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The 2021 withdrawal was unacceptably chaotic and bloody, the takeover by the Taliban shameful, but that war is now over.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
And because of that, the Taliban is trying to seek them out for reprisal.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 25 May 2025
In 2005, during his first combat deployment to Afghanistan, Murphy was part of Operation Red Wings, designed to go after a senior-level Taliban operative, Larsen described.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
President Joe Biden followed through on his predecessor’s agreement for full withdrawal of all American forces in August 2021, which led to the immediate collapse of the Afghan government to the Taliban, now again in power.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
And because of that, the Taliban is trying to seek them out for reprisal.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 25 May 2025
In 2005, during his first combat deployment to Afghanistan, Murphy was part of Operation Red Wings, designed to go after a senior-level Taliban operative, Larsen described.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
President Joe Biden followed through on his predecessor’s agreement for full withdrawal of all American forces in August 2021, which led to the immediate collapse of the Afghan government to the Taliban, now again in power.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025
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“Taliban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Taliban. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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