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Mujaheddin

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mujaheddin, mujahedeen, mujahideen [ˈmuːdʒəhəˈdiːn]
pl n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (preceded by the; sometimes capital) (in Afghanistan and Iran) fundamentalist Muslim guerrillas; in Afghanistan in 1992 the mujaheddin overthrew the government but were unable to agree on a constitution due to factional conflict and in 1996 Taliban forces seized power
[from Arabic mujāhidīn fighters, ultimately from jihad]
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mujaheddin [ˈmuːdʒəhəˈdiːn] NPLmujaidines mpl
Mujaheddin


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Its army was forced from Afghanistan in 1989, 10 years after invading the country, after being run ragged by mujaheddin rebels.
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