Tal·i·ban (t l  -bn )n. A fundamentalist Muslim group that controlled much of Afghanistan from 1995 until U.S. military intervention in 2001. [Pashto t  libn, pl. of tlib, student, from Arabic  lib, from alaba, to seek.] |
Taliban, Taleban, Talibaan [ˈtælɪbæn]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) (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
[from Arabic tāliban seekers]
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| Noun | 1. | Taliban - a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior" religious movement - a movement intended to bring about religious reforms |
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