Taliban

plural noun

Tal·i·ban ˈtä-li-bän

ˈta-li-ˌban

: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The following month, a 6-year-old child who had been evacuated from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of that country in 2021 died in HHS custody. —

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 11 July 2023 Victims this month included a community college student, a military interpreter from Afghanistan who came to the U.S. to escape the Taliban and a teacher and wrestling coach visiting from Kentucky to attend a seminar. —

Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 11 July 2023 Top Stories Time to Get Tough on the Taliban Pressure, Not Engagement, Is the Best Way to Help Afghans Lisa Curtis and Nader Nadery Can the Taliban Be Contained? —

Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2023 According to the Taliban, these establishments present issues in Islamic law and impose unfair burdens on the families of grooms-to-be who traditionally cover a bride’s services. —

Malaina Kapoor, WSJ, 10 July 2023 According to a GoFundMe set up by loved ones, Ahmad Yar served alongside the US Army Special Forces in Afghanistan for a decade before moving to America following the Taliban takeover. —

Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023 Since re-taking control of the country in August 2021, following the shambolic withdrawal of the United States and its allies, the Taliban has rolled back decades of progress on human rights. —

Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 5 July 2023 No foreign government has formally recognized the Taliban administration in Afghanistan. —

Safiullah Padshah, New York Times, 17 June 2023 After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August 2021, the shelter saw a new surge of asylum seekers. —

Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023 See More

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