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Afghan Islamist militant organization
The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to itself by the name of the government it operates, the Islamic Emirate
Taliban
Islamist militant organisation
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or simply the Pakistani Taliban, is a Deobandi jihadist militant organization that primarily operates along the
Pakistani_Taliban
U.S Armed conflict in South Asia
September 11 attacks (9/11) carried out by the Taliban-allied and Afghanistan-based al-Qaeda. The Taliban were expelled from major population centers by
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
Military offensive by the Taliban in Afghanistan
The Taliban insurgent group and allied militants conducted a military offensive in 2021 that led to the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and
2021_Taliban_offensive
Topics referred to by the same term
up Taliban in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Taliban is an Afghan Islamist militant organisation. Taliban may also refer to: Pakistani Taliban, known
Taliban_(disambiguation)
Country in Central and South Asia
invasion of Afghanistan. The Taliban returned to power in 2021 after capturing Kabul, ending the 2001–2021 war. The Taliban government is widely unrecognized
Afghanistan
Guerrilla campaign against the Taliban government
the defunct Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, are fighting against the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan. In the immediate aftermath of the fall of
Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
Republican_insurgency_in_Afghanistan
2015–present armed conflict in Afghanistan
Khorasan Province (IS-KP) is waging an ongoing insurgency against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The conflict initially began when both operated
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
Islamic_State–Taliban_conflict
The Taliban hold strict standards for women's behaviour and dress, based on a fundamentalist interpretation of the Hanafi jurisprudence which is enforced
Treatment of women by the Taliban
Treatment_of_women_by_the_Taliban
The Taliban was formed in Kandahar in September 1994 during the Second Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) under the leadership of Umar Mujahid. With the support
History_of_the_Taliban
Insurgency during the war in Afghanistan
The Taliban insurgency began after the group's fall from power during the 2001 war in Afghanistan. The Taliban forces fought against the Afghan government
Taliban_insurgency
Afghanistan peace agreement signed in Doha, Qatar early 2020
The United States–Taliban deal, officially known as the Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan between the United States of America and the Islamic
United_States–Taliban_deal
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was adopted on 15 August 2021, with the Taliban's victory in the 2001–2021 war. It features a white field with a black Shahada
Flag_of_Afghanistan
Afghan state
totalitarian Islamic state led by the Taliban that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. At its peak, the Taliban government controlled approximately
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan_(1996–2001)
Ongoing armed conflict in South Asia
Pakistan said the strikes targeted militant camps belonging to the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) and the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS–K), in retaliation
2026_Afghanistan–Pakistan_war
employed in Afghanistan during Taliban administration between 1996 and 2001. Prior to the collapse of their regime the Taliban made widespread use of conscription
Taliban_conscription
2001 multinational military operation
terror and subsequently led a multinational military operation against Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The stated goal was to dismantle al-Qaeda, which had
United States invasion of Afghanistan
United_States_invasion_of_Afghanistan
Taliban leaders stationed in Doha, Qatar, since 2013
Senior leaders of the Afghan Taliban had been stationed in Doha, Qatar, since the early 2010s. The original purpose for them being there was to open an
Taliban_in_Qatar
The Taliban is an Afghan Islamist political and militant movement which has ruled Afghanistan under a theocratic emirate several times in the last 30
International relations with the Taliban
International_relations_with_the_Taliban
Afghan state from 2004 to 2021
partially recognized Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. However, on 15 August 2021, the country was recaptured by the Taliban, which marked the
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Islamic_Republic_of_Afghanistan
Head of state of Afghanistan
during the Taliban insurgency on 25 May 2016, upon being chosen by the Leadership Council, and came to power on 15 August 2021 with the Taliban's victory
Supreme_Leader_of_Afghanistan
Women's rights in Afghanistan are severely restricted by the Taliban. In 2023, the United Nations termed Afghanistan as the world's most repressive country
Women_in_Afghanistan
President of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014
Kandahar in an uprising against the Taliban; he became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001. During the December
Hamid_Karzai
Afghan military leader (1953–2001)
military wing against rival militias, and actively fought against the Taliban and their allies, from the time the regime rose to power in 1996, and until
Ahmad_Shah_Massoud
Former Islamist militant group
The Punjabi Taliban (Punjabi: پنجابی طالبان), officially called Tehreek-e-Taliban Punjab (تحریک طالبان پنجاب), was a network of Deobandi militant groups
Punjabi_Taliban
Criminal group in Kenya
The Taliban is a Kenyan criminal organization that has no connection to the Afghan Taliban other than its name. They belong to the Luo tribe and feel allegiance
Taliban_(gang)
Public holiday in Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban call "The Proud Day of August 15", is a national holiday in Afghanistan that celebrates the 2021 capture of Kabul by the Taliban during
Victory_Day_(Taliban)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022
candidature; the proponents of Truss's deselection were branded the "Turnip Taliban" by Conservative Party officials and the press, including by the Mail,
Liz_Truss
Supreme Leader of Afghanistan (1996-2001)
first supreme leader of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. He founded the Taliban, an Islamist militant organization, in 1994 and served as its first supreme
Mullah_Omar
Taliban capture of the capital of Afghanistan
15 August 2021, Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban after a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021. It was the final
Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)
Armed clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan since 1949
also separately includes the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), Pakistani Taliban, National Resistance Front (NRF), and the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF)
Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes
Afghanistan–Pakistan_border_skirmishes
1996–2001 civil war in Afghanistan
War, also known as the Third Afghan Civil War, took place between the Taliban's conquest of Kabul and their establishing of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Afghan_Civil_War_(1996–2001)
Pakistani education activist (born 1997)
of women and children in her native district, Swat, where the Pakistani Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Her advocacy has grown
Malala_Yousafzai
1996–2001 anti-Taliban military front in Afghanistan
Salvation of Afghanistan, was an Afghan military organization which fought the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 during the Third Afghan
Northern_Alliance
2002–2014 Afghan prisoners of the US in Guantanamo Bay
The Taliban Five were five Afghan detainees at Guantanamo Bay and former high-ranking members of the Taliban government of Afghanistan who, after being
Taliban_Five
Afghan Taliban leader (born 1979)
Afghanistan and the interior minister in the post-2021 Taliban regime. He has been a deputy leader of the Taliban since 2015, and was additionally appointed to
Sirajuddin_Haqqani
Supreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021
cleric who is the supreme leader of Afghanistan under the Taliban government. He has led the Taliban since 2016, and came to power with its victory over U
Hibatullah_Akhundzada
2021 the Taliban re-established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with an interim government made up entirely of Taliban members. The Taliban government
History_of_Afghanistan
Afghan military organization
Resistance Front (NRF) is an Afghan military organization fighting the Taliban in the republican insurgency in Afghanistan. The group was founded by Ahmad
National_Resistance_Front
President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021
president of Afghanistan from 2014 until his government was overthrown by the Taliban in 2021. Ghani was born in Logar, then part of the Kingdom of Afghanistan
Ashraf_Ghani
Series of border incidents between Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Afghanistan–Tajikistan border between the Taliban-led Afghan Armed Forces and Tajikistani Border Troops. The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan led to
Afghanistan–Tajikistan border skirmishes
Afghanistan–Tajikistan_border_skirmishes
2003 Indian film
Escape from Taliban is a 2003 Indian film directed by Ujjwal Chatterjee. The film is based on the story A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife by Sushmita Banerjee
Escape_from_Taliban
Gazan Salafi jihadist group
Palestinian Taliban Group (Arabic: جماعة طالبان فلسطين, romanized: Jamāʻat Ṭālibān Filasṭīn) is a Salafi jihadist group in the Gaza Strip inspired by the
Palestinian_Taliban_Group
Islamic State branch in Central Asia, Iran, and Northwest Pakistan
towards the Taliban, aiming to deter foreign recognition, investment, or support to the Taliban government through violent attacks exhibiting Taliban failures
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Islamic_State_–_Khorasan_Province
Topics referred to by the same term
The Pakistani Taliban or Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups in Pakistan operating separately
Pakistani Taliban (disambiguation)
Pakistani_Taliban_(disambiguation)
Near-continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
the Taliban, bankrolling Taliban operations, providing diplomatic support as the Taliban's virtual emissaries abroad, arranging training for Taliban fighters
Afghan_conflict
Conflict between al-Qaeda and the Islamic State
opium deal with the Taliban. Taliban repeatedly asked ISIL to release the captives, but the latter refused, leading the Taliban to gather forces in Darzab
Al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict
Al-Qaeda–Islamic_State_conflict
Afghan state from 1992 to 2002
won by the Taliban, who seized Kabul in September 1996. The Islamic state then transitioned to a government-in-exile and led the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance
Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan
Military evacuation following the Fall of Kabul
by the United States and its allies in 2021. The airlift followed the Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 and during the final stages
2021_Kabul_airlift
1999 Indian aircraft hijacking
including Kandahar, was under the control of the Taliban at the time. External intervention was hindered by Taliban men encircling the aircraft, and by the presence
Indian_Airlines_Flight_814
Former American soldier who was captured by the Taliban after leaving his post
United States Army soldier who was held captive from 2009 to 2014 by the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bergdahl was captured
Bowe_Bergdahl
Aerial service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces
Afghanistan will continue, Taliban forces will keep on responding. A spokesperson for Taliban-led Afghan Ministry of Defense said that Taliban forces has the ability
Pakistan_Air_Force
Afghan politician and military leader (born 1989)
between the Taliban and the United States, correctly predicting that it would result in the overthrow of the Islamic Republic by the Taliban in the future
Ahmad_Massoud
Afghan military organization opposed to the Taliban
Chief of General Staff of the Afghan National Army, and seeks to overthrow Taliban rule in Afghanistan. Alongside the National Resistance Front (NRF), the
Afghanistan_Freedom_Front
Afghan politician and military officer (born 1954)
the U.S. Special Forces and the CIA during the campaign to topple the Taliban government. He is one of the most powerful warlords since the beginning
Abdul_Rashid_Dostum
Official name for the US's war on terror
President George W. Bush announced that airstrikes against al-Qaeda and the Taliban had begun in Afghanistan. Beyond the military activities in Afghanistan
Operation_Enduring_Freedom
End of the 2001–21 war; second beginning of Taliban rule
and the Taliban signed the United States–Taliban deal in Doha, Qatar, which stipulated fighting restrictions for both the US and the Taliban, and in return
2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
2020–2021_U.S._troop_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan
Islamist Afghan clandestine guerrilla network
pledged allegiance to the Taliban in 1995, and has been an increasingly incorporated wing of the group ever since. Taliban and Haqqani leaders have denied
Haqqani_network
Combined military forces of Afghanistan
military of Afghanistan, commanded by the Taliban government from 1997 to 2001 and again since August 2021. The Taliban created the first iteration of the Emirate's
Afghan_Armed_Forces
Sculptures in Afghanistan before 2001
2001, both structures were destroyed by the Taliban following an order given on February 26, 2001, by Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar, to destroy all
Buddhas_of_Bamiyan
Form of child sexual abuse in Central Asia
rather than the perpetrators. The practice carries the death penalty under Taliban law. Despite the official ban, the practice continues, although some scholars
Bacha_bazi
Afghan terrorist and Guantanamo Bay detainee
by the title Mullah, was a Taliban militant commander who was held at Guantanamo Bay following the 2001 ouster of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. He
Shahzada_(Taliban_commander)
Military offensive by the Taliban in Afghanistan
The 2006 Taliban offensive was a major military offensive launched by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan in the spring of 2006. The offensive was planned
2006_Taliban_offensive
International relations of Afghanistan's Taliban government
The Taliban has ruled Afghanistan as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since taking control by force in 2021, overthrowing the internationally recognized
Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Recognition_of_the_Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan
Armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Islamist militant groups such as the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Jundallah, Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI), the
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa
2016 film by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
and John Requa and written by Robert Carlock. Based on the memoir The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker, the adaptation's
Whiskey_Tango_Foxtrot_(film)
Advisory council to the Supreme Leader of Afghanistan
an advisory council to the supreme leader of Afghanistan and a central Taliban leadership body that has been maintained continuously since the movement
Leadership Council of Afghanistan
Leadership_Council_of_Afghanistan
Tajikistani jihadist militant organization
The Tajikistan Jamaat Ansarullah (TJA), also known as the Tajikistani Taliban, is a Islamist jihadist militant organization that primarily operates along
Tajikistan_Jamaat_Ansarullah
Afghan mujahid (c. 1970 – 2008)
the Valley of the Enlightened Ones". Shah reportedly fought against the Taliban and al Qaeda in 2001. He eventually switched sides and later became a facilitator
Ahmad_Shah_(Taliban)
Aerial service branch of the Afghan military
some 35–40. During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, in which the Taliban government was ousted from power, all that remained of the AAF was a few
Afghan_Air_Force
Foreign intelligence agency of Pakistan
Soviet Union, the ISI provided strategic support and intelligence to the Taliban against the Northern Alliance during the Afghan Civil War in the 1990s
Inter-Services_Intelligence
AQ-linked splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban
abbreviated as JuA) is an AQ-linked splinter faction of the Pakistani Taliban that was formed in August 2014. Omar Khalid Khorasani, the JuA's founding
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Hazara rebellion against Taliban in summer 2022
the Taliban. Led by Mahdi Mujahid, the uprising began on 23 June 2022 after Mahdi Mujahid's forces captured Balkhab district. Initially, the Taliban did
Balkhab_uprising
Afghan Hazara militant (1988–2022)
Mujāhid; 1988 – 17 August 2022) was an Afghan Hazara rebel. He was formerly a Taliban commander before he defected and led around 200 Hazara fighters during
Mahdi_Mujahid
Nepalese Gurkha soldier
Pun, an acting sergeant, single-handedly repelled a force of 12 to 30 Taliban insurgents who were attacking his patrol base near Babaji in Helmand province
Dipprasad_Pun
American Taliban member (born 1981)
John Philip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) is an American Taliban member who was captured by United States forces as an enemy combatant during the
John_Walker_Lindh
Public relations tool used by the Taliban
Since the 2001 fall of their national government in Afghanistan, Taliban propaganda has developed into a sophisticated public relations machine that is
Taliban_propaganda
2012 shock video
A video of U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban fighters was posted to websites in January 2012. The video was widely viewed on YouTube, TMZ and other sites
Video of U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban fighters
Video_of_U.S._Marines_urinating_on_Taliban_fighters
Topics referred to by the same term
El Taliban or El Talibán may refer to: Iván Velázquez Caballero (born 1970), Mexican suspected drug lord René Velázquez Valenzuela (died 2016), Mexican
El_Taliban
2011 book by Kim Barker
The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a memoir by U.S. journalist Kim Barker about her experiences reporting in Pakistan and
The_Taliban_Shuffle
International airport near Kabul, Afghanistan
International Airport in honor of former president Hamid Karzai. After the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the name was changed back to Kabul International
Kabul_International_Airport
1979 to present, multiple conflicts
wracked Afghanistan. War crimes have been committed by all sides. Since the Taliban's emergence in the 1990s, its crimes include extrajudicial killings of civilians
War_crimes_in_Afghanistan
2013 film by Peter Berg
reconnaissance and surveillance team was given the task of tracking down the Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. The film was written and directed by Peter Berg, and
Lone_Survivor
the Taliban had captured all of Kandahar Province. In 1996, with military support from Pakistan and financial support from Saudi Arabia, the Taliban seized
History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
History_of_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
Islamist militant group founded in 1992
Islamist militant group. The group swore an oath of loyalty to Pakistani Taliban and became a part of it in 2007 following the aftermath of the siege of
Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
Faction of the Pakistani Taliban
(Urdu: حافظ گل بہادر گروپ , abbr. HGBG) is a faction of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) based in North Waziristan and surrounding districts of the former
Hafiz_Gul_Bahadur_Group
Terrorist attack in Peshawar, Pakistan
On 16 December 2014, six gunmen affiliated with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) conducted a terrorist attack on the Army Public School in the northwestern
2014_Peshawar_school_massacre
Founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
again moved to Afghanistan, which came under Taliban control later that year. Al-Qaeda allied with the Taliban, and they collaborated in the 1996–2001 Afghan
Osama_bin_Laden
Land service branch of the Afghan military
government slowly lost territory to the Taliban, and eventually collapsed, with Kabul falling to the Taliban in 2021. The majority of training of the
Afghan_Army
Elite guerrilla military unit
that was sponsored and trained by al-Qaeda, and was integrated into the Taliban between 1996 and 2001. The unit consisted mostly of foreign guerrilla fighters
055_Brigade
Military operation
The purpose of the operation was to remove the Taliban from Marja, thus eliminating the last Taliban stronghold in central Helmand Province. The main
Operation_Moshtarak
Islamic religious seminary in northern Pakistan
"Father of the Taliban," was recognized for his role in educating many Taliban leaders and commanders. He maintained close ties to Taliban founder Mullah
Darul_Uloom_Haqqania
Afghan politician and drug trafficker (born 1949)
briefly in 1996, before the Taliban takeover of Kabul forced him to flee to Iran's capital Tehran. Sometime after the Taliban's fall in 2001 he went to Pakistan
Gulbuddin_Hekmatyar
Supreme Leader of the Taliban from 2015 to 2016
Taliban from 2015 until his assassination in a US drone strike in Balochistan, Pakistan in 2016. He was a close aide and successor of the Taliban's founding
Akhtar_Mansur
Executive body of the Afghan government
those were the nominations of two Taliban veterans as deputy ministers. Mohammad Yunus Yawar (14 May 2022). "Taliban's first annual Afghan budget foresees
Cabinet_of_Afghanistan
Attack on a U.S. military helicopter in Tangi Valley, Maidan Wardak Province
the forward base. Meanwhile, the group of Taliban fighters split in two. At 02:15, one group of three Taliban fighters took a position in a stand of trees;
Extortion_17_shootdown
Pakistani counterterrorism operation
situation in erstwhile FATA further complicated with the emergence of Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Local Pakistani jihadi fighters that had previously fought
Operation_Azm-e-Istehkam
National anthem of Afghanistan
haram by the ruling Taliban. It is based on the communist-era song "Da De Azadi Khawra". The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (under Taliban rule) had formal
This_Is_the_Home_of_the_Brave
Military campaign following the September 11 attacks
of the campaign were militant Islamist movements such as al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and their allies. Other major targets included the Ba'athist regime in
War_on_terror
Taliban's elite commando/shock troop unit
romanized: Sara kheta), also known as the Blood Unit, Red Group, Danger Group, or Taliban Special Forces Unit, is a military unit of the Islamic Emirate Army of
Red_Unit
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King. King's field. Title used as a surname by the members of a royal household. Famous...
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English : variant of Hall.
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