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Taliban
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Taliban (disambiguation).
This article is about the Afghan group. It is not to be confused with Pakistani Taliban, Jamaat Ansarullah, or Punjabi Taliban.
The Taliban is a Sunni Islamist organization and militant group operating in Afghanistan. The group formed the government of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 and took military control of most of Afghanistan again in August 2021. Since the Fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021, the Taliban again has full control of Afghanistan.
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طَالِبَانْ (ṭālibān) | |
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Supreme leaders |
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Governing body | Leadership Council |
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Group(s) | Primarily Pashtuns;[1][2] minority Tajiks and Uzbeks[3][4] |
Headquarters | Kandahar (1994–2001; 2021–present) |
Active regions | Afghanistan |
Ideology | Majority: |
Size | Core strength
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Allies | Subgroups
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Opponents | State and intergovernmental opponents
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Website | alemarahenglish |
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Not to be confused with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
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