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Taliban
Tal·i·ban [ tli bn ] or Tal·e·ban [ tli bn ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
Islamic movement controlling Afghanistan: a strict Islamic group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001
[Late 20th century. Via Pashto< Persian, "students"]
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