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Noun: Taliban
  1. A fundamentalist Islamic movement that ruled Afghanistan from 1996-2001 and regained power in 2021, known for enforcing strict Islamic law
    "The Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behaviour"; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behaviour";
    - Taleban

Type of: religious movement

Encyclopedia: Taliban