Taliban
plural noun
Tal·i·ban
ˈtä-li-ˌbän 
ˈta-li-ˌban
: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan
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This occurred despite the fact that America’s technological edge over the Taliban and the non-state military opponents in Iraq could not have been greater.
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William Hartung, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
No group immediately claimed responsibility, though suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban and other local militant groups that have carried out similar attacks in the region and elsewhere.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Ryan Corbett and another American, William McKenty, were released in January 2025, with the help of Qatari negotiators, in exchange for a Taliban figure who had been imprisoned for life on drug trafficking charges.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 15 May 2026
In the book, Jowett evokes the heat and chaos of battle as the Taliban hit Easy Company with wave after wave of brutal attack.
—Peter White, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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William Hartung, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
No group immediately claimed responsibility, though suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban and other local militant groups that have carried out similar attacks in the region and elsewhere.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Ryan Corbett and another American, William McKenty, were released in January 2025, with the help of Qatari negotiators, in exchange for a Taliban figure who had been imprisoned for life on drug trafficking charges.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 15 May 2026
In the book, Jowett evokes the heat and chaos of battle as the Taliban hit Easy Company with wave after wave of brutal attack.
—Peter White, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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