Taliban

The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to themselves by their state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan political and militant organization with an ideology comprising elements of the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism and Pashtun nationalism. It ruled approximately 90% of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, before it was overthrown by an American-led invasion after the September 11 attacks carried out by the Taliban's ally al-Qaeda. Following a 20-year insurgency and the departure of coalition forces, the Taliban recaptured Kabu

sculptures in Afghanistan before 2001

armed conflict between NATO countries and Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021

Taliban-led partially recognized government of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001

2020 Peace agreement between the US and the Taliban

troop withdrawal in 2021

insurgency during the War in Afghanistan

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Supreme governing body of the Taliban and Afghanistan

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2025 escalation of border conflicts between Pakistan and Afghanistan

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The ruling government of Afghanistan

United States drone strikes in Pakistan between 2004 and 2018

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1992 series of intermittent battles over Kabul

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Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (, "Assembly of the Free," abbreviated as JuA) is a militant group that split from Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in August 2014. The organization is internationally designated a terrorist group. The JuA came to prominence after it claimed responsibility for the 2014 Wagah border suicide attack. In August 2020, it merged back to TTP.

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The term Talibanization (or Talibanisation) refers to a type of Islamist practice that emerged following the rise of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan, where other religious groups or movements come to follow or imitate the strict practices of the Taliban.

Joint commando unit in the Afghanistan War

alleged Russian military program of paid assassinations

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historical overview of the Taliban

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Ahrar ul Hind (; lit. freeones of India) was a militant Islamist group in Pakistan that split from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in February 2014. During peace talks between the Pakistani government and TTP, Ahrar-ul-Hind issued a statement to the media rejecting the talks, and announcing that they would not accept any peace agreement. Following its initial announcement, the group claimed responsibility for a number of attacks in Pakistan, including the Islamabad court attack, before merging into the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group in August 2014.

Afghan Salafi jihadist group active since 2007

international relations of Afghanistan's Taliban government