Synonyms for taliban
tal·iban

Princeton's WordNet

1. Taliban, Talebannoun

   a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government

   "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior"

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1. • Religious Movement

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1. List of paraphrases for "taliban":

   talban, taleban, talibans, talabani, anti-taliban, al-talabani

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1. Li Ran/Xinhua via AP:

   It is an effort to use China’s influence to persuade the Taliban not to seek a military victory but to negotiate seriously for an inclusive political settlement.

2. John Sopko:

   While I agree, and we all agree Afghanistan faces a dire humanitarian and economic situation, it is critical that our assistance not be diverted by the Taliban, unfortunately, as I sit here today, I can not assure this committee or the American taxpayer we are not currently funding the Taliban.

3. Robert Menendez:

   After 20 years of blood and national treasure, the question is still in my mind, how do we ultimately ensure the Taliban can not run over the Afghan government and potentially create it as a place for terrorist attacks to take place ? how do we preserve the rights of Afghan women in civil society that have been achieved ?

4. Benjamin Petrini:

   The Taliban are going to have to establish themselves as legitimate, so they can't necessarily rule with an iron fist.

5. Javed Hamim Kakar:

   If you send them a query they respond very fast, but accuracy is always a question. Propaganda is part of fighting, the Taliban are very good at it.