🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

तालिबान

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Taalibaan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Taliban/ˈtɑː.lɪ.bɑːn/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"तालिबान ने 2021 में अफगानिस्तान पर नियंत्रण कर लिया।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan that seeks to establish an Islamic state governed by strict Sharia law.

    "The Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, leading to widespread international concern."
  2. 2

    Members of the Taliban movement.

    "The Taliban fighters were known for their strict enforcement of their interpretation of Islamic law."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Taliban' originates from the Pashto word 'طالبان' (ṭālibān), meaning 'students'. It emerged in the early 1990s during the Afghan civil war, referring to a group of Islamic fundamentalists who sought to impose their interpretation of Sharia law in Afghanistan.

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