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ta li ban

  • n  a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government
News & Articles

  • Taliban: We didn't behead 2 kids
    Taliban militants beheaded two children in southern Afghanistan, a provincial governor's office said.
    June 11, 2013 - CNN
  • Taliban Bomber in Kabul Kills 17 at Supreme Court
    Taliban suicide bomber hits Supreme Court in Afghan capital, kills 17 in latest Kabul attack        
    June 11, 2013 - ABC News
  • Taliban claim Kabul strike
    The Taliban claimed responsibility for Tuesday's suicide blast outside the Afghan Supreme Court, a brazen attack in the heart of Kabul that killed 17 people and wounded 39. Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said in a statement e-mailed to media ...
    June 11, 2013 - WKBT La Crosse
Quotes

  • Barack Obama in Town Hall
    Those who attacked America on 9/11 are plotting to do so again,Obama said. "If left unchecked, the Taliban insurgency will mean an even larger safe haven from which al Qaeda would plot to kill more Americans. So this is not only a war...
  • David Petraeus in Washington Post
    We must demonstrate to the people and to the Taliban that Afghan and [US and coalition] forces are here to safeguard the Afghan people, and that we are in this to win,he said. "That is our clear objective."
  • Jock Stirrup in guardian.co.uk
    Sir Jock Stirrup, chief of the defence staff, said: "Make no mistake, the Taliban influence is waning, and through British blood, determination and grit, a window of opportunity has been opened."

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