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Taliban
A political movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. When it was in power, the Taliban was noted for brutal treatment of women and for almost entirely wiping out the cultivation of opium, which was until then one of Afghanistan's primary cash crops. It based its teachings and rule on an austere interpretation of Islam combined with Pashto tribal law. In 2001, it was overthrown by the United States and coalition forces. Since 2004, the Taliban has become a major insurgent group in Afghanistan, funded through opium trade.


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Karzai took the oath of office as the US-led war stretches into a ninth year, leaving record numbers of soldiers and civilians dead and with Taliban control extending deeper into the country after an election mired in fraud.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said militants were waging a "guerrilla war" to avenge the military operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan.
HELMAND/QUETTA, November 10, 2009 (Frontier Star ): Afghan Taliban Commander Abdul Manan known as Mullah Toor Jan has denied any link between Afghan Taliban and Pakistani Taliban, saying Afghan Taliban are not in Pakistan but are fighting in Afghanistan against occupied troops.
 
 
 
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