Taliban
Afghan islamist organization
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Summary
Taliban is a terrorist organization[1]. Taliban ranks in the top 2% of terrorist organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41,284 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[3]
- Country: Afghanistan[4]
- Instance of: political movement[5], military organization[6], religious organization[7], political organization[8]
- Founder: Mohammed Omar[9], Abdul Ghani Baradar[10]
- Headquarters location: Afghanistan[11], Pakistan[12], Qatar[13]
- Flag: flag of the Taliban[14]
- Commons category: Taliban[15]
- Industry: religious congregations and associations[16]
- Chairperson: Hibatullah Akhundzada[17]
- Country of origin: Afghanistan[18]
- Inception: January 1, 1994[19]
- Participated in conflict: Afghan Conflict[20], Republican insurgency in Afghanistan[21]
- Location of formation: Kandahar[22]
- Significant event: 2021 Taliban offensive[23], Fall of Kabul[24]
- Official website: https://alemarahenglish.af/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taliban[26]
- Political ideology: Islamism[27], Pashtunwali[28], Deobandi[29], religious nationalism[30], Islamic fundamentalism[31], Jihadism[32]
- Described by source: Lentapedia (full versions)[33], Lentapedia[34], BBC News Online[35]
- Political alignment: far-right politics[36]
- Topic has template: Template:Taliban[37]
- Native label: طالبان[38]
- Different from: tralonide[39], Taliban[40]
- Member count: 70,000[41]
- Position held by head of the organization: Amir al-Mu'minin[42]
- Hashtag: Taliban[43]
Why It Matters
Taliban has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Taliban is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]