Taliban

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From Pashto طالبان‎ (tālibān, “students, seekers”), plural of طالب‎ (tālib), from Arabic طَالِب‎ (ṭālib, “seeker, student”).

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Taliban (n.)

Sunni fundamentalist movement begun in Afghanistan, Pashto plural of Arabic tālib "student;" so called because it originated among students in Pakistani religious schools. Group formed c. 1993. Often incorrectly treated as singular in English.