Taliban

The Taliban, which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan political and militant organization with an ideology comprising elements of... Wikipedia

• Active:  1994–1996 (militia), 1996–2001 (1st government), 2001–2021 (insurgency), 2021–present (2nd government)
• Ideology:  Majority, Deobandi jihadism, Islamic fundamentalism, Afghan nationalism, Pashtun nationalism, Traditionalism
• Founders:  Mullah Omar, Abdul Ghani Baradar
• Governing body:  Leadership Council
• Headquarters:  Kandahar (1994–2001, 2021–present)
• Area of operations:  Afghanistan
• Part of:  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present, 1996–2001)
• Preceded by:  Students of Darun Uloom Haqqania and Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Hezb-e Islami Khalis, Haqqani Network
• Battles and wars:  Second Afghan Civil War, Battle of Kabul (1992–1996), Tajikistani Civil War, Third Afghan Civil War, War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Taliban insurgency, 2021 Taliban offensive, Islamic State–Taliban conflict, Republican insurgency in Afghanistan, Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes (2024–present)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo