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Taliban meaning in Urdu

طالِبان tālibān

/ˈtælɪbæn/

Taliban in Urdu: طالِبان (tālibān), طالِب (tālib). In English, Taliban means a Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021.

Urdu words for Taliban

Islamist movement in Afghanistan
طالِبان tālibān
militia
طالِبان tālibān
member of the Taliban movement or its militia
طالِب tālib

English meaning of Taliban

  1. proper noun A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021.
  2. noun A Taliban militia.
  3. noun A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib.
  4. noun A censorious or bigoted moralist.

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Questions about Taliban in Urdu

What is the meaning of Taliban in Urdu?
Taliban in Urdu is طالِبان (tālibān), طالِب (tālib).
Taliban کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Taliban: طالِبان (tālibān), طالِب (tālib).
What does Taliban mean in English?
Taliban means a Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021.

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