Taliban
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The Taliban ("students"), alternative spelling Taleban, is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan. It spread into Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from September 1996 until December 2001, with Kandahar as the capital. However, it gained diplomatic recognition from only three states: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Mohammed Omar has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban since 1994.
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See also
- Colonel Imam
- History of Afghanistan (1992–present)
- Opium production in Afghanistan
- Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
- Taliban propaganda
- Talibanization
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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