Taliban (الله أَكْبَر)

Taliban
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
Not to be confused with Talidan or Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
Taliban
طالبان (Pashto)
Participant in
War in Afghanistan
War on Terror
The Shahada written in black on a white background.
Flag of the Taliban
Active
1994–1996 (militia)
1996–2001 (government)
2002–present (insurgency)
Ideology
Deobandi fundamentalism[1][2][3][4]
Pashtunwali[1][5][6][7]
Religious nationalism[8]
Group(s) Primarily Pashtuns;[9][10] Tajiks, Uzbeks and Turkmens[11]
Leaders
Mohammed Omar † (founder, 1994–2013)
Abdul Ghani Barada (co-founder)
Akhtar Mansour † (2015–2016)
Hibatullah Akhundzada (2016–present)
Muhammad Rasul (splinter faction, 2015–present)
Headquarters
Kandahar, Afghanistan (1996–2001)
Quetta, Pakistan[12][13][14]
Peshawar, Pakistan[15]
Area of operations Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan (2015–present).svg
Under control of the Afghan Government, NATO, and Allies
Under control of the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and Allies
Under control of the Islamic State (ISIL) and Allies