Taliban

The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to itself by the name of the government it operates, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the... Wikipedia

• Preceded by:  Students of Darun Uloom Haqqania and Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Hezb-e Islami Khalis, Haqqani Network
• Ideology:  Deobandi jihadism, Islamic fundamentalism, Afghan nationalism, Pashtun nationalism, Traditionalism, Homophobia, Misogyny
• Political position:  Far-right
• Size:  Core strength, 45,000 (2001 est.), 11,000 (2008 est.), 36,000 (2010 est.), 60,000 (2014 est.), 60,000 (2017 est. excluding 90,000 local militia and 50,000 support elements), 75,000 (2021 est.), 168,000 soldiers and 210,121 police forces and pro-Taliban militia (2024 self-claim)
• Headquarters:  Kandahar (1994–2001, 2021–present)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo