Taliban

Summary

Taliban is a terrorist organization^[1]. Taliban ranks in the top 2% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,781 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Taliban's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam^[3].
• Taliban is in the country of Afghanistan^[4].
• Taliban's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization^[5].
• Taliban's instance of is recorded as political movement^[6].
• Taliban's instance of is recorded as military organization^[7].
• Taliban's instance of is recorded as religious organization^[8].
• Taliban's instance of is recorded as political organization^[9].
• Taliban's founder is recorded as Mohammed Omar^[10].
• Taliban's founder is recorded as Abdul Ghani Baradar^[11].
• Taliban's headquarters location is recorded as Afghanistan^[12].
• Taliban's headquarters location is recorded as Pakistan^[13].
• Taliban's headquarters location is recorded as Qatar^[14].
• Taliban's flag is recorded as flag of the Taliban^[15].
• Taliban's Commons category is recorded as Taliban^[16].
• Taliban's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations^[17].
• Taliban's chairperson is recorded as Hibatullah Akhundzada^[18].
• Taliban's country of origin is recorded as Afghanistan^[19].
• January 1, 1994 marks the founding of Taliban^[20].
• Taliban was part of the conflict Afghan Conflict^[21].
• Taliban was part of the conflict Republican insurgency in Afghanistan^[22].
• Taliban's location of formation is recorded as Kandahar^[23].
• Taliban's significant event is recorded as 2021 Taliban offensive^[24].
• Taliban's significant event is recorded as Fall of Kabul^[25].
• Taliban's official website is recorded as https://alemarahenglish.af/^[26].
• Taliban's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taliban^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Mohammed Omar^[10] and Abdul Ghani Baradar^[11]. January 1, 1994 marks the founding of Taliban^[20]. Taliban's location of formation is recorded as Kandahar^[23].

Leadership

Taliban's chairperson is recorded as Hibatullah Akhundzada^[18].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Afghanistan^[12], a sovereign state^[28], in Afghanistan^[29], founded in 1709^[30]; Pakistan^[13], a sovereign state^[31], in Pakistan^[32], founded in 1947^[33]; and Qatar^[14], an Emirate^[34], in Qatar^[35], founded in 1870^[36].

Industry

Taliban's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations^[17].

Why It Matters

Taliban ranks in the top 2% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,781 views/month).^[2] Taliban has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Taliban is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]