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The '''Taliban''' is an [[Islam|Islamic]] [[Terrorism|terrorist]] and political group that governed [[Afghanistan]] from 1996 until it was overthrown in late 2001. It regrouped in 2004 as an insurgency movement governing local Pashtun areas and fighting a guerrilla war against the governments of Afghanistan, [[Pakistan]], and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The movement is primarily made up of members belonging to ethnic Pashtun tribes, along with volunteers from nearby Islamic countries such as Uzbeks, Tajiks, Chechens, Arabs, Punjabis and others. It operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan, mostly around the Durand Line regions. [[United States]] officials say their headquarters is in or near [[Quetta Shura|Quetta]], Pakistan, and that Pakistan and [[Iran]] provide support, although both nations deny this. | The '''Taliban''' is an [[Islam|Islamic]] [[Terrorism|terrorist]] and political group that governed [[Afghanistan]] from 1996 until it was overthrown in late 2001. It regrouped in 2004 as an insurgency movement governing local Pashtun areas and fighting a guerrilla war against the governments of Afghanistan, [[Pakistan]], and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The movement is primarily made up of members belonging to ethnic Pashtun tribes, along with volunteers from nearby Islamic countries such as Uzbeks, Tajiks, Chechens, Arabs, Punjabis and others. It operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan, mostly around the Durand Line regions. [[United States]] officials say their headquarters is in or near [[Quetta Shura|Quetta]], Pakistan, and that Pakistan and [[Iran]] provide support, although both nations deny this. | ||