262 Taliban Terrorists Killed in Afghanistan in 24 Hours

The Afghan security forces killed 262 Taliban terrorists in a span of 24 hours. 176 Taliban terrorists were injured during the operations by Afghan forces and 21 IED bombs were defused.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

The Taliban who refer to themselves as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), is a Deobandi Islamist movement and military organization in Afghanistan, currently waging war within the country.

From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban held power over roughly three-quarters of Afghanistan, and enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law.

The Taliban emerged in 1994 as one of the prominent factions in the Afghan Civil War and largely consisted of students from the Pashtun areas of eastern and southern Afghanistan who had been educated in traditional Islamic schools, and fought during the Soviet–Afghan War.

Under the leadership of Mohammed Omar, the movement spread throughout most of Afghanistan, sequestering power from the Mujahideen warlords.