Talibanistan

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English

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Etymology

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From Taliban +‎ -stan.

Proper noun

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Talibanistan

  1. (informal, Afghanistan) The region of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban.[1][2][3]
  2. (informal, offensive, Pakistan) Waziristan.

References

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  1. ^ Amred Forces Journal, "Afghanistan or Talibanistan?", Robert M. Cassidy, 2 April 2014
  2. ^ Hindustan Times, "Becoming Talibanistan", Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, 5 April 2009
  3. ^ The Independent, "The invasion of Afghanistan 15 years ago was an arrogant, wretched adventure that caused a migrant crisis", Robert Fisk, 7 October 2016