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Thread #170248   Message #4117686
Posted By: Charmion
24-Aug-21 - 09:20 AM
Thread Name: Afghanistan - then and now
Subject: RE: Afghanistan - then and now
Donuel, I know you don't care about how you write, but please -- the word "Taliban" is plural.

One talib, two taliban.

It's Pashto, and it means "students" or, in some contexts, "seekers".