Beginning around 1994, the Taliban, meaning “students of Islam,” emerged as Afghanistan’s dominant force. ... They practiced an extremist form of Islam, and believed in conducting jihad against those whom they believed threatened their form of Islam, including the United..…
four-year military operation to flush Islamic State from its territory Iraq and Syria ended Saturday erasing theocracy that once spanned two countries.. ..…
But United States and its partners still face significant battles against the terrorist group, its affiliates and other networks that are less aligned with it elsewhere, Afghanistan, West Africa and Philippines.. ..…
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