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The Taliban ("students"), alternative spelling Taleban, is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan. It spread into Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from September 1996 until December 2001, with Kandahar as the capital. However, it gained diplomatic recognition from only three states: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Mohammed Omar has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban since 1994.

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-	The '''Taliban''' ({{lang-ps\|{{nastaliq\|طالبان}}}} ''{{transl\|ps\|[[Talibe\|ṭālibān]]}}'' "students"), alternative spelling '''Taleban''', is an [[Islamic fundamentalism\|Islamic fundamentalist]] political movement in [[Afghanistan]]. It spread into Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]] from September 1996 until December 2001, with [[Kandahar]] as the capital. However, it gained [[diplomatic recognition]] from only three states: Pakistan, [[Saudi Arabia]], and the [[United Arab Emirates]]. [[Mohammed Omar]] has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban since 1994.	+	The '''Taliban''' ("students"), alternative spelling '''Taleban''', is an [[Islamic fundamentalism\|Islamic fundamentalist]] political movement in [[Afghanistan]]. It spread into Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]] from September 1996 until December 2001, with [[Kandahar]] as the capital. However, it gained [[diplomatic recognition]] from only three states: Pakistan, [[Saudi Arabia]], and the [[United Arab Emirates]]. [[Mohammed Omar]] has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban since 1994.