| Organization |
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| Taliban - an extremist Sunni Muslim militia that was created by Pakistani intelligence and supported financially by al Qaeda. |
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| Location |
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| Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar-e-Sharif, and approximately 17 other cities in Afghanistan. |
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| Languages |
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| Dari, Pashto, Urdu, English, Turkmen, Uzbek, Arabic, Russian |
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| Identification |
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(Dari) Inja Afgahnistan, Kabul. Seda-ye Shariah
(Pashto) Da Afgahnistan, Kabul. Bis Shariah
(English) This is Voice of Shariah, broadcasting from Kabul. |
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| Active |
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| Dec 1995 - Oct 8, 2001 after outlets were blown off the air by U.S. and British air strikes against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. |
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| Contact |
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Box 544, Ansari Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan
E-mail: english.program@usa.net (as reported by Fransson-Sweden)
Taliban Office Phone Numbers:
042-669-087 (Lahore, Pakistan - Dari spoken)
081-822-422 (Taliban HQ, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Pashto spoken) |
