Talibanistan

English

Etymology

Taliban +‎ -stan

Proper noun

Talibanistan

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

References
  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
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