Mujaheddin


mujaheddin

(ˈmuːdʒəhəˈdiːn) ,

mujahedin

,

mujahedeen

or

mujahideen

pl n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the mujaheddin (sometimes capital) (in Afghanistan and Iran) fundamentalist Muslim guerrillas; in Afghanistan in 1992 the mujaheddin overthrew the government but were unable to agree on a constitution due to factional conflict and in 1996 Taliban forces seized power[C20: from Arabic mujāhidīn fighters, ultimately from jihad]

Mujaheddin

Afghan Islamic guerrillas 1979–90 fighting the USSR invasion in support of the Marxist government.
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