Taliban Nicknames

[Haggis]

Quick question. During The Second World War, Nazi soldiers were referred to as "Jerries" by Allied troops, including Canadians.

Did CAF soldiers have any similar nicknames for the Taliban during our time in Afghanistan?

 

[OldSolduer]

Hajis I think was one....

 

[ModlrMike]

"Timmy" was one I heard quite frequently.

 

[medicineman]

"Timmy" was one I heard quite frequently.

Same...

 

[Halifax Tar]

I heard Talibs a few times over there.

 

[CBH99]

Timmy was what we called them, similar context to "Charlie" used during the Vietnam War...

"Think Timmy will come out & play today?"

In the broader context, we also referred to Afghanistan as the sandbox.



Otherwise, I just heard them referred to as "bad guys"

For example, if we were being shown UAV footage prior to a patrol or an OP, any suspected or confirmed Taliban activity was communicated like...

"And here we have some bad guys...walking around doing bad guy stuff..."



And Hajis

 

[medicineman]

Sorry, but when I was thinking of this, this youngster came to mind...

 

[daftandbarmy]

Quick question. During The Second World War, Nazi soldiers were referred to as "Jerries" by Allied troops, including Canadians.

Did CAF soldiers have any similar nicknames for the Taliban during our time in Afghanistan?

I have to ask... are you looking for ideas to name a new dog or something?

 

[Cloud Cover]

"Timmy" was one I heard quite frequently.

Hence “blown to Timbits” …

But really, you should ask Paul Gross.

 

[Kilted]

I didn't go myself, but Haji was what I heard the most from people who came back, although, they were using the term for the majority of the population, not just the Taliban.

 

[ueo]

I didn't go myself, but Haji was what I heard the most from people who came back, although, they were using the term for the majority of the population, not just the Taliban.

These are the PC terms Many others heard and repeated!

 

[Fishbone Jones]

You could always call them Tuskens or Sand People.

 

[OldSolduer]

You could always call them Tuskens or Sand People.

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I would prefer the Tuskens. At least they won't try to infiltrate.