Ambushed my the Taliban, comes from the term "Bushwhacked" meaning ambushed. Hence Taliwhacked is a situation where the Talibanambush a person or persons. Used in military slang.
12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they'resober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.
The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.