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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Afghan Taliban Announce Spring Offensive despite Peace Talks with US
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Afghan Taliban Announce Spring Offensive despite Peace Talks with US

Saturday 13 April 2019
Bagram air base north of the Afghan city. The latest round of peace talks between US and Taliban officials wrapped up last month, with both sides citing progress. The Taliban have reiterated opposition to direct talks with President Ghani's administration in Kabul. However, Ghani has repeatedl ...
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Iran Leader Slams Americans for Unauthorized Trips to Regional States
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Iran Leader Slams Americans for Unauthorized Trips to Regional States

Saturday 30 November 2019 ،
Bagram airfield in Afghanistan on Thursday and served Thanksgiving dinner to American troops before meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. During the visit, the US president claimed the Taliban militant group had accepted a ceasefire to facilitate talks with Washington. The Taliban wants ...
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US To Give Afghanistan To Taliban, Gain Sway Over Afghan Technocrats: Expert
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US To Give Afghanistan To Taliban, Gain Sway Over Afghan Technocrats: Expert

Wednesday 25 November 2020 ،
Bagram military base, to Pakistan.  “About if Afghanistan’s government can rely on the other NATO states, we should know that the NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in a Twitter post said that he talked to President Ashraf Ghani about the NATO mission. NATO backs the peace pro ...
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Russia Concerned over Relocation of US Bases from Afghan to Central Asia
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Russia Concerned over Relocation of US Bases from Afghan to Central Asia

Sunday 4 July 2021 ،
Bagram Airfield, its biggest base in Afghanistan, advancing the final withdrawal that the Pentagon said will be completed by the end of August. The Taliban accused Kabul of disinterest in the negotiations. In a video statement obtained by CNN, Taliban political office spokesman Mohammad Naeem accu ...
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Iran Hosts Afghan Talks, Says Ready to Help Restore Peace to Its Neighbor
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Iran Hosts Afghan Talks, Says Ready to Help Restore Peace to Its Neighbor

Thursday 8 July 2021 ،
Bagram, about 45 miles north of Kabul. The US began its official withdrawal back in May. Since then, the Taliban militants intensified attacks across the country and managed to gain control over more than 100 of Afghanistan’s district centers. The US military led the invasion of Afghanistan ...
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Entire Afghan Adventure Was Hell of Waste of Lives, Resources: EX-CIA Agent
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Entire Afghan Adventure Was Hell of Waste of Lives, Resources: EX-CIA Agent

Monday 26 July 2021 ،
Bagram Air Base, in the middle of the night without informing the incoming Afghan base commander. A frenzy of looting of the left behind equipment followed. The Taliban are racking up victory after victory against U.S. and NATO trained Afghan government forces who have the disadvantage of having to ...
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How Has Afghanistan Become Showcase of US Decline Worldwide?
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How Has Afghanistan Become Showcase of US Decline Worldwide?

Wednesday 25 August 2021 ،
Bagram Air Base in early July.  According to Forbes, the US ran the war in Afghanistan with borrowed money. Researchers at Brown University estimate that more than $500 billion in loan installment (for the total of $2.26 trillion) have been paid, and they estimate that by 2050 the total intere ...
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Biden, Ghani Unprepared for Immediate Fall of Afghanistan: Reuters
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Biden, Ghani Unprepared for Immediate Fall of Afghanistan: Reuters

Wednesday 1 September 2021 ،
Bagram, in early July. As the two presidents spoke, Taliban insurgents controlled about half of Afghanistan's district centers, indicating a rapidly deteriorating security situation. Afghanistan was promising a shift in its military strategy, to start focusing on protecting “population c ...
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What’s Trump Seeking behind Pressure on Taliban?
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What’s Trump Seeking behind Pressure on Taliban?

Friday 7 February 2025 ،
Bagram Airbase, Taliban’s Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said: “Taking back Bagram is a pipe dream. The United States and the fugitives of the past regime should remove this dream from their heads.” Dismissing Trump’s claim of China operating Bagram Airbase, Mujahed held that ...
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
Bagram base as a infrastructure for intelligence monitoring and limited operations. Alwaght- The withdrawal of the US military forces from Afghanistan in August 2021 that followed Doha peace deal between Washington and the Taliban for many marked an ending point for two decades of the direct America ...

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