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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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There Is Difference Not Division Inside Taliban: Expert
Interview

There Is Difference Not Division Inside Taliban: Expert

Tuesday 14 February 2023
Haqqani Network has severely criticized the leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. From your point of view, how serious is the split in the Taliban and how likely is the removal of the Taliban leader in the current situation?  Zahedi: There are two very important points concerning this issue. First, th ...
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Is Taliban Incapable of Containing ISIS?
Analysis

Is Taliban Incapable of Containing ISIS?

Monday 12 June 2023 ،
Haqqani and Omar Khalid Khorasani, one of the leaders of the Pakistani Taliban, were killed on the eve of the first anniversary of the Taliban government.  More than a year from the takeover of power by the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, observers and international organizations believe that ...
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Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications
Analysis

Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Wednesday 29 November 2023 ،
Haqqani Network, for example, has taken many measures against the Shiites in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Hazaras, a Shiite minority in northern Afghanistan, are not immune to the hostile actions of this radical group. The Hazaras speak Persian and the efforts to remove Persian from Afghanistan’s ...
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Tahreek-e-Taliban, a Bone of Contention in Taliban-Pakistan Relationship
Paper

Tahreek-e-Taliban, a Bone of Contention in Taliban-Pakistan Relationship

Sunday 30 June 2024 ،
Haqqani Network terror group that controls the security affairs in Pakistan has friendly relations with the TTP and the common enemity to Pakistan appears to have put the two groups in a single front. However, the Taliban leadership in general is not interested in tensions with Pakistan due to the u ...
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade
Report

Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Haqqani Network have carried out many attacks against Shiites in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the past two decades and Hazaras are not immune to the group’s hostile actions.  In April 2023, the Taliban issued a decree banning the teaching of Shiite jurisprudence in universities, a move th ...
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
Paper

Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
Haqqani Network with logistical, military, and ideological backing throughout their insurgency against the US-backed Afghan government. This sustained patronage was a decisive factor in the Taliban’s triumphant return to power in 2021. The cooperation often operated informally, relying on ins ...
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
Haqqani Network. This double game stemmed from Pakistan's enduring strategic depth doctrine, aimed at preserving its influence in Afghanistan to counter rival India. However, this very policy of hedging its bets backfired, plunging Pakistan into a crisis of trust with the US, drawing internation ...
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?
Analysis

From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?

Thursday 8 January 2026 ،
Haqqani Network led by Sirajuddin Haqqani, the current interior minister. Though Kandhari faction dominates a majority of the power pillars in Kabul, tensions between the two sides has escalated recently especially over political and social issues. Hasht-e Subh newspaper has reported that Hibatull ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
Analysis

Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
Haqqani and the other by Hebatullah Akhondza, giving space to ISIS growth. In this context, it is believed that the Haqqani Network, with more extremist approaches and ideological closeness to militants factions, supports ISIS activities in Afghanistan. However, a broader segment of the Taliban and ...
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
Haqqani network and the Kandahar factions, Bagheri said: In Afghanistan, there exists a council of Kabul and Kandahar. They coordinate with each other whenever conditions and interests require, and there is no doubt they have consulted on this code as well. However, the Haqqani Network seeks to proj ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.