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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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Hekmatyar against Closure of Taliban Office in Qatar

Hekmatyar against Closure of Taliban Office in Qatar

Monday 2 October 2017
Hekmatyar expressed opposition to the closure during a meeting with the trial elders of Hood Khel in his office on Sunday. He said the office should remain in its place and the peace process with the group should be launched in a serious manner. According to Hekmatyar, those who are attempting to ...
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What’s Behind Afghan Figures’ Saudi Visits?

What’s Behind Afghan Figures’ Saudi Visits?

Friday 2 March 2018 ،
Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hizb-e-Islami, and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, the head of Islamic Dawah Organization of Afghanistan in the past few weeks also traveled to the Arab kingdom to meet with Riyadh leaders. The Afghan figures’ trips to Riyadh and bringing in spotlight the terrorism in Afghani ...
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Why Does Peace Look Unachievable in Afghanistan?

Why Does Peace Look Unachievable in Afghanistan?

Sunday 4 March 2018 ،
Hekmatyar, the head of Hizb-e-Islami party. The talks concluded in a peace deal in May last year, allowing the former warlord to return to the capital. The agreement was praised as an achievement by the government and its US backers. They hoped that in next stages they will bring Taliban on the nego ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Superficial Reforms Won’t Mask Ugliness of Wahhabism

Saudi Arabia’s Superficial Reforms Won’t Mask Ugliness of Wahhabism

Tuesday 3 April 2018 ،
Hekmatyar, an Osama bin Laden associate whose claim to fame was splashing acid in the faces of unveiled schoolgirls at Kabul University, were the top recipients of CIA funds. After the Soviet Union fell, some elements who fought alongside the American-armed Mujahedeen groups evolved into Al-Qaeda. ...
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Is Afghan Government Escaping Forward by Dismissing Military Commanders?

Is Afghan Government Escaping Forward by Dismissing Military Commanders?

Saturday 19 May 2018 ،
Hekmatyar has recently proposed a roadmap, though the Taliban rejected it. If negotiations start, things could change. Hekmatyar proposed that Pashtun-inhabited regions, as well as a number of eastern and western provinces of the country, be offered to the Taliban, and in exchange the insurgent grou ...
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Reasons behind Formation of Afghanistan’s Grand National Coalition

Reasons behind Formation of Afghanistan’s Grand National Coalition

Wednesday 15 August 2018 ،
Hekmatyar and parts of Taliban who may put arms down in return for a share in the government. Such a deal will undermine the Uzbek and former jihadi groups. This means the coalition is seeking election objectives and once the government offers its components privileges, it will dissolve.
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Worries Overshadow Afghanistan Election Results Announcement

Worries Overshadow Afghanistan Election Results Announcement

Thursday 20 February 2020 ،
Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hezb-e-Islami movement, won 3.85 percent of the votes, Nuristani told the journalists.  On Monday, the election commission said that the recount of the votes in provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar, Sar-e Pol, Faryab, Ghazni, Nangarhar, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kabul ende ...
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ISIS Afghanistan Status As Its Leader Captured By Kabul

ISIS Afghanistan Status As Its Leader Captured By Kabul

Tuesday 7 April 2020 ،
Hekmatyar who signed a deal with the central government in 2017 and returned to Kabul after 21 years. On the other hand, it continues its interventionist policies in Pakistan through ISIS, beside the links to the terrorist group from inside the Afghan government.  Why is ISIS more dangerous in ...
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Will Participatory Government Help End Afghanistan Impasse?

Will Participatory Government Help End Afghanistan Impasse?

Sunday 26 April 2020 ،
Hekmatyar are members. This shows the diverse ethnopolitical makeup of the alliance.  Some of these groups may choose, against Abdulah’s will, not to enter a deal with Ghani. This can present a big obstacle ahead of the agreement. Perhaps in case of an agreement, TSU will see defections. ...
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Imran Khan And Urgent Afghanistan Visit To Save In-Coma Peace Process

Imran Khan And Urgent Afghanistan Visit To Save In-Coma Peace Process

Monday 23 November 2020 ،
Hekmatyar, the head of Hezb-e-Islami party, and told them “we do not have preferences in Afghanistan, and our only interest is that the future government of Kabul would not let India launch operations against the Pakistani territories from Afghanistan.”  So, India is a reason for P ...

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