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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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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025
ISIS terrorists. However, at the time, these two Russian diplomats stressed that they had no plans to recognize the Taliban. Kabulov, who attended all the Moscow Format meetings before and after the fall of the Kabul government, raised Russia's expectations for recognizing the group at the first ...
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
ISIS (IS-Khorasan).  But just contrary to China, Russia is an ally of India. New Delhi is one of the top purchasers of the Russian weapons, buying $60 billion worth of weapons from Moscow, which accounts for 65 percent of the total Indian arms imports.  Meanwhile, the US and Europe, whic ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
ISIS, in Afghanistan, a phenomenon that could threaten the security of Iran’s borders, Central Asia, and Russia’s interests. Therefore, in ​​intelligence and counterterrorism areas, Tehran and Moscow can help contain transnational threats by exchanging security data, monitoring activiti ...
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
ISIS, ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), has also played a role in bringing the two groups closer. Isus-K, which operates in Pakistan's northern tribal areas and several Afghan provinces, foremost among them Kunar Province, has increased its steady stream of anti-Taliban propaganda through its Al-Azim med ...
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Why’s Situation Still Combustible despite Pakistan-Afghanistsn Peace Agreement?
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Why’s Situation Still Combustible despite Pakistan-Afghanistsn Peace Agreement?

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
ISIS-linked militants that undermine its stability and sovereignty. According to to a statement released by the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed, as part of the ceasefire deal Kabul has vowed not to support groups acting against Pakistan. Also, the two side of agreed to avoid targeting security ...
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?

Thursday 8 January 2026 ،
ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), to capitalize on the discord and expand their influence. The potential defection of influential Taliban figures to form new alliances raises the alarming prospect of Afghanistan being plunged back into multi-faceted civil conflict. Competition among various Taliban factions ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
ISIS growth in Afghanistan, posing challenges to home and neighboring countries’ security. Alwaght- Despite Taliban leaders’ claims about obliteration of all ISIS cells in Afghanistan, field evidence and various reports show that the members of this terrorist group are still active in some par ...
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Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan
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Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the blast. In response, Pakistan’s Interior Ministry announced the arrest of four suspects linked to the bombing during security operations in Peshawar and Nowshera within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The ministry asserted that evidence ...
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Borders Remain Insecure as Bilateral Distrust Dominates
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Borders Remain Insecure as Bilateral Distrust Dominates

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) terrorist groups in some border regions of Afghanistan. At least 10 terrorist elements, including militant commander Akhtar Mohammad, were killed in Paktika attack, sources said.  Reports added that Pakistani airstrike targeted a religious seminary. In a separate strike ...
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
ISIS, and the al-Nusra Front (later Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) to try to weaken independent Syria and Iraq. With covert support from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, and coordination with the Israeli regime, these terrorist factions were utilized to reshape the regional order. But here too, the US failed to ...

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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.