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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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20 Killed after ISIS Suicide Bomber Hits Afghan Sikhs in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad

20 Killed after ISIS Suicide Bomber Hits Afghan Sikhs in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad

Monday 2 July 2018
Jalalabad city. Alwaght- At least 20 people were killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying members of the minority Sikh community in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city.  The group of Shikhs was on its way to meet the Afghan president Ashraf Ghani who was on a tour of the ...
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Gunmen Storm Afghan Govt. Building, Take Dozens Hostage

Gunmen Storm Afghan Govt. Building, Take Dozens Hostage

Tuesday 31 July 2018 ،
Jalalabad on Tuesday, taking dozens of hostages after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance gate. Alwaght- Gunmen stormed a government building in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, taking dozens of hostages after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance gat ...
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Afghanistan Terrorist Attack Kills 68 Amid Rising Violence

Afghanistan Terrorist Attack Kills 68 Amid Rising Violence

Wednesday 12 September 2018 ،
Jalalabad and the Torkham border with Pakistan. The Taliban denied any involvement. No any other group immediately claimed responsibility, but both Taliban insurgents and the daesh(ISIS) are active in eastern Afghanistan, especially in Nangarhar province. A local affiliate of the ISIS has emerged ...
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At Least 16 Killed after Suicide Attack in Eastern Afghanistan

At Least 16 Killed after Suicide Attack in Eastern Afghanistan

Wednesday 6 March 2019 ،
Jalalabad. Alwaght- At least 16 people have been killed on Wednesday after a deadly bomb attack hit Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad. Local officials said that two suicide bombers detonated explosives near the office of a construction company in the vicinity of the airport in Jala ...
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Afghan Presidential Elections Begins Amid Tight Security

Afghan Presidential Elections Begins Amid Tight Security

Saturday 28 September 2019 ،
Jalalabad, officials said. The Taliban claimed the attacks in Ghazni, Kabul and in several other areas where explosions were not immediately confirmed. POLLING STATIONS CLOSED More than 400 polling centers will remain closed because they are situated in areas under Taliban control. Hundreds more ...
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Six People, Including Japanese Doctor, Killed in Afghanistan

Six People, Including Japanese Doctor, Killed in Afghanistan

Wednesday 4 December 2019 ،
Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. Alwaght- Six people, including a Japanese doctor, have been killed in an attack by armed men in the city of Jalalabad in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar. I saw there were gunmen attacking a Japanese and his security guards, a ...
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Afghan Locals Complain of Diseases Caused by US ‘Mother of All Bombs’

Afghan Locals Complain of Diseases Caused by US ‘Mother of All Bombs’

Monday 9 December 2019 ،
Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar to conduct further analysis on the bomb’s impacts. Military affairs analyst Atiqullah Amarkhil said the bomb, officially known as the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), causes three effects on health, first of which “impacts t ...
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Wave of Bomb Hit Afghan Capital, 3 Killed

Wave of Bomb Hit Afghan Capital, 3 Killed

Tuesday 2 February 2021 ،
Jalalabad, Reuters cited Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for Nangarhar’s governor, as saying. The increase in violence in Afghanistan comes even as the government and the Taliban militant group are involved in bilateral talks to end fighting. The two sides reached a preliminary deal last Dece ...
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30 Taliban Militants, 5 Afghan Security Forces Killed in Separate Blasts

30 Taliban Militants, 5 Afghan Security Forces Killed in Separate Blasts

Saturday 13 February 2021 ،
Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province.  
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ISIS of Khorasan: A Threat for Afghanistan, Region

ISIS of Khorasan: A Threat for Afghanistan, Region

Saturday 9 October 2021 ،
Jalalabad and jailbreak that led to escape of hundreds of terrorists, under new command gave new life to the group.  What are its funding sources?  Funds are one of the main reasons ISIS expanded in Afghanistan and other critical regions. Haji Abdulkhan, a tribal leader from Achin distri ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies