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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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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation
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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation

Monday 2 December 2024
Kabul to the world community with return of stability.  In general, it can be said that ECO meeting in Mashhad is a good opportunity for Iran and the members of the bloc to transform the region into a world trade hub using their internal capacities, especially their transit and energy sectors. ...
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HTS not Second Taliban, Air Corridor Transfered Terrorists from Afghanistan to Syria: Expert
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HTS not Second Taliban, Air Corridor Transfered Terrorists from Afghanistan to Syria: Expert

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Kabul to Ankara or Kabul to Doha, and then to Syria from there. In evaluating this narrative, it should be said that part of this narrative may have been correct, but it is not the whole truth. Tahrir Al-Sham cannot be called the second Taliban.  But before addressing the second narrative, it ...
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Meets with a Taliban Delegation for Discussions
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Meets with a Taliban Delegation for Discussions

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Kabul ALWAGHT- On Sunday morning, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Taliban officials in Kabul. On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban's acting foreign minister. During the meeting, Muttaqi welcomed the Iranian delegation, expr ...
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Kabul on a variety of bilateral and internal issues. Alwaght- Since Taliban's takeover of power in Afghanistan in August 2021, Iran has tried in a variety of ways to establish constructive interactions with new Kabul leaders and build a common view on security, political, economic, and cultural ...
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Iran and Afghanistan Coordinate Efforts to Strengthen Border Security and Fight Terrorism
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Iran and Afghanistan Coordinate Efforts to Strengthen Border Security and Fight Terrorism

Monday 27 January 2025 ،
Kabul on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Afghanistan’s acting Defense Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid discussed bilateral relations, with a focus on defense and security cooperation. Araghchi emphasized the interconnected nature of both nations' security and u ...
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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 ،
Kabul rulers in bid to ensure US influence in the region, but Washington already has new rivals. Alwaght- When Donald Trump came back to the White House, it was thought that in the foreign policy, he will focus on China, Ukraine, and West Asia. The silence of Trump in the first days of his assumptio ...
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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 ،
Kabul as Russia feels a need for partnership with the group. Alwaght- Just until last week, any member of the Taliban who entered Russia should have been arrested according to the Russian laws and could face up to 20 years in jail on charges of terrorism. However, since 2016 no member of the Taliban ...
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Iran Corridors: The Key to Afghan Mineral Exports to Global Markets
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Iran Corridors: The Key to Afghan Mineral Exports to Global Markets

Thursday 24 April 2025 ،
Kabul. Given this significance of Iran, in recent days a delegation from Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation led by the head of the ministry's planning and research office visited Tehran to discuss way of expanding transit infrastructures. The delegation visited Iran to conduct ...
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Foreign Actors Involved in India-Pakistan Crisis: Expert
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Foreign Actors Involved in India-Pakistan Crisis: Expert

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
Kabul after the fall of the government it supported in Afghanistan and the Taliban came to power. India has security and economic interests in Afghanistan and does not want the power vacuum created by the US withdrawal to become a haven for anti-Indian terrorist groups. Some reports also indicate th ...
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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 ،
Kabul and New Delhi have been stable and growing. However, the militants in Afghanistan may be encouraged to joint fight against India beside Pakistan militias like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohamned, and others.  Therefore, instability is expected to spill over from Afghanistan into Central As ...

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