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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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Why Have US-Taliban Doha Talks Run Into a Deadlock?

Why Have US-Taliban Doha Talks Run Into a Deadlock?

Saturday 5 August 2023
Kabul's relations with Washington, the Doha Agreement, humanitarian aid, the release of frozen Afghan reserves, respect for Afghanistan's airspace, and other issues. Also, in October 2022, they negotiated security issues and the fight against terrorism, as well as the issue of sanctions, in ...
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Iran’s Parliamentary Delegation Visits Afghanistan: What are the Outcomes?

Iran’s Parliamentary Delegation Visits Afghanistan: What are the Outcomes?

Wednesday 30 August 2023 ،
Kabul officials ways to boost trade and help Afghanistan advance its service sectors, especially health. Alwaght- As an Iranian parliamentary delegation wraps up its two-day visit to Afghanistan, remarks by its members suggest that the negotiations of the two sides have been highly constructive, and ...
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Taliban Detain 18 NGO Staff, Including American Woman

Taliban Detain 18 NGO Staff, Including American Woman

Sunday 17 September 2023 ،
Kabul. It said in a statement earlier that 18 people, including a foreigner, were being held and that it had no information about the nature of the allegations. Should any charges be lodged against our organization or any individual staff member, we will independently review any evidence presented ...
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Fifth Moscow Format’s Meeting: What Was Agenda?

Fifth Moscow Format’s Meeting: What Was Agenda?

Sunday 1 October 2023 ،
Kabulov and also Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova before the meeting outlined the important points of discussion including the comprehensive government formation and fight against terrorism and drugs trafficking.  Another point of discussion was the human rights in Afghanis ...
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Taliban, World Community’s Understandings of Inclusive Govt. Are Worlds Apart

Taliban, World Community’s Understandings of Inclusive Govt. Are Worlds Apart

Saturday 7 October 2023 ،
Kabul tackle the current challenges were discussed. Russia meeting showed that as long as the Taliban takes no steps towards meeting the world community’s demands, it will not succeed in securing cooperation with world countries. Analysts believe that the Taliban see their government as repres ...
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What’s Taking Large Afghan Delegation to Iran?

What’s Taking Large Afghan Delegation to Iran?

Monday 6 November 2023 ،
Kabul bilateral relations. Ismail Baqeri, an Iranian expert of Afghanistan affairs, told Alwaght on the agenda of the Taliban delegation that “the purpose of this visit is to expand relations in commercial fields from agriculture and industry to service sector and investment in Afghanistan&rsq ...
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Iran’s Chabahar Port Afghanistan’s Gate to Global Trade

Iran’s Chabahar Port Afghanistan’s Gate to Global Trade

Sunday 12 November 2023 ،
Kabul leaders have began to figure out Iran’s geostrategic position and significance.  Afghanistan Deputy Foreign Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar told Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian that Kabul is “interested in increasing our foreign trade relations through t ...
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Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Wednesday 29 November 2023 ،
Kabul’s countercultural policies not only do not strengthen relations, but also send the bilateral relations in chill.  From another aspect, countering the several-thousand-year-long Persian cultural and language will further isolate the Taliban government. Actually by such measures, thi ...
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The Guardian: Rather than conducting airstrikes in the Middle East, the US should halt the shipment of weapons to Israel

The Guardian: Rather than conducting airstrikes in the Middle East, the US should halt the shipment of weapons to Israel

Wednesday 7 February 2024 ،
Kabul and concluded the 20-year Afghan war, could potentially initiate another conflict in the Middle East, the consequences of which remain uncertain. Experts warn that sustained US airstrikes in the Middle East could lead to unmanageable escalations in tensions, potentially triggering a region-wi ...
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China’s action to acknowledge the Islamic Emirate of the Taliban

China’s action to acknowledge the Islamic Emirate of the Taliban

Tuesday 20 February 2024 ،
Kabul. The Taliban's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Afghanistan has appointed Maulvi Asadullah as the fully authorized ambassador to China. In contrast, Wang Wenbin, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noted Beijing's ongoing diplomatic relations with Kabul but ref ...

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