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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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The Guardian: Rather than conducting airstrikes in the Middle East, the US should halt the shipment of weapons to Israel
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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
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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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ISIS claims responsibility for the terrorist attack in Herat
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ISIS claims responsibility for the terrorist attack in Herat

Wednesday 1 May 2024 ،
Kabul condemned the terrorist attack on the mosque.
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What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?
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What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?

Sunday 16 June 2024 ،
Kabul to the Taliban, which was the reason for some criticism from the opponents of her nomination as the ambassador to Iraq.  Why does the White House send extraordinary ambassador to Iraq?  An important point about the new US ambassador is that she is an Ambassador Extraordinary and Pl ...
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Tahreek-e-Taliban, a Bone of Contention in Taliban-Pakistan Relationship
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Tahreek-e-Taliban, a Bone of Contention in Taliban-Pakistan Relationship

Sunday 30 June 2024 ،
Kabul and Islamabad recently over security issues, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif warned that his country will not hesitate to attack positions of the armed groups in Afghanistan. Asked if Pakistan considered cross-border attacks on the warned groups in an interview published on Friday, Asi ...
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Iran’s Border Wall New Chapter in Regional Security Strategy
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Iran’s Border Wall New Chapter in Regional Security Strategy

Monday 4 November 2024 ،
Kabul in August 2021, the Central Asian country has increasingly grown insecure and instable, and despite the new Afghan rulers' commitment to effectively counter terrorist groups and taking into consideration the security concerns of neighbors, UN reports talk about growing activities of terror ...
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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 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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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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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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