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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 Evicted Thousands of Hazaras from Homes in Afghanistan: Report

Taliban Evicted Thousands of Hazaras from Homes in Afghanistan: Report

Sunday 24 October 2021
Kandahar, Helmand and Uruzgan in the south, Daikundi in the center, and the northern province of Balkh. Since August, when the Taliban came to power, many of the people have been told by the group to leave their homes and farms, it said. In many cases, they were told to leave with just a ...
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Taliban Leader Makes First Public Appearance since 2016

Taliban Leader Makes First Public Appearance since 2016

Sunday 31 October 2021 ،
Kandahar. Alwaght- Taliban reclusive leader Haibatullah Akhundzada made his first public appearance since taking control of the group in 2016, addressing supporters in the southern city of Kandahar.  Akhundzada has been the spiritual chief of the Islamist movement since 2016 but has ...
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Peshawar Blast: Has ISIS Established Itself in Pakistan?

Peshawar Blast: Has ISIS Established Itself in Pakistan?

Monday 7 March 2022 ،
Kandahar, in addition to small-scale bombings targeting the Taliban and civilians in various provinces and regions. At least 450 people were killed and 400 were injured in these attacks.  But Pakistani state and security officials have always rejected ISIS, or even its partners, existence in t ...
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Iran Pledges Continued Support to Quake-Hit Afghanistan

Iran Pledges Continued Support to Quake-Hit Afghanistan

Saturday 25 June 2022 ،
Kandahar province. Amir-Abdollahian said the resolution of the dispute would help in enhancement of bilateral cooperation and amity between the two countries. Muttaqi welcomed the continuation of consultations on the matter as well as dispatching of an expert team by the Iranian gov ...
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What’s behind Massive Saudi Spending on Film Industry?

What’s behind Massive Saudi Spending on Film Industry?

Monday 11 July 2022 ،
Kandahar, directed by Ric Roman Raugh, is one of the movies that was filmed in Saud Arabia's Al-Ula and Jeddah cities. Other movies include Desert Warior, directed by Rupert Whytt in Noem and Tabuk, and Cherry, directed in Al-Ula by Russo brothers Anthony and Joseph.  From attracting young ...
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Taliban in Center of Blame for Negligence for Anti-Shiite Attacks

Taliban in Center of Blame for Negligence for Anti-Shiite Attacks

Monday 3 October 2022 ،
Kandahar took 63 lives and injured 83. In April, three suicide bombings in two schools in the Shiite-majority neighborhood of western Kabul killed 26 and injured 19. A huge blast in Khalifa Mosque of Kabul again in April, regular attacks on the Ashura mourning ceremonies with dozens of fatalities, a ...
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Canada Spearheading Anti-Iranian Rights Campaign Despite Its Black Record

Canada Spearheading Anti-Iranian Rights Campaign Despite Its Black Record

Saturday 19 November 2022 ،
Kandahar estimated that one of three prisoners handed over by Canadians had been beaten and tortured in local prisons.  The prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda, in 2017 requested probe into Canada's Afghanistan war crimes. Recently, the ICC said it would investi ...
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Deepening Disunity May Signal Taliban Is Falling to Pieces

Deepening Disunity May Signal Taliban Is Falling to Pieces

Sunday 18 December 2022 ،
Kandahari Taliban fighters in Helmand left a military base and headed back to home after outbreak of differences with Helmandi Taliban forces.  Videos and pictures published on social networks show that Taliban forces are leaving the Helmand military base with a large number of military vehicl ...
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Taliban Kill Mastermind of Suicide Bombing at Kabul Airport

Taliban Kill Mastermind of Suicide Bombing at Kabul Airport

Wednesday 26 April 2023 ،
Kandahar. The U.S. decision to withdraw all troops fueled the swift collapse of the Afghan government and military, which the U.S. had supported for nearly two decades, and the return to power of the Taliban. In the aftermath, President Joe Biden directed that a broad review examine “every as ...
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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 ،
Kandahar whereas the same transfer needs 12 hours from Chabahar port. So, Iran and Afghanistan should make more efforts to invest in the port for the good of economic growth.  From another dimension, use of Chabahar port draws foreign and home investments to Afghanistan transportation sector a ...

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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