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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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Canada Spearheading Anti-Iranian Rights Campaign Despite Its Black Record
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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
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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
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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
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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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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Kandahar province, which borders Kandahar province. The length of this province is about 800 kilometers. This region has been disputed by Afghanistan and Pakistan, which recognize this border as the Durand border line. This is a line that is recognized by Pakistan. However, this it has never been ac ...
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Shadow of War Remains as Pakistan-Afghanistan Talks Fail
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Shadow of War Remains as Pakistan-Afghanistan Talks Fail

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
Kandahar. The meeting concluded, and talks are on hold for the time being. He emphasized that Afghanistan does not seek regional insecurity and that choosing war is not our option, but added a sharp warning: However, if a war is imposed, we have the right to defend ourselves. The two-day talks in ...
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Assassinating Afghan Figures in Iran: What’s the Goal?
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Assassinating Afghan Figures in Iran: What’s the Goal?

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Kandahar and a well-known opponent of the Taliban and Pakistan, who was assassinated on October 18, 2018, by a Taliban infiltrator within his own guards. This assassination demonstrated that the Taliban had long been engaged in targeted planning to weaken the previous government's security struc ...
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?

Thursday 8 January 2026 ،
Kandahar province, according to local sources. Haqqani recently leveled sharp criticism against the Taliban’s own treatment of civilians, comments that have resonated widely within the group and appear to have exacerbated internal rifts among its leadership. These reports align with the late ...
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
Kandahar factions, Bagheri said: In Afghanistan, there exists a council of Kabul and Kandahar. They coordinate with each other whenever conditions and interests require, and there is no doubt they have consulted on this code as well. However, the Haqqani Network seeks to project a pragmatic image, a ...
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Motasim Agha Jan Detention: Restricting the Influential Figure of Taliban
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Motasim Agha Jan Detention: Restricting the Influential Figure of Taliban

Saturday 18 April 2026 ،
Kandahar has sent a great shock to the supporters of this ruling group in Afghanistan, triggering rumors about the internal gaps and power struggle within the helm of rule in Kabul. Now the question is who is Motasim Agha Jan and what is behind the recent day's developments in Kandahar? Essenti ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.