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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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What Pushing Fresh Taliban’s Campaign in Afghanistan?
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What Pushing Fresh Taliban’s Campaign in Afghanistan?

Saturday 15 October 2016
Lashkargah, and Kunduz. The peace deal with Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, also a militant group, was rated a success for Ashraf Ghani-led unity government. But the offensives by the Taliban, which opposes presence of foreign forces like NATO's and US' in Afghanistan, before the Norway-hosted con ...
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Taliban kills 24 Afghan Policemen in Helmand
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Taliban kills 24 Afghan Policemen in Helmand

Tuesday 28 February 2017 ،
Lashkargah, the capital city of Helmand province. Reuters reported that Taliban militants attacked the checkpoint with silenced weapons and hand grenades killing 12 policemen and stealing weapons and ammunition, while Afghanistan based Tolonews reported that at least 11 police force members were sh ...
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Terrorist Attack Kills Over 37 in Afghanistan’s Volatile Helmand Province
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Terrorist Attack Kills Over 37 in Afghanistan’s Volatile Helmand Province

Thursday 22 June 2017 ،
Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of Helmand. The blast took place around 12 noon local time (08:00GMT), according to Omar Zwak, spokesperson for the provincial governor. Civilians and military are among the wounded. There is no report about exact number of dead, Zwak said. Sources say the ...
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Terrorists Kill 15 in  Afghan City of Lashkargah
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Terrorists Kill 15 in Afghan City of Lashkargah

Saturday 24 March 2018 ،
Lashkargah city in Afghanistan on Friday. Alwaght- At least 15 people were killed in a terrorist attack at Lashkargah city in Afghanistan on Friday. Over 40 people were also wounded in the car bomb explosion near a sports facility, a health official has said. Omar Zwak, spokesperson for the govern ...
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70 Taliban Militants Killed as Afghan Army Attacks Helmand
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70 Taliban Militants Killed as Afghan Army Attacks Helmand

Monday 12 October 2020 ،
Lashkargah, prompting local residents of the Nad-e-Ali District to seek refuge in the provincial capital Lashkargah. The fighting resulted in the fall of city police district to the militants. Some parts of a highway that connects Lashkargah to Kandahar Province also fell to the Taliban, acco ...
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US Withdrawal Risks Civil War, Partition in Afghanistan: Expert
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US Withdrawal Risks Civil War, Partition in Afghanistan: Expert

Sunday 9 May 2021 ،
Lashkargah Gah in the southwest. Reports emanating from the battleground suggest that the Taliban intends to take Helmand province and move their governance capital from Pakistan's Quetta to this province.  The US seeking Taliban participation in Istanbul peace summit  Asked about th ...

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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.