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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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Afghanistan over Past Year
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Afghanistan over Past Year

Saturday 16 January 2016
Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the new leader of Taliban, due to removing his domestic rivals, faced fierce criticism from religious leaders affiliated to Pakistan. Division in ranks of Taliban has paved the way for emergence of Al-Qaeda and ISIS, and these two groups are likely to win significant political ...
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Introducing 6+1 Peace Formula for Afghanistan
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Introducing 6+1 Peace Formula for Afghanistan

Wednesday 9 March 2016 ،
Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, Taliban’s leader, and two of his commanders, Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s deputy Sirajuddin Haqqani, the member of Haqqani Network Haj Mohammad Ebrahim, Mullah Muhammad Rasul and his deputy Abdul Manan Niazi. However, as the list of names was published, Taliba ...
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Afghanistan Tough Times with Three Warring Sides
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Afghanistan Tough Times with Three Warring Sides

Wednesday 30 March 2016 ،
Mullah Omar, the former leader of Taliban, and split of the group 3. Rise of ISIS terror group in Afghanistan 4. Redefining the US and NATO forces’ mission, and fluctuation in President Barack Obama’s Afghanistan policies It is clear that under each of these significant Afghanistan-related events ...
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What Really Caused Recent Pakistan Terror Attacks
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What Really Caused Recent Pakistan Terror Attacks

Monday 4 April 2016 ،
Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the leader of Taliban, had not given permission to any Taliban affiliates to engage in Afghanistan peace negotiations. Taliban has set a couple of conditions for attending Afghanistan peace negotiations, which included setting free the group’s prisoners, withdrawing fore ...
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Afghan Taliban Chief Mullah Mansour Killed in Pakistan
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Afghan Taliban Chief Mullah Mansour Killed in Pakistan

Sunday 22 May 2016 ،
Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was killed in a drone attack on Saturday. Alwaght-The Afghan intelligence agency says the leader of the Taliban Takfiri terrorist group in Afghanistan, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was killed in a drone attack on Saturday. “Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, the leade ...
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Slain Taliban Chief was not in Iran: FM Spokesman
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Slain Taliban Chief was not in Iran: FM Spokesman

Tuesday 24 May 2016 ،
Mullah Mansour entered Pakistan from the Islamic republic before being killed early Saturday Alwaght- Iran has denied claims that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour entered Pakistan from the Islamic republic before being killed early Saturday. Speaking at his weekly press conference in Teh ...
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What Mullah Mansour’s Death Mean to Afghanistan, Taliban?
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What Mullah Mansour’s Death Mean to Afghanistan, Taliban?

Tuesday 24 May 2016 ،
Mullah Akhtar Mansour have been confirmed by a top commander in the militant group after Pakistan, and Taliban itself, denied the incident. Taliban has so far failed to react, even now that the killing of its leader is confirmed. The social media circulated on Sunday an image claimed to be showing ...
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Pakistan Can’t Confirm Taliban’s Leader Death: Pakistan MoI
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Pakistan Can’t Confirm Taliban’s Leader Death: Pakistan MoI

Tuesday 24 May 2016 ،
Mullah Akhtar Mansour, saying the recovered body was charred beyond recognition. Alwaght- Pakistan's interior minister casts doubt on US claims of killing Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, saying the recovered body was charred beyond recognition. The government of Pakistan cannot announce ...
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How Death of Taliban Leader Influences Islamabad-Kabul Relations?
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How Death of Taliban Leader Influences Islamabad-Kabul Relations?

Wednesday 25 May 2016 ،
Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s death is seen crucial in escalation of tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan as Kabul sees Islamabad as major Taliban backer. Alwaght- The US and Afghan officials have confirmed that the leader of Taliban Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in an American drone strike, but P ...
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“Haibatullah Akhundzada” Appointed as New Taliban Leader
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“Haibatullah Akhundzada” Appointed as New Taliban Leader

Wednesday 25 May 2016 ،
Mullah Akhtar Mansour, in a US drone strike last week. Alwaght- Haibatullah Akhundzada was appointed as the new leader of Taliban following the death of the former leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, in a US drone strike last week. The council... decided to appoint Haibatullah Akhundzada as the new lead ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution