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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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Afghan Forces Kill Top Al-Qaeda Leader, Senior Taliban Commanders

Afghan Forces Kill Top Al-Qaeda Leader, Senior Taliban Commanders

Tuesday 5 December 2017
Mullah Nasir, was killed in Musa Qala district of the province. The provincial government media office in a statement also confirmed the killing of Mullah Nasir and said he was appointed as the deputy shadow governor of the group for Helmand. The statement further added that Mullah Nasir was also ...
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Why Does Peace Look Unachievable in Afghanistan?

Why Does Peace Look Unachievable in Afghanistan?

Sunday 4 March 2018 ،
Mullah Omar. After some time, the government held talks with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the head of Hizb-e-Islami party. The talks concluded in a peace deal in May last year, allowing the former warlord to return to the capital. The agreement was praised as an achievement by the government and its US bac ...
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US Eyes Shared Power between Kabul, Taliban: Expert

US Eyes Shared Power between Kabul, Taliban: Expert

Monday 5 November 2018 ،
Mullah Omar and Jalaluddin Haqani. So, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq had an influential position among the extremist groups. He essentially believed in jihad and negotiations made no sense to him. Knowing his beliefs, we should see if there is a connection between his assassination and the peace negotiations. ...
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Afghan Taliban Leader Lived near US Base as CIA Looked Pakistan: Book

Afghan Taliban Leader Lived near US Base as CIA Looked Pakistan: Book

Monday 11 March 2019 ،
Mullah Omar reportedly lived his final days within walking distance of an American base. Alwaght- The Taliban’s late leader Mullah Omar reportedly lived his final days within walking distance of an American base. Dutch journalist Bette Dam claims in a forthcoming book that Taliban's co-fo ...
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Impact of Islamabad’s Role on Afghan Peace Negotiation Process

Impact of Islamabad’s Role on Afghan Peace Negotiation Process

Friday 28 August 2020 ،
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, left for Islamabad upon the invitation of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry to hold talks with Pakistani officials. Alwaght- In parallel with internal debates over the formation of intra-Afghan talks between the government and Taliban militants, recently, a high-level delega ...
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The Secret behind Kabul Fall to Taliban Without Resistance

The Secret behind Kabul Fall to Taliban Without Resistance

Thursday 19 August 2021 ،
Mullah Omar, and the subsequent deaths of his successors, Mullah Akhtar Mansour and Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzadeh, the Taliban split into factions. But the US plan for the release of prominent figures of the group, such as Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was in Pakistani prisons, gave the group new ...
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A Look into Taliban’s Cabinet

A Look into Taliban’s Cabinet

Sunday 12 September 2021 ،
Mullah Hassan Akhund was a surprise, as political and media speculations leaned to Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as the Taliban's chief negotiator and a prominent leader, for the post. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar takes the title Baradar, meaning brother, from Mullah Omar, the group's former le ...
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ISIS of Khorasan: A Threat for Afghanistan, Region

ISIS of Khorasan: A Threat for Afghanistan, Region

Saturday 9 October 2021 ،
Mullah Omar, the late founder of the Taliban.  ISIL has also sought to tarnish the Taliban's religious image by accusing them of being American allies as part of its bid to recruit dissent members of the Taliban. Security experts believe that it seeks to discredit the Taliban in any way an ...
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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 ،
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and the Haqqani network and as a result, 17 forces of both sides were killed. Sirajuddin Haqqani, the leader of the Haqqani network, who is the most radical member of the interim government, considered himself more worthy to be the head of the government, but he lost in th ...

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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