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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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At Least 16 Killed after Suicide Attack in Eastern Afghanistan
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At Least 16 Killed after Suicide Attack in Eastern Afghanistan

Wednesday 6 March 2019
Nangarhar Province. Sixteen members of the firm were reportedly killed in the attack. “Two attackers detonated their vests, and two more were gunned down by security forces,” said Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for Nangarhar’s governor. He said clearance operations at the scene ...
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Afghan Taliban Announce Spring Offensive despite Peace Talks with US
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Afghan Taliban Announce Spring Offensive despite Peace Talks with US

Saturday 13 April 2019 ،
Nangarhar and put heavy pressure on government forces. “The enemy still seeks to attain its malicious objectives through the use of force, the Taliban said in an apparent reference to Afghan government troops. It also called on Afghan soldiers, police and other pro-government forces to join ...
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Why Is US Transferring ISIS to Afghanistan
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Why Is US Transferring ISIS to Afghanistan

Thursday 23 May 2019 ،
Nangarhar province as its stronghold. That is because it was close to Pakistan and terrorists could move between the two sides comfortably. Nangarhar also shares a border with Badakhshan province which itself is close to Chinese borders. Last year, China built its first Afghanistan military base in ...
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Taliban Says US Troops ‘Saved’ ISIS Terrorists Form Its Siege in East Afghanistan
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Taliban Says US Troops ‘Saved’ ISIS Terrorists Form Its Siege in East Afghanistan

Saturday 22 June 2019 ،
Nangarhar, from where it has carried out high-profile brutal attacks at major population centers across the country. Last February, three months after the group's defeat was announced in Iraq and Syria, the Associated Press reported that the US military was pulling its forces from a base i ...
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15 Killed, Dozens Injured After 3 Blasts Rocked Afghanistan’s Kabul
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15 Killed, Dozens Injured After 3 Blasts Rocked Afghanistan’s Kabul

Thursday 25 July 2019 ،
Nangarhar, the provincial governor's office said. Four others, including one woman, were injured in Thursday's incident, which took place in Khogyani district. The roadside bomb struck a mini-bus carrying a family that was heading to a wedding, according to a statement from the governor ...
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Afghanistan Future Ambiguous after 18 Years of War
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Afghanistan Future Ambiguous after 18 Years of War

Thursday 26 September 2019 ،
Nangarhar province is the stronghold of the terrorist group. Despite its being a huge risk, so far the US-led and government forces declined to take effective action to cleanse it. This is perhaps because counterterrorism war is overlooked now giving place to war with the Taliban.  The continu ...
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Afghanistan Blasts Kill Scores, Wound More
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Afghanistan Blasts Kill Scores, Wound More

Saturday 19 October 2019 ،
Nangarhar province east of the country. Alwaght- Scores of worshippers have been killed and more than 100 others wounded as multiple blasts hit a mosque in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, local officials said. At least 62 people had been killed by the explosions, which rocked the building i ...
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Six People, Including Japanese Doctor, Killed in Afghanistan
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Six People, Including Japanese Doctor, Killed in Afghanistan

Wednesday 4 December 2019 ،
Nangarhar. Alwaght- Six people, including a Japanese doctor, have been killed in an attack by armed men in the city of Jalalabad in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar. I saw there were gunmen attacking a Japanese and his security guards, a resident named Auzubillah told AFP on Wednesda ...
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Afghan Locals Complain of Diseases Caused by US ‘Mother of All Bombs’
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Afghan Locals Complain of Diseases Caused by US ‘Mother of All Bombs’

Monday 9 December 2019 ،
Nangarhar province, where the US dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb three years ago, are now complaining that America’s “mother of all bombs” have brought them “many diseases” and affected crop yield in agricultural lands. Alwaght- Afghan People living in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province ...
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Worries Overshadow Afghanistan Election Results Announcement
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Worries Overshadow Afghanistan Election Results Announcement

Thursday 20 February 2020 ،
Nangarhar, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kabul ended under the supervisors’ watch and with the candidates’ representatives presence. The final results of the elections were announced five months after the election.  The election has reportedly cost $149 million, $90 million paid by the A ...

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