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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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Why’s Situation Still Combustible despite Pakistan-Afghanistsn Peace Agreement?
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Why’s Situation Still Combustible despite Pakistan-Afghanistsn Peace Agreement?

Sunday 19 October 2025
Taliban government accused Pakistan of carrying out further airstrikes on its territory, sparking the most serious flare-up between the two neighbors since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021. Islamabad claims its army have killed more than 200 Taliban fighters, while the latter reported ...
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How’s War Impacting both Pakistan and Afghanistan Economically?
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How’s War Impacting both Pakistan and Afghanistan Economically?

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
Taliban and Pakistan are not limited to economy but also influence the living conditions of the Afghans and Pakistanis. Reports suggest that as the border crossings are closed down, the movement, trade, and transit have fully stopped and during the clashes only Spin Buldak border crossing remained o ...
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Iran’s Top Diplomat Visited Kabul, Water Share Top on Agenda
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Iran’s Top Diplomat Visited Kabul, Water Share Top on Agenda

Wednesday 29 October 2025 ،
Taliban in Afghanistan over the past four years, the efforts to re-regulate bilateral relations based on common interests, implementation of agreements, and bridging the gaps on points of difference between the two neighbors have been one of the key agendas of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.  Co ...
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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 ،
Taliban government blamed them on the Pakistani drone attacks, vowing revenge. However, the clashes halted after a Qatari mediation on October 19. Trading accusations  The Afghan government has pointed the finger at Pakistan for the collapse of the latest peace talks, with spokesman Zabihulla ...
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has raised a question: Is Ankara building a new and distinct geopolitical axis? In a recent strategic push, Turkey hosted Taliban-Pakistan peace talks in Istanbul. Although the negotiations ended with no tangible results and both sides declared them a failure, Ankara still ...
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Two Blasts Signal Deadly Game in South Asia
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Two Blasts Signal Deadly Game in South Asia

Friday 14 November 2025 ،
Taliban-led government of Afghanistan of supporting and sheltering Tahreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, a charge Kabul categorically denies. With the collapse of Qatar and Turkey-mediated talks, Islamabad has declared that the Afghan Taliban have only given hollow promises and taken no action a ...
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
Taliban are now in complicated relations that make it hard to predict where they will head. Alwaght- The fresh attacks between Afghanistan and Pakistan that expanded to airstrikes and direct clashes of the forces of the two countries once again disclosed the depth of the historical differences and d ...
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What Capacities and Strategies Are Driving Iran’s Bid for Pakistan-Afghanistan Dispute Mediation?
Analysis

What Capacities and Strategies Are Driving Iran’s Bid for Pakistan-Afghanistan Dispute Mediation?

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
Taliban have once again run high and these escalating conditions have moved regional actors to take steps in a bid to find a settlements to end this deep-seated dispute. In the past weeks, such countries as Turkey and Qatar, relying on their relative relations with both sides and also their regiona ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
Taliban and Gaza. On a symbolic level, Saudi Arabia's acquisition of the F-35 has the power to fundamentally redefine Riyadh's position. Within the Saudi narrative, this deal sends a message: Washington still sees Riyadh as the primary architect of Persian Gulf security. This message carrie ...
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Does Larijani’s Pakistan Visit Mean Tehran-Islamabad-Riyadh Alliance on the Way?
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Does Larijani’s Pakistan Visit Mean Tehran-Islamabad-Riyadh Alliance on the Way?

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
Taliban in Afghanistan. In this context, forging regional alliances and linking them to larger coalitions appears to be part of Pakistan's strategy to overcome its regional challenges. Iran, a powerful military neighbor and a Chinese ally, could be key to tipping the regional balance in Pakistan ...

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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.