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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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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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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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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Taliban, given the lack of focus on East Asia in the US strategic document. He stressed: “The United States avoids engagement in arenas where it sees high costs and limited returns. North Korea is a clear example of a high-cost, low-benefit case, and Washington has come to terms with this real ...
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Assassinating Afghan Figures in Iran: What’s the Goal?
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Assassinating Afghan Figures in Iran: What’s the Goal?

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Taliban's takeover of power in Afghanistan in August 2021, a large number of previous government's security and military officials fled the country fearing prosecution and having doubt about Taliban's declaration of general amnesty. Though the Taliban's approach was on the surface in ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
Taliban are backing ISIS growth in Afghanistan, posing challenges to home and neighboring countries’ security. Alwaght- Despite Taliban leaders’ claims about obliteration of all ISIS cells in Afghanistan, field evidence and various reports show that the members of this terrorist group are stil ...
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Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan
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Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
Taliban Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sipah-e-Sahaba, Jundallah, and ISIS-linked factions played a decisive role in this wave of sectarian violence. On April 16, 2010, militants from Lashkar-e-Jhangvi carried out a bombing at a hospital in Quetta, followed by a shooting attack, killing 12 Hazara Shi ...
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Borders Remain Insecure as Bilateral Distrust Dominates
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Borders Remain Insecure as Bilateral Distrust Dominates

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
Taliban (TTP) and ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) terrorist groups in some border regions of Afghanistan. At least 10 terrorist elements, including militant commander Akhtar Mohammad, were killed in Paktika attack, sources said.  Reports added that Pakistani airstrike targeted a religious seminary. In ...
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Motasim Agha Jan Detention: Restricting the Influential Figure of Taliban
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Motasim Agha Jan Detention: Restricting the Influential Figure of Taliban

Saturday 18 April 2026 ،
Taliban as Akhundzada wants monopolized rule. Alwaght- Since Yesterday, the news of detention of one of the most prominent leaders of the Taliban in Kandahar has sent a great shock to the supporters of this ruling group in Afghanistan, triggering rumors about the internal gaps and power struggle wit ...
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
Taliban and the Doha agreement, Washington pivoted from direct warfare to regional powers and proxy actors. It patched together an Arab coalition in the Persian Gulf, pushed the Quad and Asia-Pacific frameworks in East Asia, rolled out the Indo-Pacific strategy in South Asia, and in West Asia, backe ...

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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.