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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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Afghans Insist Al-Saud to Broker Peace with Taliban
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Afghans Insist Al-Saud to Broker Peace with Taliban

Saturday 17 May 2014
Taliban are mostly Pakistani Pashun, Uzbeks, and Chechens or biased Arabs who have extreme ideas. They do not have any commitment to principles of peace and security of Afghanistan. Alwaght-According to the statement of press office of Afghan foreign ministry on Sunday, April 13, 2014, Zarar Ahmad ...
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Challenges Ahead of Afghanistan National Unity Government
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Challenges Ahead of Afghanistan National Unity Government

Thursday 25 September 2014 ،
Taliban 3. Pakistan's Interference in Afghanistan and Its Missile Attack In Afghanistan's Eastern Provinces 4. Economic Challenges, Particularly Dependence On Foreign Aids, Unemployment, And Social Poverty         Although cultural and social challenges are also among Afghanistan's new g ...
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This War is Not Aimed at ISIS Terrorist Group, But at Assad
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This War is Not Aimed at ISIS Terrorist Group, But at Assad

Sunday 2 November 2014 ،
Taliban – were given full support by Britain in their war against the Soviet Union and the progressive forces of Afghanistan. This is all without mentioning the now notorious integration of loyalist death squads into the British army’s war against Irish republicanism in the 1970s and 80s under the a ...
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Major General  Zafarullah Khan: 1,200 Terrorists Killed During Five-Month Attacks
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Major General Zafarullah Khan: 1,200 Terrorists Killed During Five-Month Attacks

Monday 17 November 2014 ،
Taliban offensive during the past five months, seriously reducing the group's ability to carry out attacks, senior officers said on Sunday during a rare trip to the conflict zone, Reuters reported. Alwaght - The Pakistani army has killed 1,200 terrorists in an anti-Taliban offensive during the ...
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Taliban Made another National Tragedy: Hundreds Schoolchildren Dead, Injured
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Taliban Made another National Tragedy: Hundreds Schoolchildren Dead, Injured

Tuesday 16 December 2014 ،
Taliban seizure of a military-run school in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan, according to provincial authorities, Reuters reported. Alwaght - At least 130 people, most of them students as young as 12, have been killed and at least 122 others injured in a Taliban seizure of a military-run school in t ...
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Afghanistan and Pakistan Set up Anti-terrorism Talks
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Afghanistan and Pakistan Set up Anti-terrorism Talks

Tuesday 30 December 2014 ،
Taliban from power, but the country is still gripped by insecurity despite the presence of thousands of foreign forces. Since then Taliban has been responsible for many terrorist action in Afghanistan causing lots of civilian casualties. Alwaght-The US and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as ...
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Azerbaijan Should Liaison with Neighboring Countries to Fight ISIS

Azerbaijan Should Liaison with Neighboring Countries to Fight ISIS

Tuesday 30 December 2014 ،
Taliban who are supporting ISIS and there is support for ISIS as far away as Southeast Asia. Significantly, a statement from Katiba Uqba ibn Nafi (KUN), a joint AQIM-Ansar al-Shariah Tunisia effort in support of the ISIS terrorist group as a Caliphate reflects an international jihadist trend to boos ...
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NATO Ends its Invasion of Afghanistan Leaving it With lots of Trouble
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NATO Ends its Invasion of Afghanistan Leaving it With lots of Trouble

Saturday 3 January 2015 ،
Taliban and US drone strikes continue to take a heavy toll on Afghan civilians Alwaght-Despite the end of US-led foreign forces’ invasion in Afghanistan, militant attacks by the Taliban and US drone strikes continue to take a heavy toll on Afghan civilians After over 13 years, the US and NATO have a ...
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Boko Haram terror casts shadow over Nigeria elections
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Boko Haram terror casts shadow over Nigeria elections

Saturday 7 February 2015 ،
Taliban, Al Qaeda, and Al Shabab. It is believed to have a number of factions with differing aims, including some with political links. In fact Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has been compelled to deny insinuations that he is behind Boko Haram insisting that no sane leader can support insurgen ...
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Afghan Forces Kill 27 Taliban Militants during Cleanup Operations
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Afghan Forces Kill 27 Taliban Militants during Cleanup Operations

Saturday 14 February 2015 ،
Taliban militants during cleanup operations in two southern provinces of the war-wrecked country, as Press TV reports. Alwaght-Afghan security forces backed by army troops have killed 27 Taliban militants during cleanup operations in two southern provinces of the war-wrecked country, as Press TV rep ...

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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