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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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UAE Signed Contract with American Military Firm to Fight in Yemen
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UAE Signed Contract with American Military Firm to Fight in Yemen

Monday 7 March 2016
Afghanistan. During nearly a year of the Saudi war on Yemen, at least 7,700 people have been killed mostly civilians including women and children. The illegal war on Yemen has also inflicted damages on hundreds of important installations in the civilian infrastructure including hospitals, schools, ...
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Introducing 6+1 Peace Formula for Afghanistan
Analysis

Introducing 6+1 Peace Formula for Afghanistan

Wednesday 9 March 2016 ،
Afghanistan’s peace, some voices are rising, calling on Russia, India and Iran to be included in Afghanistan peace process. Alwaght- The four-party meeting of Afghanistan peace has been held by the presence of representatives of the US, China, Pakistan and Afghanistan but Taliban has not yet declare ...
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Historical Sites Destroyed by War in West Asia
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Historical Sites Destroyed by War in West Asia

Wednesday 9 March 2016 ،
Afghanistan. Palmyra, Syria — An ‘oasis in the Syrian desert‘ according to UNESCO, this Aramaic city has stood since the second millennium BC and featured some of the most advanced architecture of the period. The site subsequently evolved through Greco—Roman and Persian peri ...
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Pan-Turkism beyond Turkey in Powers’ Spotlight
Analysis

Pan-Turkism beyond Turkey in Powers’ Spotlight

Saturday 12 March 2016 ،
Afghanistan, have impaired Ankara’s plan to turn out as a linking road with the West.  2. Rise of ideologies rival to Pan-Turkism in the region Islamism is seen as presenting a major rival ideology to Pan-Turkism and even the local nationalism in the Central Asian region. The fast growt ...
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Nowruz, Iranian Tradition, Welcomed by Islam
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Nowruz, Iranian Tradition, Welcomed by Islam

Wednesday 16 March 2016 ،
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and even some central Asian countries such as Kurds of Turkey, Iraq and Syria celebrate it too. Source: ic-el.com
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Russian Backyard Subject to Regional Tensions
Analysis

Russian Backyard Subject to Regional Tensions

Thursday 17 March 2016 ،
Afghanistan’s northern provinces like Badakhshan, Takhar, Faryab and Kunduz since a year ago. But the fall of the strategic city of Kunduz, known as the gate to Central Asia and Tajikistan, has taken place while Taliban group had gone to great lengths to increase its key positions in northern ...
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US Outrageously Blaming Iran for 9/11 to Protect Saudis
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US Outrageously Blaming Iran for 9/11 to Protect Saudis

Saturday 19 March 2016 ،
Afghanistan for 15 years, if Iran is to blame for everything?” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Analysts say the anti-Iran ruling completely destroys the credibility of the US judicial system. The US government blames 9/11 on Iran, and only on Iran (not at all on th ...
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Refugees’ Multidimensional Impacts on Europe
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Refugees’ Multidimensional Impacts on Europe

Monday 21 March 2016 ،
Afghanistan as well as the massive influx of refugees fleeing the war in Syria and seeking shelter in Europe, in addition to negative and positive economic and demographic consequences, it seems that immigration is leaving deep cultural repercussions in Europe, repercussions that are very likely to ...
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Military Campaign Meet Putin’s Expectations in Syria?
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Military Campaign Meet Putin’s Expectations in Syria?

Thursday 24 March 2016 ،
Afghanistan and from Washington’s troubles in Iraq, the Kremlin has seized the first opportunity to get away from the abyss of Syria. Putin has always kept secret his pathways and strategies, making it impossible to predict Russia’s next steps. The Russian President has done the same jo ...
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Afghanistan Ethnicity
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Afghanistan Ethnicity

Sunday 27 March 2016 ،
Afghanistan is a loosily knit conglomeration of number of ethnic groups, chief of whom are Pashtuns, Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaras. These ehtnic groups have obvious dissimilarity, despite collectively residing in the region for hundreds of years. These ethnic groups of Afghanistan have their own way of ...

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