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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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West-Taliban Talks : Goals, Outlooks

West-Taliban Talks : Goals, Outlooks

Thursday 27 January 2022
Balkhi, the Taliban foreign ministry's spokesman, Afghan developments and economic status took a center stage in the meeting with the European and American diplomats.  In the negotiations between the West and the Taliban so far, the main demands of the Western side have been to ensure a in ...
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ISIS Mosque Attack Kills dozens of Shiites in Mazar-i-Sharif , Afghanistan

ISIS Mosque Attack Kills dozens of Shiites in Mazar-i-Sharif , Afghanistan

Thursday 21 April 2022 ،
Balkh province which has been claimed by the ISIS terrorist group. Alwaght- Dozens of people have been killed in bomb attacks in two Afghan cities, including 31 people at a Shiite mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province which has been claimed by the ISIS terrorist group. “Blood and fear ar ...
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Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga Conf.: Dialogue Crucial to Afghanistan Stability

Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga Conf.: Dialogue Crucial to Afghanistan Stability

Sunday 3 July 2022 ،
Balkhab province clashes by the Western media, and tensions of the Taliban with neighboring countries over border and water issues when combined with the Western economic sanctions on Afghanistan lead to the notion that the US and its partners are leading purposeful efforts to sow instability and cr ...
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Why Didn’t Russia Invite Taliban to Afghanistan Conference?

Why Didn’t Russia Invite Taliban to Afghanistan Conference?

Tuesday 8 November 2022 ،
Balkhi added that the Taliban have been able to interact constructively with neighboring countries, the region and the world in the political, economic and security sectors, but the absence of the Taliban in such meetings can have a negative impact on this interaction.  Moscow warning&nbs ...
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Roadside Bomb Kills Seven in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif

Roadside Bomb Kills Seven in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif

Tuesday 6 December 2022 ،
Balkh police department in Mazar-i-Sharif. Although the Taliban claim to have improved security across the nation since storming back to power in August last year, there have been scores of bomb blasts and attacks — many claimed by the local chapter of the Daesh group. At least 19 people wer ...
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Why’s Iran Handed Over Afghanistan Embassy to Taliban?

Why’s Iran Handed Over Afghanistan Embassy to Taliban?

Wednesday 1 March 2023 ،
Balkhi said in a tweet using acronym for Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.  The Public Relation Office of Iran’s foreign ministry emphasized in a statement that the issue of handing over the Afghan embassy in Tehran was an internal matter of Afghanistan and that it has not interfered into ...
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Taliban Attack ISIS Hideouts in N Afghanistan

Taliban Attack ISIS Hideouts in N Afghanistan

Sunday 19 March 2023 ،
Balkh's provincial capital the previous night and their weapons and ammunition were confiscated. A member of the Taliban forces was also injured during the Taliban’s operation, he added. Meanwhile, Balkh Police spokesperson Mohammad Asif Wazir told Pajhwok Afghan News that three ISIS hid ...
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Is Taliban Incapable of Containing ISIS?

Is Taliban Incapable of Containing ISIS?

Monday 12 June 2023 ،
Balkh. In addition to Maulvi Safiullah Samim as a high-ranking official, Rahimullah Haqqani and Omar Khalid Khorasani, one of the leaders of the Pakistani Taliban, were killed on the eve of the first anniversary of the Taliban government.  More than a year from the takeover of power by the Isl ...
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Taliban’s Contradictory Behavior in Dealing with Shiites Marking Muharram

Taliban’s Contradictory Behavior in Dealing with Shiites Marking Muharram

Tuesday 25 July 2023 ،
Balkhi, the deputy head of the CSS, thanked the Taliban for last year's security provision in Muharram, adding that people expect the current rulers to do more to provide security and that he hopes them to join the mourning ceremonies.  Security of mourning stations fully provided &nb ...
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Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Wednesday 29 November 2023 ،
Balkhi, a Persian poet, in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Last week, Mollawi Diaulhaq Karimi, the Taliban member who was appointed the president of Balkh University, blocked a graduation ceremony set for the Persian literature students and even refused to sign their graduation certificates.  The ...

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