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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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Pakistan-Tahreek Agreement Can be Dangerous to Region: Expert

Pakistan-Tahreek Agreement Can be Dangerous to Region: Expert

Wednesday 17 November 2021
Haqqani Network the main arranger of the Islamabad-Tahreek agreement   Commenting on the ramifications of the accord on the security of Pakistan, Mr Mollazehi said that the recent talks between the two sides were mediated by Afghanistan’s Haqqani Network. “The fact is that the Haq ...
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Economic Crisis Begins to Bite in Afghanistan Two Months after Taliban Takeover

Economic Crisis Begins to Bite in Afghanistan Two Months after Taliban Takeover

Wednesday 24 November 2021 ،
Haqqani Network, as a pro-negotiation branch of the Taliban, have made it impossible to form an inclusive government after the overthrow of President Ashraf Ghani's government, and the political and bureaucratic system and army have collapsed. In such a situation, it seems necessary that Afghan ...
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Pakistan-Taliban Border Dispute: From Historical Roots to Political Exploration

Pakistan-Taliban Border Dispute: From Historical Roots to Political Exploration

Monday 7 February 2022 ،
Haqqani Network, an affiliate of the Taliban with moderate stances. Pakistan has repeatedly rejected the accusations and the new ISI chief rarely makes public comments on Afghanistan. So, Pakistan uses the border dispute to demonstrate the Taliban independent of Islamabad.  With Durand Line be ...
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Taliban: 7 Months of Rule, 11 Cases of Violations

Taliban: 7 Months of Rule, 11 Cases of Violations

Tuesday 5 April 2022 ،
Haqqani, the head of Information and Culture Office in Herat province, said in an interview with the private media Asr that Hanafi jurisprudence has been fully defined, and that we still have a duty to have our point of view within that framework. In our religion, music is forbidden and any kind of ...
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How Is Taliban Playing in US Game?

How Is Taliban Playing in US Game?

Saturday 30 July 2022 ،
Haqqani Network, cause pessimism among the people about Taliban promises for justice, security, and fight against terrorism. The ISIS has killed thousands of Afghans with terrorist attacks in the last few years and there is a general hatred against this group in the Afghan society, and the Taliban&# ...
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How’s ISIS Raising Costs of Fledgling Taliban Rule?

How’s ISIS Raising Costs of Fledgling Taliban Rule?

Saturday 10 December 2022 ،
Haqqani to broker peace.  The attacks targeted a senior commander of the Haqqani network in the South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan and a cleric-politician affiliated with a pro-Taliban party in the Bajaur tribal region, where Pakistani security forces discovered a large weapons storage ...
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Deepening Disunity May Signal Taliban Is Falling to Pieces

Deepening Disunity May Signal Taliban Is Falling to Pieces

Sunday 18 December 2022 ،
Haqqani network and as a result, 17 forces of both sides were killed. Sirajuddin Haqqani, the leader of the Haqqani network, who is the most radical member of the interim government, considered himself more worthy to be the head of the government, but he lost in this competition and settled for the ...
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There Is Difference Not Division Inside Taliban: Expert

There Is Difference Not Division Inside Taliban: Expert

Tuesday 14 February 2023 ،
Haqqani Network has severely criticized the leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. From your point of view, how serious is the split in the Taliban and how likely is the removal of the Taliban leader in the current situation?  Zahedi: There are two very important points concerning this issue. First, th ...
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Is Taliban Incapable of Containing ISIS?

Is Taliban Incapable of Containing ISIS?

Monday 12 June 2023 ،
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 Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, observers and international organizations believe that ...
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Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Wednesday 29 November 2023 ،
Haqqani Network, for example, has taken many measures against the Shiites in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Hazaras, a Shiite minority in northern Afghanistan, are not immune to the hostile actions of this radical group. The Hazaras speak Persian and the efforts to remove Persian from Afghanistan’s ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies