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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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Hazaras in Afghanistan: Victims of Genocide as World Turns Blind Eye

Hazaras in Afghanistan: Victims of Genocide as World Turns Blind Eye

Wednesday 9 June 2021
Hazaras in the US from various states have staged a protest, condemning what they called genocidal crimes against the Hazaras in Afghanistan.  At the rallies, held in a number of cities including Washington, protesters issued a statement calling on the international community, especially the U ...
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US Withdrawal, Looming Shadow of War in Afghanistan

US Withdrawal, Looming Shadow of War in Afghanistan

Sunday 20 June 2021 ،
Hazaras. These tribes, like the Taliban, are fully prepared to take up arms. In fact, if the Taliban wants to take the power using force, the ethnic groups, knowing that such a development will mean ignorance to the ethno-sectarian differences, will choose resistance and war. Actually, the northerne ...
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Afghanistan Stability Riddle: How Can Home, Foreign Actors Help?

Afghanistan Stability Riddle: How Can Home, Foreign Actors Help?

Wednesday 1 September 2021 ،
Hazaras will only create political instability and military challenges rock the group with illegitimacy in the future.  Ultimately, even such group as the Taliban will need recognition from international community and foreign actors. This need encourages the Taliban leaders to throw away ideol ...
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Achievements of Iranian President’s Trip to Tajikistan

Achievements of Iranian President’s Trip to Tajikistan

Monday 20 September 2021 ،
Hazaras and other ethno-sectarian groups was the only way back to calm, stability, and development. The Tajik FM agreed with the inclusiveness of new government in Afghanistan and highlighted the need for humanitarian aids to the Central Asian country.  Given the meetings and discussions of th ...
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Taliban Evicted Thousands of Hazaras from Homes in Afghanistan: Report

Taliban Evicted Thousands of Hazaras from Homes in Afghanistan: Report

Sunday 24 October 2021 ،
Hazaras and others on the basis of ethnicity or political opinion to reward Taliban supporters. The evictions come just before winter, which in much of Afghanistan brings extreme cold, and in the middle of the harvest, which rural families rely on to pay off a year of debts and stock up on food for ...
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What’s Behind Imran Khan’s Offer to Send Manpower to Afghanistan?

What’s Behind Imran Khan’s Offer to Send Manpower to Afghanistan?

Tuesday 18 January 2022 ،
Hazaras made the largest reactions to Imran Khan remarks. The Taliban and even Imran Khan are aware that the Hazara ethnic minority has thousands of educated people, but the group has only entrusted two of them with posts of deputy ministers which are apparently for show and meant to reduce home and ...
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Shiites Should Resort to Self-protection Model if Taliban Fails to Protect Them: Expert

Shiites Should Resort to Self-protection Model if Taliban Fails to Protect Them: Expert

Monday 25 April 2022 ،
Hazaras of Afghanistan  Alwaght asked about the goals behind ISIS terrorist attacks on the Shiites. Mr Shafee replied that first of all, it should be noted that the ISIS is a group that has failed in Iraq and Syria and is now focusing on Afghanistan. Basically, the Americans opened the way for ...
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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 ،
Hazaras and Tajiks for its plan and regionalize Afghanistan crisis. Therefore, despite different receptions and inconsistent takes by the Afghans on the Taliban's holding of the loya jirga conference, dialogue and incorporation of all ethnic groups in the national decisions and political struct ...
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Huge Afghanistan Food Crisis a Product of Two-decade Western Occupation

Huge Afghanistan Food Crisis a Product of Two-decade Western Occupation

Wednesday 26 October 2022 ،
Hazaras, a Shiite minority in the north, and increasing terrorist attacks across the country show that the new rulers of Afghanistan, contrary to their claims, have not even been successful in protecting security.  Food insecurity consequences  Although all world countries have focused o ...
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Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Wednesday 29 November 2023 ،
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 culture and society is regarded a kind of hostility to the Hazara Shiites.   

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