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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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Iran-Afghanistan Railway Cooperation Promises Domestic, Regional Prosperity and Peace

Iran-Afghanistan Railway Cooperation Promises Domestic, Regional Prosperity and Peace

Sunday 30 July 2023
Herat, in the presence of the CEO of the Afghanistan Railway Authority, the governor of Iran's Khorasan Razavi province and a number of Iranian officials, paving the way for trade relationship boost.  Zabihullah Mujahed, the spokesman to the Taliban government, at the time voiced Kabul&rsq ...
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Iran’s Parliamentary Delegation Visits Afghanistan: What are the Outcomes?

Iran’s Parliamentary Delegation Visits Afghanistan: What are the Outcomes?

Wednesday 30 August 2023 ،
Herat in April  - Two cooperation MoUs between Birjand University and universities of Ashna and Maiwand of Afghanistan in January  - Cooperation agreement between University of Lorestan and University of Badakhshan in February  But Iran’s service to Afghanistan education sect ...
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Death Toll from Afghan Earthquake Tops 2,400

Death Toll from Afghan Earthquake Tops 2,400

Monday 9 October 2023 ،
Herat, with one of 6.3 magnitude, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. They were among the world's deadliest quakes this year, after tremors in Turkey and Syria killed an estimated 50,000 in February. Janan Sayeeq, spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, said in a message to Reuters that t ...
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Iran Planing to Become the Main SCO Corridor Hub for a Leap to Absolute Advantage

Iran Planing to Become the Main SCO Corridor Hub for a Leap to Absolute Advantage

Monday 30 October 2023 ،
Herat directly to the port of Chabahar.  Central Asian states also pay special attention to the transit routes to transfer their goods to the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, and now that Russia’s borders are closed to Europe, they can use North-South Corridor to export their goods. Th ...
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What’s Taking Large Afghan Delegation to Iran?

What’s Taking Large Afghan Delegation to Iran?

Monday 6 November 2023 ،
Herat railway. This railway is 225-kilometers long and was designed in four sections, the first and second sections of which are inside Iran and the third and fourth sections inside Afghanistan.  Asked about the case of Afghan immigrants and if it is raised in the talks, Baqeri said that immig ...
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Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Wednesday 29 November 2023 ،
Herat clinic, replacing it with a Pashtun and English-language one. According to Afghanistan women news agency, the move drew widespread reactions from citizens in Herat who said that the Taliban intends to eliminate the Persian language in Afghanistan with such measures while each language has its ...
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ISIS claims responsibility for the terrorist attack in Herat

ISIS claims responsibility for the terrorist attack in Herat

Wednesday 1 May 2024 ،
Herat province ALWAGHT- In a statement released, the ISIS terrorist organization asserted accountability for the armed assault on worshipers in the Guzare district of Herat province. According to local media reports on Tuesday, an assault on a mosque in western Afghanistan resulted in the death of ...
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Three Precious Legacies of Pres. Raisi’s Economic Diplomacy

Three Precious Legacies of Pres. Raisi’s Economic Diplomacy

Saturday 25 May 2024 ،
Herat railway in July last year.  Also, the East-West Corridor is a mid-term strategic plan over whose hosting there is an intense competition given its huge transportation potentials. Some rival routes are already active and entrenched within framework of this corridor. When three years ago t ...
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Regional Contact Group’s Meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran: What’s the Agebda?

Regional Contact Group’s Meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran: What’s the Agebda?

Sunday 9 June 2024 ،
Herat railway and developing the Chabahar Port, it has helped Afghanistan easily access regional markets. China, for its part, has taken great steps to connect Afghanistan to the world markets by investing in its energy resources and mines. The state of being a landlocked country is one of the driv ...
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Muharram in Afghanistan under Taliban Crackdown

Muharram in Afghanistan under Taliban Crackdown

Wednesday 17 July 2024 ،
Herat provinces reported that Taliban security agents forcibly removed dozens of flags and banners throughout these provinces and in some cases desecrated the Ashura flags. Mourners told Amo news that the Taliban said that they have imposed heavy restrictions on the religious ceremonies. The mourn ...

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