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  2021-02-18

  Growing intra-Taliban feud threatens to unravel peace process

  The Taliban's political wing has decided to do something about its military colleagues' intransigence on a number of issues, and some fear an even greater escalation of violence across the country.

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  2021-02-16

  AMAN-21 drills exhibit collective international will to pursue peace, security

  'The exercise is a reflection that nations can play a constructive role in building new ties, establishing innovative relationships while strengthening existing ones,' said a top commander.

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  2021-02-15

  Indebted ISIS fighters in Syria forced into banditry

  In addition to organised robbery, surviving ISIS members have even stooped to fraud via social media by misrepresenting their accounts as belonging to widows and needy people.

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  2021-02-09

  AMAN-21 puts Pakistan at center of major international push for security

  Forty-five countries are participating in the biennial drills that aim to improve peace and stability in the region and beyond.

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  2021-02-08

  Arrest of Zainabiyoun recruiter highlights Iran's posture toward Pakistan

  The recent arrest of a militant working on behalf of Iran's Revolutionary Guards puts the spotlight once again on Tehran's policies that undermine the security of Pakistan and the region.

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  2021-01-28

  New Iran-backed militia with Zainabiyoun link surfaces in eastern Syria

  Sayyida Zainab Brigade has established a presence around the Deir Ezzor city of al-Mayadeen, where it is seeking to expand Iran's influence.

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  2021-01-26

  Balochistan residents reiterate calls to stop Gwadar port fencing

  Plans to fence off a large area around Gwadar have outraged residents who say the government is prioritising Chinese interests at the expense of locals' livelihoods.

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  2020-12-27

  The heavy price of Soleimani's dream of making Yemen a proxy war playground

  Qassem Soleimani and Iran's Revolutionary Guards have fuelled a long, bitter proxy war in Yemen for years, bringing the country to the brink of economic and political collapse.

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  2020-12-26

  US military on alert as tensions rise over Iranian miscalculations

  Iran-backed militias have continued to launch attacks on US interests in Iraq and the region ahead of the anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's killing.

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  2020-12-25

  Soleimani's ghost still haunts Afghan youth lured into Iranian militias

  The Fatemiyoun militia, founded by the slain Iranian commander, still recruits impoverished Afghan immigrants, many of whom die fighting while others face the reality of Tehran's broken promises.