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Zarif in Dushanbe: Iran seeks lasting peace in Afghanistan
Mar 29, 2021 01:24Iran’s aim is to help peace take hold in Afghanistan and to end hostilities in the war-torn country, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said ahead of the 9th ministerial meeting of the “Heart of Asia” conference in Tajikistan.
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Iran's Zarif due in Tajikistan for Heart of Asia conference
Mar 28, 2021 07:57Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is due to travel to Tajikistan for a ministerial conference of the countries comprising the Heart of Asia platform that focuses on Afghanistan.
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Taliban vow to step up attacks as Biden says US may miss Afghanistan pullout deadline
Mar 27, 2021 08:54The Taliban have threatened to resume attacks against US-led foreign troops in Afghanistan following remarks by President Joe Biden that he may extend the US military presence beyond the May 1 deadline.
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Life goes on amid hopelessness and violence in Afghanistan
Mar 26, 2021 06:27Unlike previous years, the Afghan government has paid more attention to this year’s Nowruz by launching several different programs in historic and public sites.
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Libyan commander wanted for war crimes by ICC shot dead
Mar 25, 2021 09:14Unidentified armed men have shot dead a Libyan commander, loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar, who was wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in the country’s eastern city of Benghazi.
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Ghani: Military helicopter shot down in central Afghanistan, killing all on board
Mar 18, 2021 13:25At least nine people have been killed after a military helicopter was shot down in central part of the country, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani says.
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Four killed, 11 wounded in roadside bomb attack in Afghan capital
Mar 18, 2021 11:36At least four people have been killed and nearly a dozen wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in the Afghan capital of Kabul, officials say.
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US may miss deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan, Biden says
Mar 17, 2021 14:24US President Joe Biden says it is “tough” to withdraw all the US forces in Afghanistan by May 1, a deadline agreed upon by the Trump administration and the Taliban.
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US military presence in Afghanistan much larger than disclosed: US media
Mar 15, 2021 12:09US officials have said the real number of American forces in Afghanistan is much higher than the public has been led to believe as the Biden administration claims to follow through with a troop withdrawal as part of a US deal with the Taliban, according to US media.
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Iran considering participation at Russia meeting on Afghan peace
Mar 15, 2021 10:50The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said Tehran is considering an invitation to a meeting that Russia is going to host for talks on the Afghan peace process.