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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.
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Zarif urges regional cooperation for Afghan peace
Mar 15, 2021 05:28Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif called for collective efforts by regional countries to ensure peace in Afghanistan.
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26 people killed in bombings, Taliban attacks across Afghanistan
Mar 14, 2021 05:23With no apparent end in sight for bloodshed in Afghanistan, at least 26 people have been killed in bombings and attacks carried out by the Taliban across the country.
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Russia supports Afghanistan interim government with Taliban participation: Foreign Ministry
Mar 13, 2021 01:28Russia says it supports the formation of an interim government in Afghanistan that will include the Taliban.
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US Capitol reminds me of Kabul, Senate Minority Leader says amid heightened security
Mar 11, 2021 11:03US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has objected to the continued stepped-up security in Washington, likening the US capital to Kabul, the capital of war-torn Afghanistan.
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Iran to consider attending conference on Afghanistan: Spokesman
Mar 08, 2021 05:51The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said Tehran has not still received an invitation for a UN-facilitated conference on peace in Afghanistan, proposed by the US, but will consider participation in such a meeting if invited.
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US says 'all options on table' for Afghanistan, no decision on troop withdrawal by May deadline
Mar 08, 2021 05:25The US government has said “no decisions” have been made regarding the withdrawal of American occupation troops from Afghanistan by a May 1 deadline it has negotiated with the Taliban, adding “all options are on the table.”
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Rescue operation underway to put out massive blaze at Afghan-Iran border
Mar 06, 2021 11:33An Iranian official says efforts are underway to put out a fire at a customs outpost in western Afghanistan on the border with Iran, but winds are fanning the flames across the region.
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Seven people of Hazara ethnic group brutally killed in Afghanistan’s restive east
Mar 05, 2021 02:46At least seven members of the persecuted Hazara ethnic group have been brutally killed in Afghanistan’s restive province of Nangarhar, in the latest attack against the largely Shia minority.
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Female doctor killed in eastern Afghanistan roadside bombing
Mar 04, 2021 08:44A bomb explosion has targeted a female doctor in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad, local officials say, shortly after three female media workers were killed in the city.