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US after monopolizing government in Afghanistan: Taliban spokesman
Feb 02, 2021 03:14Led by the group's top political leader, Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban delegation arrived in Tehran last week upon the invitation of Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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NATO to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond May deadline agreed with Taliban: Sources
Feb 01, 2021 05:39The US-led military alliance of NATO plans to keep occupying troops in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline -- a move that is expected to escalate tensions with the Taliban demanding a full implementation of the Doha agreement with the United States.
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Iran backs Islamic government in Afghanistan representing all factions: Zarif
Jan 31, 2021 08:39Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic supports the formation of an Islamic government in neighboring Afghanistan, which represents people from all political groups and factions of the country.
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Envoy gives report on Iran’s war on drugs
Jan 31, 2021 05:01Iran’s ambassador to the international organizations in Vienna gave a brief report of the country’s fight against drug trafficking in 2020, saying statistics attest to the Islamic Republic’s position as a flag-bearer in the anti-narcotics war.
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Biden admin ditches May obligation to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
Jan 29, 2021 05:36The Pentagon says the Biden administration will not commit to a full withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by May after it accused the Taliban of not honoring the commitments they made in their deal with the United States.
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Iran will never recognize any entity that grabs power in Afghanistan with war: Security chief
Jan 27, 2021 14:21The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the Islamic Republic will never recognize any entity that would grab power in neighboring Afghanistan through war and armed conflict.
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Iran: All-inclusive national talks only lasting solution to Afghan conflict
Jan 27, 2021 02:22The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says all-inclusive intra-Afghan talks are the only sustainable solution to restore stability and peace to the war-ravaged country.
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Iran, Turkey sign accords for Pakistan, China railway link
Jan 19, 2021 09:24Iran and Turkey have signed three documents to expand transnational rail services linking them to Pakistan, Afghanistan and China, an official says.
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Two female supreme court judges assassinated in Kabul
Jan 17, 2021 05:55Two female judges working in Afghanistan's Supreme Court have been gunned down in Kabul as a wave of assassinations grips the conflict-ridden country.
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US troops in Afghanistan at lowest level in 19 years: Trump
Jan 16, 2021 05:23US President Donald Trump says the number of American troops in Afghanistan has reached a 19-year low while his tenure ends next week, with thousands of boots still on the ground in the county.