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Iran ready to share experiences in COVID-19 battle with friends: Top commander
May 03, 2020 02:29Iran’s highest-ranking military commander expressed the Iranian Armed Forces’ readiness to share their experiences in the fight against the novel coronavirus with friendly countries across the region.
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Taliban increases attacks on Afghan forces since signing US peace deal: Report
May 02, 2020 01:41The Taliban militant group has conducted more than 4,500 attacks in Afghanistan, marking a sharp rise in violence only in the 45 days since it signed a deal with the United States that paves the way for American troops to wind down their presence in the war-ravaged country, a report says.
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Afghan president, rival ‘reach tentative deal’ to end hostilities
May 01, 2020 15:25Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani and his rival, Abdullah Abdullah, have reached a preliminary deal to end the bitter hostilities between them, Abdullah says.
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Afghanistan likely to face ’health disaster’ amid coronavirus
May 01, 2020 06:37A US watchdog report warns that the coronavirus outbreak is likely to cause a health disaster in Afghanistan, which is still plagued by war, despite a peace deal between the Taliban and the US.
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Iran’s Zarif discusses war on coronavirus with foreign officials
May 01, 2020 02:11Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with a number of officials from the neighboring countries to coordinate efforts in the battle with the novel coronavirus.
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India records highest daily jump in coronavirus deaths
Apr 29, 2020 12:26India has seen its highest jump in deaths related to the novel coronavirus in a 24-hour period following its highest daily increase, the Health Ministry says.
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Multiple casualties as bomb attack hits near Afghan capital
Apr 29, 2020 06:20A bomb attack has left three people dead and 15 others injured near the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Iran pushing for launch of intra-Afghan talks
Apr 29, 2020 02:28Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif briefed Afghan leaders on Tehran’s efforts to help stabilize the political situation in Afghanistan and start the intra-Afghan negotiations.
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‘Disturbing’ rise in violence in Afghanistan after US-Taliban deal: UN
Apr 28, 2020 00:35The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed alarm at a surge of violence in the country where hundreds of civilians were killed or injured in the first quarter of the year despite a so-called peace deal signed between the United States and the Taliban militant group.
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Iran, Qatar discuss Afghan developments
Apr 26, 2020 02:37The highest-ranking diplomats of Iran and Qatar talked about the latest developments in Afghanistan and efforts to help establish peace in that country.