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Iran ready to send aid to snow-ravaged Afghanistan: Qassemi
Feb 06, 2017 14:30Iran says it is ready to provide assistance to the Afghan people who are in dire need of relief aid after days of heavy snowfall caused a series of deadly avalanches.
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Afghan consulate official killed in Pakistan
Feb 06, 2017 11:27An Afghan diplomat has been shot dead in the Afghan Consulate in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi.
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Russia voices concern over Daesh growth in Afghanistan
Feb 05, 2017 10:05Russia has expressed concerns about growing militancy in Afghanistan, warning that the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group is expanding its foothold in the conflict-ridden Asian country.
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Trump’s ban on Muslims entry will harm US: Velayati
Jan 29, 2017 17:12A senior Iranian official has criticized a controversial decision by the new US government to block entry into the country from Iran and six other Muslim states, saying such moves would be detrimental to Washington.
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Iran wants stability, peace in Afghanistan: Zarif
Jan 29, 2017 14:19Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic is do its best to help establish peace and stability in neighboring Afghanistan.
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Sub-zero temperatures kill 27 Afghan children
Jan 26, 2017 08:19At least 27 children have lost their lives due to freezing temperatures in northern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Taliban to Trump: Pull out troops or face 'shameful defeat'
Jan 24, 2017 08:15Taliban militants in Afghanistan have called on the new US president, Donald Trump, to withdraw American forces from the "quagmire" of the war-torn country or face “shameful defeat".
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Afghanistan desperately reliant on intl. aid, conference told
Jan 21, 2017 12:01A Swedish diplomat says the persisting crisis in Afghanistan has left the country increasingly reliant on international humanitarian aid that can only provide short-term relief without resolving key problems.
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Daesh terrorists raid religious school in Nangarhar, abduct 16
Jan 16, 2017 09:01Daesh terrorists have stormed a religious seminary in eastern Afghanistan, kidnapping over a dozen teachers and administrators there, officials say.
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Roadside bomb kills 7 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
Jan 15, 2017 11:03At least seven civilians have been killed when their truck hit a roadside bomb in an area of troubled eastern Afghanistan.