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Iran borders secure amid reports of Taliban seizure of key crossing with Afghanistan: Foreign Ministry
Jul 09, 2021 14:23The Foreign Ministry has affirmed that the country’s border areas are in full security amid reports about the Taliban’s capturing of a key district in western Afghanistan that includes an important border crossing with Iran.
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Russia says talks with Taliban 'necessary'
Jul 09, 2021 11:48Russia has stressed the necessity of holding talks with the Taliban militant group which has been gaining more territory in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Taliban claims to capture main border conduit
Jul 09, 2021 10:47The Taliban, which claims to control eighty-five percent of the territory in Afghanistan, say they captured the war-torn country’s main conduit for trade with Iran.
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Troop withdrawal proves failure of US' twenty-year-long mission in Afghanistan: Russian FM
Jul 09, 2021 01:41Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan means the United States has recognized the failure of its two-decades-long mission in the country.
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Iran halts trade through Afghan border crossings amid Taliban incursions
Jul 09, 2021 00:46Iran’s customs office IRICA has urged businesses not to send export shipments to two main border crossings with Afghanistan after reports showed that Taliban insurgents had occupied facilities on the other side of the border.
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Zarif to Afghan delegates: End war as soon as possible to pave way for development of country
Jul 08, 2021 12:38Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has advised all political sides involved in the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan to end the war as soon as possible and pave the way for the development of the war-ravaged country.
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Afghan women take to streets with weapons to protest against Taliban
Jul 08, 2021 06:34Armed Afghan women have taken to the streets in the north and central regions of Afghanistan to protest against Taliban as the militant group continues to fight in an attempt to overrun more territory across the war-ravaged country.
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Iranian, Indian FMs discuss bilateral, regional issues in Tehran
Jul 08, 2021 01:42Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at a meeting in Tehran talked about various issues, from the relations between the two Asian countries to efforts to ensure peace in the region.
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US ended up with defeat in Afghanistan, Zarif says at intra-Afghan talks in Tehran
Jul 08, 2021 01:12Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted the US’ failure after more than two decades of destructive presence in Afghanistan, describing intra-Afghan negotiations and commitment to political solutions as the sole option for Afghan leaders and groups.
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Iran, India call for all-inclusive intra-Afghan talks to resolve Afghanistan crisis
Jul 07, 2021 12:22The Iranian and Indian foreign ministers have underlined the need for the promotion of intra-Afghan talks that will culminate in inclusive political participation of all parties in Afghanistan.