Afghanistan

Iran hosts intra-Afghan talks, including Taliban

Jul 07, 2021 03:37

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran has played host to a round of intra-Afghan negotiations involving representatives of the Kabul government and the Taliban.
Taliban say will present written peace proposal to Kabul as soon as next month

Jul 06, 2021 08:18

The Taliban say they will present a written peace proposal to the Afghan government as soon as next month even though they have gained the “upper hand on the battlefield” in recent weeks.
Public anger headache for Taliban trying to seize territories

Jul 06, 2021 02:54

Since the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have intensified their attacks on hundreds of district centers across the country, many of these dramatically falling into the hands of the militant group one after another across the nation.
Iran-Afghanistan trade unaffected by political developments: Deputy FM

Jul 05, 2021 02:20

There has been no interruption to the trade exchanges between Iran and Afghanistan despite the flareup of tensions in the latter, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said.
Afghanistan’s security must be established by Afghan people: Iran's president-elect

Jul 05, 2021 02:05

Iran’s President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the security of the neighboring Afghanistan should be provided by people of the country, adding that foreign forces only bring insecurity to the region.
Russia warns against relocation of US bases after Afghan pullout

Jul 04, 2021 08:13

Russia has warned the United States against a possible relocation of its military facilities to Central Asia, as the Pentagon is advancing a final withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
With no tangible results after twenty wasted years, Germany departs Afghanistan

Jul 04, 2021 07:11

Over the last couple of years Germany maintained the second largest contingent of troops in Afghanistan after the United States. Upon their departure, the German defense minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, said that after nearly 20 years of deployment, the last remaining German soldiers had left Afghanistan.
Russia blasts West, says Daesh 'acquiring territories' in Afghanistan

Jul 03, 2021 12:54

Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov says Daesh is taking over territories across Afghanistan, excoriating Western armies for allowing the terrorist group to take root in the country.
Pentagon to switch over US military roles in Afghanistan

Jul 03, 2021 03:38

The Pentagon has announced that the top general commanding American military operations in Afghanistan will transfer his role to the head of US Central Command “effective later this month,” as US troops prepare to leave the country following twenty years of war.
Taliban welcome US pullout from Bagram airbase

Jul 02, 2021 23:59

The Taliban say Afghanistan can get closer to peace and stability now that all US troops are leaving the country, as the foreign forces' main base, Bagram, gets fully evacuated.