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Taliban welcome US pullout from Bagram airbase
Jul 02, 2021 23:59The 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.
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Iran provides free education to thousands of illegal migrant kids
Jun 30, 2021 06:26An Iranian Interior Ministry official says a set of reforms have been made to protocols concerning the right of foreign nationals to education to make sure proper schooling is available to all migrants, including thousands of undocumented children.
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Germany completes troop pullout from Afghanistan, US mulls keeping 1,000
Jun 30, 2021 04:19Germany says it has completed its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, while the United States is reportedly seeking to keep up to 1,000 soldiers in the country after its formal withdrawal.
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Fierce clashes erupt between Taliban, Afghan forces over Ghazni
Jun 30, 2021 04:13Fierce clashes have broken out between Taliban and Afghan government forces as the militants launched an all-out offensive to seize the central city of Ghazni.
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Taliban not representing entire Afghanistan but is part of way out of crisis: Iran
Jun 28, 2021 07:39Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman reiterated the necessity for an inclusive government in Afghanistan with the protection of its security and territorial integrity, saying the Taliban represents only part of Afghanistan, not the whole present and future status of the country.
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Iran’s customs office reports 523% surge in narcotics seizure in quarter to May
Jun 28, 2021 00:53Iran’s customs office IRICA says seizure of narcotics grew by over five times in size in the quarter to late May as authorities blame the surge on a boom in narcotics production in neighboring Afghanistan.
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Two US aircraft carriers in West Asia to support Afghanistan pullout
Jun 27, 2021 04:03The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike group is currently in West Asia to help support the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, the US Navy has announced.
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Dozens of civilians killed as Afghan troops, Taliban clash in northern province
Jun 24, 2021 22:57Intense fighting between Afghan government forces and Taliban militants has killed about 30 civilians and left hundreds more injured over the past 72 hours in the northern province of Kunduz, local health officials say.
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Surge in Taliban attacks across Afghanistan as tribal leaders mobilize to fight
Jun 23, 2021 12:23Suspected Taliban militants have fired a rocket at a hospital in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar, as heavy fighting continues between government forces and militants across the war-torn country.
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Iran urges UN to help facilitate peace process among all Afghan groups
Jun 23, 2021 10:08Iran has called on the United Nations to help facilitate a peace process in Afghanistan aimed at ending decades of bloodshed in the conflict-ridden country, saying a more stable Afghanistan will benefit all of its citizens, the broader region and the world.