Afghanistan

Taliban demand recognition as leader appears for first time

Oct 31, 2021 05:27

The Taliban have warned that a failure by the United States and other countries to recognize their government in Afghanistan and unfreeze Afghan assets abroad would lead to problems not only for the war-torn country but for the rest of the world.
Afghan cameraman for IRIB News Agency survives assassination attempt in Kabul

Oct 30, 2021 13:12

An Afghan cameraman employed by Iran’s Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) News Agency has survived an attempt on his life when unidentified armed men fired at him in the capital Kabul.
US State Dept., Pentagon are concealing data on Afghanistan defeat: US watchdog

Oct 30, 2021 13:07

An American government watchdog has said that the US State Department and Pentagon are suppressing information that Congress and the public need to understand about the US military defeat in Afghanistan.
Taliban pushing to unlock billions in Afghan central bank reserves abroad

Oct 30, 2021 00:41

The Taliban government in Afghanistan is pressing for the release of billions of dollars in Afghan central bank reserves overseas, which have been frozen since the group's takeover of the country.
Taliban, Afghan people welcome Leader's call for unity of Muslims

Oct 28, 2021 14:34

Afghanistan has welcomed the recent remarks by Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who called for greater unity between Sunnis and Shias.
Iran holds US responsible for hardships of Afghans

Oct 27, 2021 10:51

Senior Iranian officials have held the United States responsible for the hardships facing the Afghan people today, as Tehran hosts a meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbors plus Russia aimed at coordinating efforts to restore peace and stability to the war-ravaged South Asian state.
Afghanistan’s neighbors stress non-interference in its affairs as they conclude Tehran meeting

Oct 27, 2021 13:07

Foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries stress the need for allowing the Afghan people to decide their own fate in the absence of all forms of foreign interference.
Second meeting of Afghanistan’s six neighbors

Oct 27, 2021 12:25

Iran's capital Tehran is the host of the second meeting of Afghanistans six neighbors.
US has a new proxy in Afghanistan: Daesh

Oct 27, 2021 07:08

The US-led coalition, despite the staggering $2-trillion investment and the most advanced weaponry and intelligence, failed to eliminate terrorist groups like Daesh in Afghanistan, which lends credence to the theory that the group essentially serves America’s objectives in the volatile region.
Terrorist groups in Afghanistan could attack US in six months: Pentagon

Oct 27, 2021 05:22

A senior Pentagon official says the US intelligence community has assessed that terrorist groups in Afghanistan could attack the United States in six months if left unchecked, and that they have the intention to carry out such an assault.