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2021-09-10 17:47
Iran and developments in its eastern neighbor
TEHRAN - In response to the developments in Afghanistan over the past month or so, Iran has emphasized the need to avoid fratricide and prevent foreign interference in its eastern neighbor, and has stated that it will do everything it can to help end the suffering of the Afghan people and form an inclusive government.
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2021-09-08 21:28
FMs of countries bordering Afghanistan hold virtual summit
TEHRAN - Foreign ministers of countries neighboring Afghanistan held a virtual conference on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in the war-torn country.
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2021-09-08 19:45
Iran FM, ex-Afghan president discuss Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan with former Afghan president Hamed Karzai during a phone call on Tuesday.
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2021-09-08 17:57
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. intent on pressuring Russia, China, Iran by Afghanistan card: professor
TEHRAN - Nader Entessar, a professor of political science from the University of South Alabama, says that the U.S. is trying to pressure its foes through its exit from Afghanistan.
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2021-09-08 17:17
Iran insists on inclusive government in Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Iran’s top security official on Wednesday underlined the need for establishing an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
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2021-09-07 21:10
Afghanistan FM holds talks with Iranian counterpart
TEHRAN - Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar has congratulated his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian on winning Parliament’s endorsement to become Iran’s foreign minister.
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2021-09-07 21:05
Taliban name caretaker cabinet
The Taliban on Tuesday afternoon released the names of the caretaker government.
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2021-09-06 22:26
Afghanistan developments discussed at online event hosted by Qom University
TEHRAN – The University of Qom has hosted an online preparatory session in preparation for an international conference on international law and armed conflicts in the region that will be held in mid-October.
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2021-09-06 19:33
Iran draws red lines on Afghanistan
TEHRAN – In the first sign of turnabout, Iran issued warnings in multiple directions as Taliban forces announced the “conquest” of the last opposition foothold in the Panjshir valley.
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2021-09-06 19:30
Abdullah Abdullah asks Iran to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah has called on Iran to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan amid Taliban-led deliberations to form a new government.
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2021-09-06 11:36
By Payman Yazdani
U.S. Afghanistan exit revives necessity of EU Army formation
TEHRAN – Following U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, an increasing number of European politicians argue that the European Union should boost its strategic autonomy.
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2021-09-05 21:49
By Ambreen Gul Shahid (Press & Education Counsellor)
Pakistan and Iran should work for peaceful and united Afghanistan
As in Iran, the sudden fall of Kabul to the Taliban has come as a surprise in Pakistan. But there are many who argue that the hasty withdrawal of U.S. forces has left a power vacuum in Afghanistan emboldening the Taliban to take over the country, as former President Ashraf Ghani and his coterie fled the country.
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2021-09-05 21:48
Afghan officials made strategic mistake by trusting U.S., Qalibaf says
TEHRAN - The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohamed Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Sunday that the trust of some former Afghan officials in the United States to bring progress and security to their country was a “strategic mistake”.
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2021-09-05 21:47
Negotiations and pressure don’t go together: Raisi
TEHRAN — Speaking in his first live TV interview on Saturday night, President Ebrahim Raisi stated that Iran is not opposed to the principle of negotiations, however, negotiations under pressure is meaningless.
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2021-09-05 21:19
Unreliable partner
TEHRAN – The U.S.'s chaotic and messy withdrawal from Afghanistan and its mishandling of Iran’s nuclear dossier have sent shockwaves through the world. U.S. reliability and credibility have been questioned by friends and foes alike.
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2021-09-05 18:26
By Mohammad Mazhari
Leaders backed merchant class in Kabul and neglected rural Afghans: American writer
TEHRAN - An American writer says after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the American leaders neglected rural Afghans that led to hatred against Washington.
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2021-09-05 18:23
Iran FM discusses Afghanistan with Pakistani diplomat
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has received many phone calls from foreign counterparts and officials in which developments in Afghanistan have been discussed in some of these calls.
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2021-09-04 18:57
By Mohammad Mazhari
Taliban need cordial ties with neighbors: researcher
TEHRAN- A senior research fellow at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore says that the Taliban need friendly ties with their neighbors to keep control of Afghanistan.
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2021-09-04 16:44
Iran calls on Afghans to avoid violence, fratricide
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has called on the Afghans to avoid violence and resolve their differences through dialogue amid ongoing clashes in the Panjshir Valley between the Taliban and resistance groups led by Ahamd Massoud.
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2021-09-03 18:19
UK “intelligence failure” on Afghanistan
A leaked UK Foreign Office report seen by British media warned government ministers on July 22 that the withdrawal of U.S.-led foreign forces from Afghanistan would lead to "rapid Taliban advances".
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2021-09-03 16:08
By M. A. Saki
Something like Astana can be helpful for Afghanistan: analyst
TEHRAN - Martin Love, an American political analyst, believes that an initiative like the Astana process can be an efficient mechanism to restore peace in Afghanistan.
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2021-09-03 15:55
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden did what Trump set out to do in Afghanistan: professor
With regard to Afghanistan, the globe is witnessing a consensus between current U.S. President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, an American professor says.
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2021-09-01 22:01
Raisi says U.S. must be held accountable for human right abuses in Afghanistan
TEHRAN — At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that “a silent catastrophe” has occurred in Afghanistan, referring to the recent events in Afghanistan.
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2021-09-01 21:10
Zarif: Humiliation in Afghanistan shows U.S. must abandon fallacy of ‘all options on the table’
TEHRAN – Former Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that humiliation of the U.S. in Afghanistan proved that it is “high time” for Washington to abdicate the fallacy of “all options on the table”.
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2021-09-01 19:38
"Will you shut up man?"
TEHRAN — We all know that Biden and Trump are not much different. Yet, in some angry outbursts from former lame duck president Donald Trump, he has blamed Biden for the embarrassing evacuation from Afghanistan, as if, four years of chaos did not happen under his watch.
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2021-09-01 10:47
Free at last, free at last
TEHRAN — After 20 years of invasion, Kabul experienced its first night without Americans.
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2021-09-01 10:46
Taliban have not presented clear plan for running Afghanistan, ex-ambassador says
TEHRAN - The former Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan says that the Taliban have not presented a clear plan to govern Afghanistan, noting they have put ideological and ethnic superiority on their agenda.
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2021-08-31 22:20
A moment for regional cooperation on Afghanistan
TEHRAN – After two decades of war and destruction, the United States announced the end of its military mission in Afghanistan, leaving the country stateless and chaotic. With the U.S. gone, neighbors of Afghanistan find themselves in a situation that could spiral out of control if they sit back.
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2021/08/31
U.S. Afghan Exit: “May history never forget this cowardice”
TEHRAN- The United States has completed its hasty military withdrawal from Afghanistan after the last of its planes took off from Kabul airport, marking a historic day in the country’s history.
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2021-08-31 17:19
Iran says U.S. just brought ‘death and destruction’ to Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said on Tuesday that two decades of the occupation of Afghanistan by the United States brought nothing except “death and destruction”.