Total:595
-
2021-07-10 18:17
No insecurity along Iran's border with Afghanistan, Tehran says
TEHRAN - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has offered assurances about the security of the Iran-Afghanistan border amid ongoing clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan government along the border.
-
2021-07-10 17:09
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
Iran’s memories in Afghanistan: two sisters apart
TEHRAN – For years, many people including Iranians, have dreamed of visiting Afghanistan and viewing its colorful sights, a beautiful country that has been unrested for many years and engulfed in a war that is getting fiercer every day.
-
2021-07-09 19:03
Taliban captures key Afghan border crossing with Iran
Taliban fighters have seized control of a key district in western Afghanistan that includes an important border crossing with Iran, Afghan security officials said, as the armed group continues its rapid military advances around the country.
-
2021-07-09 08:52
By Mohammad Mazhari
Afghanistan did not turn out the way most security professionals envisioned: professor
TEHRAN - American professor Karl Kaltenthaler says that civil war and prolonged conflict are “definitely likely” in Afghanistan after the U.S. troop withdrawal from the country, noting “Afghanistan did not turn out the way most security professionals envisioned.”
-
2021-07-09 08:50
By Ali A. Jenabzadeh
U.S. on losing side in Afghanistan, Turkish researcher says
TEHRAN - Dogacan Basharan, a Turkish researcher, says the pullout of U.S. forces from Afghanistan shows that Washington has lost its cards in the country.
-
2021-07-08 01:56
Iran hosts intra-Afghan talks, says Afghans must take ‘tough decisions’
TEHRAN — In its relentless efforts to broker peace between the Afghan government and the Taliban, high-ranking Afghan delegates comprised of the Taliban and government representatives have visited Tehran for negotiations.
-
2021-07-07 12:18
Iran hosts intra-Afghan talks, says Afghans must take ‘tough decisions’
TEHRAN — In its relentless efforts to broker peace between the Afghan government and the Taliban, high-ranking Afghan delegates comprised of the Taliban and government representatives have visited Tehran for negotiations.
-
2021-07-06 22:21
Taliban plan to present written peace proposal to Afghan government
Speaking to Reuters, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, Qatar ‘[the process] will be accelerated and they are expected to enter an important stage.’
-
2021-07-06 07:50
Taliban warns all foreign forces must leave by September deadline
Speaking to British media, a spokesman says military troops or military contractors risk being considered as occupiers.
-
2021-07-05 21:23
‘Political developments not affecting Iran-Afghanistan economic ties’
TEHRAN — An Iranian Foreign Ministry official said on Sunday that despite the increased tensions in Afghanistan, trade between Iran and Afghanistan has not been interrupted.
-
2021-07-05 19:36
Uzbekistan defeat Iran at CAFA U17 Women’s Championship
TEHRAN – Iran lost to Uzbekistan 2-0 at the CAFA U17 Women’s Championship on Monday.
-
2021-07-05 19:17
Pakistan PM, Iran president-elect discuss Afghanistan war
TEHRAN – Iranian President-elect Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke by phone late on Sunday discussing the recent developments in neighboring Afghanistan.
-
2021-07-05 15:07
Unprecedented migration of Afghans triggers new wave of COVID-19 in SE Iran: MP
TEHRAN- An unprecedented and illegal migration of Afghan people to the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, southeastern Iran, has triggered a new wave of coronavirus in the country, MP Esmaeil Hossein-Zehi said on Monday.
-
2021-07-04 21:13
Afghanistan is burning while Biden thinks of Fourth of July
TEHRAN — After 20 years U.S. troops are leaving Afghanistan without even achieving any success. This marks a historic defeat for the U.S. and its coalition.
-
2021-07-04 19:20
Iran supports intra-Afghan talks: senior MP
TEHRAN – A senior Iranian lawmaker has voiced support for the intra-Afghan peace talks, saying Tehran would stand by the Afghan people.
-
2021-07-04 12:21
Iran closes consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
TEHRAN — Due to the recent unrest in Afghanistan the three countries of Iran, Turkey and Pakistan have closed their consulates in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province.
-
2021-06-30 16:11
By Mohammad Mazhari
Taliban accommodating all ethnic groups: analyst
TEHRAN – A member of an Islamabad-based think tank believes that the “Taliban are accommodating all ethnic groups” as it looks forward to seize the power in Kabul.
-
2021-06-29 21:32
Iran renews support for Afghanistan, urges peaceful solutions to settle conflicts
TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday morning, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei assured the Afghan government and people that the Islamic Republic will always stand by them.
-
2021-06-29 21:32
Iran continues efforts to broker peace in Afghanistan
TEHRAN — The Iranian officials have repeatedly emphasized that the Afghanistan crisis must be settled through intra-Afghan talks. The Tehran Times examines efforts by the Iranian diplomats to broker dialogue between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
-
2021-06-29 15:03
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. irresponsible exit from Afghanistan will lead to civil war, researcher predicts
TEHRAN - A Pakistani researcher is confident U.S. “irresponsible withdrawal” from Afghanistan will pave the way for a civil war in the country which will adversely affect the region in its entirety.
-
2021-06-28 18:45
Iran says Taliban doesn’t represent entire Afghanistan but should be part of solution
TEHRAN – Iran on Monday said the Taliban represent only part of Afghanistan and not the entire country not now and not in the future.
-
2021-06-27 20:25
Afghanistan: Thousands flee fighting between government, Taliban
About 5,000 Afghan families have fled their homes in Kunduz after days of fighting between Taliban fighters and government forces, officials said on Saturday, as the deadline looms for US-led troops to withdraw.
-
2021-06-26 20:52
Iranian diplomat undertakes shuttle diplomacy on Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Afghanistan who had left Kabul for Islamabad on Thursday for talks with Pakistani officials on the latest security developments in Afghanistan, returned to the Afghan capital on Friday to resume his meetings with the country's political and defense officials.
-
2021-06-21 16:49
Karzai: U.S. legacy in Afghanistan ‘total disgrace and disaster’
Afghanistan’s former president says the United States invaded his country to fight extremism and bring stability and is leaving nearly 20 years later having failed at both.
-
2021-06-20 21:37
Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan insist on close cooperation in terror fight, violent extremism
TEHRAN — The foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan held a trilateral meeting in Antalya on Sunday to discuss peace in Afghanistan.
-
2021-06-20 16:30
IRCS to open hospital in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will inaugurate a hospital in the city of Zaranj in Afghanistan, Farid Moradian, deputy head of IRCS for health, treatment, and rehabilitation, has announced.
-
2021-06-18 20:25
Zarif holds high-level talks in Antalya Diplomacy Forum
TERHAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in Turkey to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, met with a number of his foreign counterparts and officials to discuss Iran’s foreign relations.
-
2021-06-14 19:58
Iran down Afghanistan at CAFA Junior Championship
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Afghanistan 8-0 on Monday in the CAFA Junior Championship.
-
2021-06-14 19:00
Iran donates 23,000 books to Afghanistan Science Academy
TEHRAN – The National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) has donated 23,000 books to the Afghanistan Science Academy.
-
2021-06-09 22:15
Zarif says had ‘fruitful’ talks with UN envoys on Yemen, Afghanistan
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described his meetings with two UN envoys on Yemen and Afghanistan as fruitful and expressed Iran’s readiness to facilitate peace efforts in the two war-torn countries.
