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2021-03-05 14:40
By Mohammad haghdoust
Taliban just seeking prisoner release, foreign troop exit: ex-U.S. security adviser
TEHRAN – A former adviser to the U.S. Special Operations Command says the Taliban only negotiates only on the release of its prisoners by the Afghan government and the exit of foreign forces, including Americans, from the central Asian country.
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2021-02-01 21:40
Talks with Taliban done with knowledge of Afghan government: Tehran
TEHRAN – Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said on Monday that the talks Iran had with the Taliban were all coordinated with the Afghan government.
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2021-01-31 17:52
Zarif meets with Taliban delegation in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Sunday with a Taliban delegation led by deputy head of the group’s political bureau Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
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2021-01-30 16:51
Taliban visit to Iran coordinated with Afghan government: analyst
TEHRAN - Nozar Shafiei, a senior analyst on international issues, says the arrival of Taliban negotiators in Iran is coordinated by the Afghan government, ILNA reported on Saturday.
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2021-01-27 17:22
Seizing power by war in Afghanistan unacceptable, Shamkhani says
Shamkhani says Iran won’t ‘recognize’ any group to take power through violence
TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said on Wednesday that Iran will not “recognize” any group to seize power by war in Afghanistan.
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2021-01-26 21:15
Taliban political delegation visits Iran for peace talks
TEHRAN - A Taliban political delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani arrived in Tehran on Tuesday morning at the invitation of Iranian officials, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
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2021-01-24 11:06
By Mohammad reza Moshfegh
Washington’s policy dependent on sowing sectarian strife: special ambassador to UN
TEHRAN – Criticizing U.S. meddling in West Asia, especially Yemen, the HRC ambassador at large to the Middle East (West Asia) believes that Washington seeks to sow “sectarian discord” among Islamic countries.
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2020-12-22 20:51
Taliban is part of future solution in Afghanistan, says Zarif
FM says Iran has neither “forgiven” nor “forgotten” the murder of Iranian diplomats by Taliban
TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the Taliban is part of a future solution in Afghanistan, but not the whole solution, and there is a big difference between the two.
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2020-12-02 18:03
Afghan govt, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to press on with peace talks
Afghan government and Taliban representatives said on Wednesday they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks, their first written agreement in 19 years of war.
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2020-11-29 12:34
By Mohammad Mazhari
Afghans are cynic about the U.S. policies in their country: analyst
TEHRAN – An Afghan analyst says that the United States failed to establish peace and stability in Afghanistan after two decades of devastating war, which made the people “cynic about the U.S. policies in their country.”
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2020-10-30 15:43
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran wants a stable Afghanistan: Pakistani analyst
TEHRAN - A Pakistani political analyst says that Iran, as an important neighbor to Afghanistan, wants a stable region that will be in its favor.
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2020-10-21 18:56
Taliban ambush kills at least 25 Afghan security personnel
At least 25 Afghan security force personnel were killed in an ambush blamed on the Taliban, officials said Wednesday, as spiraling violence imperils ongoing peace talks.
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2020-09-27 21:19
Abdullah Abdullah to visit Iran
TEHRAN - Abdulla Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan’s peace council, plans to visit Iran after making a visit Islamabad, Pakistan.
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2020-09-12 00:21
9/11 attacks and U.S. ‘selective’ war on terrorism
TEHRAN – The September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. marked a turning point in the U.S. foreign policy toward West Asia, where the U.S. waged several wars to allegedly fight terrorism. However, analysts tell the Tehran Times the U.S. did little to combat terrorism and its wars on terror have been selective at best.
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2020-08-18 23:31
Foreign Ministry rebuffs U.S. media reports on Taliban bounties
TEHRAN - Spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied on Tuesday reports in U.S. media on the bounties Iran allegedly paid to the Taliban to kill American and coalition troops in Afghanistan.
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2020-08-17 18:06
Tehran rejects Pompeo’s allegation of arms assistance to Taliban
TEHRAN — Saeed Khatibzadeh, the newly-appointed Foreign Ministry spokesman, has dismissed as “baseless” allegations that Iran is arming the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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2020-07-26 15:08
Iran advises U.S. to study Iran’s position on Afghanistan before making claims
TEHRAN – Iran’s embassy in Kabul has issued a statement reiterating support for peace talks in Afghanistan led by the Afghan leaders.
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2020-07-21 12:50
Former UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine says Iran is fighting terrorist group
It is Iran that is genuinely fighting terrorism: Richard Falk
TEHRAN – Richard Falk, the former UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, says Iran as an Islamic system is the only country that is “genuinely” fighting terrorist groups such as Daesh and state terrorism exercised by Israel and the United States.
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2020-07-19 19:37
Taliban has no office in Iran: Araghchi
TEHRAN - Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi has said that the Taliban has no office in Iran.
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2020-05-06 19:00
Iranian special envoy holds phone talk with Taliban officials
TEHRAN — Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan has held phone talks with Taliban political bureau officials over the latest developments in Afghanistan.
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2020-05-02 11:43
US-Taliban fragile pact plus weak political leadership in Kabul to push Afghanistan towards fresh nightmare
It is obvious that the recently signed agreement between the United States and Taliban as well as the current political leaders in Kabul are not capable of bringing an end to the Afghans' decades-long problems, making the war-hit country's people feel afraid of upcoming days of more instability and insecurity.
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2020-04-20 14:17
Afghanistan's political structure in dire need of basic reforms
Making fundamental changes in Afghanistan's political system can be regarded a the best way towards attaining a stable powerful government, decentralization of power, putting an end to decade-long conflicts and meeting the Afghans' interests.
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2020-03-11 12:29
By Hossein Amiri
U.S.-Taliban pact: Agreement on a new war in Afghanistan
Tehran- After months of ups and downs, finally, a peace deal was signed between the Taliban and the United States in Doha on February 20, 2020.
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2020-03-10 15:34
Taliban calls for talks with Kabul government
TEHRAN – Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said the future Islamic Government and complete ceasefire would be discussed if inter-Afghan talks begun.
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2020-03-10 15:30
We are ready to end war, if Kabul starts inter-Afghan talks: Taliban spox
TEHRAN– The Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid says that 'jihad' with the Afghanistan government is a must unless they, like the Americans, are willing to resolve issues through negotiations.
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2020-03-02 19:29
U.S.-Taliban agreement shows Washington has failed to reach its goal: Iranian analyst
TEHRAN - Mohsen Rouhisefat, an expert on international affairs, has said that an agreement between the United States and Taliban shows that Washington has failed to reach its objectives.
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2020-03-01 14:32
U.S. in no legal position to determine Afghanistan’s future: Tehran
TEHRAN — The United States is in no legal position to sign an agreement that determines the future of Afghanistan, says Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi.
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2020-02-22 17:10
* By Mohammad Ghaderi
Will U.S. and Taliban manage to ink final peace agreement on Feb. 29?
TEHRAN - The Afghan armed group of Taliban, as its first reaction to inking the final peace agreement with the U.S., announced that the deal will be signed on February 29.
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2020-01-28 21:35
Taliban to continue anti-US operations: spox
TEHRAN – Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mujahid said on Tuesday that the group will continue its anti-US operations in Afghanistan.
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2019-12-24 10:45
By Javad Heirannia
The result of Afghan presidential election: Future possibilities and challenges
