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2019-12-18 21:05
‘A safe region, in our view, is a region that has safe neighbors’
Iran observing ‘good neighborliness’ policy: Foreign Ministry
TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said the Islamic Republic has based its policy on good neighborliness and has tried not to intervene in the domestic affairs of regional countries.
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2019-09-17 18:53
Foreign Ministry confirms Taliban visit to Iran
TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi confirmed on Tuesday a Taliban delegation’s visit to Iran.
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2019-07-29 15:21
Scores of casualties as Ghani's running mate escapes attack
A huge blast has left scores of people dead and injured in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul.
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2019-06-19 20:18
Talks with Taliban need to be coordinated with Kabul: Shamkhani
TEHRAN – Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, has underlined the need for continuation of talks with the Taliban in coordination with the Afghan government to prevent interference by trans-regional states.
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2019-04-16 10:29
Suspense and uncertainty hang over intra-Afghan summit in Qatar
After a lot of hullabaloo, there seems to be a tepid response from the Afghan government to the forthcoming meeting with the Taliban scheduled on April 19-20 in Qatar.
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2019-04-14 12:36
By Abdul Wahid Haidari
Afghan women have been victims of war and should be part of peace process: expert
KABUL - In past several weeks, hectic negotiations have taken place between the Taliban and U.S. to find a solution to Afghan war that has now stretched into its 18th year. But the Afghan government has been sidelined. Women in Afghanistan have also complained about lack of representation in the ongoing talks.
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2019-03-18 22:27
Dozens killed in clashes between Taliban and Afghan forces
TEHRAN - While the U.S. and Taliban called off their marathon talks in Doha, which lasted 16 days, the battle continued in different parts of the war-ravaged country, leading to dozens of casualties.
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2019-03-17 10:36
Peace in Afghanistan “around the corner”: Khan
TEHRAN - In Afghanistan’s peace process, Pakistan has always had an important role to play and since the new government took over in Islamabad last year, the cooperation has markedly increased.
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2019-03-13 21:50
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Taliban, U.S. fail to find common ground
TEHRAN - The marathon fifth round of negotiations between the U.S. and Afghan Taliban officials in Doha, which lasted 16 long days, ended on Tuesday without any breakthrough.
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2019-03-12 09:59
Taliban founder Mullah Omar lived close to U.S. army camp in Afghanistan
TEHRAN - In a startling disclosure that has once again raised questions over U.S. involvement in war-ravaged Afghanistan, a new book says Mullah Omar lived close to a U.S. army base in Afghanistan.
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2019-03-10 10:09
Pakistan to comply on 15 FATF conditions
TEHRAN_To avoid falling into the blacklist of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Pakistan is required to show its compliance on 15 major conditions of the financial watchdog till May 2019.
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2019-03-05 09:56
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
'Ceasefire, trust-building key to effective peace process in Afghanistan'
TEHRAN - The Afghan Taliban and U.S. officials have been engaged in hectic negotiations in many countries reportedly facilitated by the Pakistan government. Currently, the two sides are holding talks in Doha, with Taliban deputy chief Mullah Baradar also in participation.
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2019-03-03 10:40
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
In Doha talks, Taliban call for withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Hectic negotiations are underway between a delegation of the Afghan Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha to hammer out a solution to the protracted Afghan war.
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2019-02-24 09:48
China to form ‘contact group’ on Afghanistan
TEHRAN - As hectic efforts are underway to facilitate peace in war-ravaged Afghanistan, China has stepped up efforts to play the role of a peacemaker. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will form a contact group to help facilitate political settlement in Afghanistan and put an end to the protracted war.
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2019-02-21 09:04
Peace talks in absence of Afghan govt merely ‘intellectual exercise’
TEHRAN - In recent months, hectic negotiations have taken place between the Afghan Taliban and U.S. officials, mostly in Qatar and UAE, while overstepping the Afghan government.
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2019-02-19 09:58
Taliban - U.S. meeting in Islamabad postponed
TEHRAN _ The meeting between a delegation of the Afghan Taliban and the U.S. officials, which was scheduled to take place in Islamabad on February 18, has been postponed.
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2019-02-17 11:10
U.S. to withdraw 1,000 more troops from Afghanistan
TEHRAN - United States is reportedly mulling the withdrawal of 1,000 more troops from war-ravaged Afghanistan as part of an efficiency drive by the new commander of U.S. forces in the country.
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2019-02-13 22:40
‘U.S. pullout won’t create power vacuum in Afghanistan’
TEHRAN - Assuaging the concerns of Afghan officials regarding the withdrawal of U.S. forces, Russia has said it won’t create a power vacuum in the war-ravaged country.
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2019-02-11 23:52
'Taliban can open office in Kabul': Ghani
TEHRAN - With the Taliban directly engaging with the U.S. and regional countries, Afghan government led by Ashraf Ghani has been completely sidelined. But, President Ghani has not given up. He says he is ready to pay the ultimate sacrifice for peace and stability in Afghanistan.
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2019-02-07 01:39
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Sidestepping govt, Afghan politicians hold ‘fruitful talks’ with Taliban in Moscow
TEHRAN - Despite strong protest from the government in Kabul, senior Afghan politicians led by former president Hamid Karzai held two-day talks with a Taliban delegation in Moscow.
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2019-02-07 01:36
Uzbekistan ready to host Taliban-Afghan govt talks
TEHRAN - Peace in war-torn Afghanistan has often been linked to peace and stability in the region because of the country’s strategic geographical location.
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2019-02-05 10:40
By Asif Durrani
U.S. withdrawal and fears of uncertainties in Afghanistan
Ashraf Ghani’s government is visibly upset over the proposed understanding between the U.S. Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban about the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in return for Taliban’s assurances that Afghan territory would not be available to Al-Qaida or ISIS. President Ghani has reportedly written a letter to President Trump pleading to review his decision of hasty drawdown. He has also appealed to the international community not to repeat mistakes of the past which culminated into a disaster for the world and Afghanistan.
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2019-02-04 23:09
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Govt, politicians in Afghanistan on the warpath over talks with Taliban
TEHRAN - Afghanistan’s politicians are on the warpath with government over peace talks with the Taliban, a situation that threatens to disrupt the fragile political environment in the run up to general elections in July.
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2019-02-02 20:29
Iran reiterates support for govt.-led Afghan peace talks
TEHRAN – Iran’s envoy to a meeting of the International Contact Group on Afghanistan has voiced Tehran’s support for the Afghan peace process.
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2019-01-28 17:14
Afghan president calls on Taliban to 'enter serious talks' with Kabul
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani called on the Taliban to "enter serious talks" with the government in Kabul Monday, following unprecedented marathon negotiations between the insurgents and the US in Qatar last week.
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2019-01-14 20:59
Iran talked to Taliban to foil plot by Daesh backers: MP
TEHRAN - Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh has said that Iran held talks with Taliban to foil plots by Daesh supports in Afghanistan.
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2019-01-12 21:53
Iran holds talks with Taliban for border security: ex-diplomat
TEHRAN - Former Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Rahimpour has said that Iran held talks with Taliban for security of its borders with Afghanistan.
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2019-01-10 11:55
Karzai: Iran-Taliban talks surely benefits Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Iran-Taliban talks is quite beneficial to Afghanistan.
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2019-01-10 11:46
Raisina Dialogue: 'Ensuring zero tolerance towards terrorism need of hour'
TEHRAN - Asserting that no country is immune to the “existential threat” of terrorism, India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said the need of hour is to ensure zero tolerance towards terrorism and those using it as an “instrument of convenience”.
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2019-01-10 10:39
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Taliban call off talks with U.S. officials over 'agenda disagreement'
Much to the chagrin of mandarins in Washington, Taliban have called off 'peace talks' with the U.S. officials in Qatar this week due to an “agenda disagreement”.
