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2021-09-26 06:50
By Driss Addar
American withdrawal from West Asia: the price of General Soleimani's martyrdom
TEHRAN- After 20 years of the American occupation of Afghanistan under the pretext of fighting terrorism and Al-Qaeda, it had to withdraw its forces in a humiliating manner, and left everything behind, including military vehicles still in use. American forces even abandoned the trained dogs they used in the incursions and equated them with those who were cooperating with them.
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2021-09-22 21:55
By Saeed Azimi
Ex-ambassador: From Pakistan’s view Taliban government is not inclusive
TEHRAN – In a live interview with the Tehran Times on Tuesday, former Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran says from viewpoint of his country the caretaker Taliban government is not inclusive.
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2021-09-22 18:11
U.S. reviewing waiver on Iranian fuel exports to Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
TEHRAN - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is reportedly reviewing a 2018 sanctions waiver, which allowed Afghanistan to purchase Iranian gasoline and diesel.
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2021-09-20 21:21
Iran's membership in SCO strengthened prospect of Asian cooperation: expert
TEHRAN - A senior expert on strategic issues says Iran's change of membership from observer to permanent in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has strengthened the perspective of Iran's cooperation with the organization bilaterally and multilaterally.
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2021-09-19 13:53
By M. A. Saki
U.S foreign policy suffering from hypocrisy: professor
TEHRAN - Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, a London-based professor, says that the U.S foreign policy suffers from hypocrisy.
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2021-09-18 18:22
U.S. finally admits Afghan airstrike killed civilians
TEHRAN- In yet another blow to the image of America’s intelligence gathering efforts, the U.S. military has admitted that a drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children and apologized for what it called a "tragic mistake".
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2021-09-17 19:33
Iran president, Pakistan PM insist on formation of comprehensive government in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan insisted on the need for formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan during a meeting on the fringes of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Thursday afternoon.
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2021-09-17 19:32
Iran FM holds intensive talks in Dushanbe
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian held many meetings with his counterparts from China, Russia, India, and Pakistan to discuss a variety of bilateral and regional issues such as the developments in Afghanistan and the situation around a 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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2021-09-15 21:19
By Mohammad Mazhari
Western experience in Afghanistan was disappointing, Italian expert says
TEHRAN - Italian expert Pastori Gianluca is of the view that Western experience in Afghanistan was “disappointing”.
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2021-09-15 20:56
U.S. Afghan withdrawal sparks crisis of confidence in U.S. credibility
Nothing left to lose
TEHRAN – The U.S. chaotic and disorderly withdrawal from Afghanistan has created seismic effects mostly felt by the Saudis along with other U.S. allies in the region who are now deeply concerned about being abandoned by their unreliable American friends.
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2021-09-14 22:10
Amir Abdollahian: ‘Trial and error’ is key reason for instability in Afghanistan
TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian addressed a virtual meeting on the “Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan” chaired by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday afternoon.
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2021-09-14 18:17
Angry Dems, GOP clash over Afghanistan
TEHRAN- The U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, has appeared before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee and testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, making him the first official from the administration of President Joe Biden to testify publicly to lawmakers since the Taliban takeover.
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2021/09/14
By Friedrich Kratochwil
Ruminations about the fall of Kabul
The hasty retreat of the U.S. from Afghanistan and the re-establishment of Taliban rule in Kabul are certainly events that justify further critical reflection. But such a reflection is neither helped by attempts to prophesize about “the future” of the world, of the West, the East or whatever, nor is it as simple as connecting, for example two past events and draw a straight line which presumably discloses where we are going, as the narrative line “from Saigon to Kabul” suggests. For one, yes, Vietnam was a defeat of U.S. policies, as is the “loss” of Afghanistan, and here the undeniable disaster of the hasty and nearly irresponsible withdrawal will provide ample room for criticism, but the “meaning” of the event will probably remain contested.
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2021-09-13 18:29
High Qatari delegation visits Afghanistan
TEHRAN- In the highest-level foreign visit to Kabul since the Taliban seized the capital last month, Qatar's foreign minister has held talks with the new prime minister of Afghanistan.
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2021-09-12 22:15
Foreign intervention in Afghanistan doomed to failure, ex-diplomat highlights
TEHRAN - A former Iranian diplomat says experience shows that any foreign intervention in Afghanistan will end in failure, citing Britain (1839-42), the Soviet Union (1980-88) and the United States (2001-2021) as examples.
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2021-09-12 22:14
Intelligence chiefs meet in Islamabad to discuss Afghanistan
TEHRAN — Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed on Saturday hosted intelligence chiefs of regional countries in Islamabad to discuss the Afghan situation, according to Pakistani media outlets.
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2021-09-12 22:14
Nuclear dossier must be pursued independently, MP says
TEHRAN - A member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament says that the nuclear case should be pursued independently, but the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a diplomatic apparatus will be protected.
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2021-09-12 17:45
U.S. “war on terror” cost $5tn, who won?
TEHRAN- Normally set aside for natural disasters and other crises, Congress funded America’s “war on terror” using emergency and contingency money that sidestepped the normal process to allocate funds for overseas military missions.
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2021/09/12
Last U.S. Afghan strike “targeted” aid worker
TEHRAN- In another blow to image of U.S. intelligence, an investigation by the New York Times has shed doubt on Washington’s narrative that it targeted Daesh operatives in revenge for an earlier deadly attack at Kabul airport.
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2021-09-11 21:06
Afghanistan situation result of daydreaming for safer world: Iranian diplomat
TEHRAN – An Iranian diplomat on Saturday blamed the U.S. for the current situation in Afghanistan, saying the turmoil in the Central Asian country has resulted from 20 years of American occupation.
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2021-09-10 20:30
Tehran's alley named after Afghanistan’s Panjshir
TEHRAN – The City Council of Tehran has named an alley in the northern part of the capital city after Afghanistan’s Panjshir in order to show sympathy with the people of Afghanistan who are fighting against the Taliban forces, Mehr reported.
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2021-09-10 18:56
Afghan territory must not be used for sheltering or training terrorists: Iran
TEHRAN – Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi said on Thursday that the next round of the meeting of the foreign ministers of countries bordering Afghanistan will be held in Tehran in the near future.
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2021-09-10 18:47
Guterres urges “dialogue” with Taliban
TEHRAN- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded with the international community to maintain a dialogue with the Taliban in Afghanistan, warning of an "economic collapse" in the country that could leave millions of Afghans dying as a consequence.
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2021-09-10 18:01
By Mohammad Mazhari
Ex-Turkish FM says NATO countries’ reliance on U.S. has suffered seriously
Yakish says U.S. has not abandoned policy of harming people in other countries
TEHRAN - Former Turkish Foreign Minister Yashar Yakish says the U.S. has done nothing but harming the people of the region and the world at large.
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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.