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2018-11-27 22:10
Zarif meets Afghan chief executive in Geneva
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah sat for talks on Tuesday in the Swiss city of Geneva, the Foreign Ministry website reported.
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2018-11-27 21:54
‘Respecting human rights is a national security requirement’
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday held talks with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on the sidelines of the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan.
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2018-11-27 10:20
‘Unity week’ marked with fervor in India, Kashmir, Pakistan, Afghanistan
TEHRAN _The ‘Islamic unity week’ (hafte wahdat), which marks the birth anniversary of Holy Prophet (pbuh), was observed across the world with tremendous fervor. Marked first time in Iran in mid-1980s, the ‘unity week’ has become a permanent annual event in many Muslim countries.
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2018-11-26 22:48
Iranian Army to ensure border security with Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The Iranian Army Ground Force has been tasked with ensuring security along border with Afghanistan, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forced announced on Monday.
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2018-11-26 21:45
Afghan presidential polls to be delayed
TEHRAN _ In the wake of security concerns and disarray in counting votes from last month’s parliamentary elections, the presidential polls in Afghanistan slated for April next year might be delayed.
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2018-11-26 12:15
By Asif Durrani, Former Pakistan ambassador in Iran
Mr Trump, you don’t know anything about Afghanistan!
President Trump’s remarks against Pakistan last Sunday once again reminded the policy makers of the two countries about the seriousness of the Pakistan-U.S. relations negotiation, especially when a maverick person like Trump is directly involved in the conduct of bilateral relations.
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2018-11-25 19:58
Iran says Afghan peace talks should involve central government
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday discussing the situation in Afghanistan.
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2018-11-22 10:47
Taliban not losing, admits U.S. general
TEHRAN _ In a candid admission of U.S. defeat in Afghanistan after 18 years of war that began in 2001, U.S. General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the Taliban "are not losing" in the war-torn country.
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2018-11-21 21:34
Iran says terrorist blast in Kabul is aimed to fuel religious divide
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly condemned a deadly terrorist blast in the Afghan capital Kabul, saying the act was intended to inflame religious division in the country.
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2018/11/21
Syed Zafar Mehdi
Kabul 'Mawlid' attack, Takfiri plot to divide Muslims
TEHRAN_On Tuesday afternoon, a large congregation of top-notch Afghan clerics had assembled at a wedding hall in Kabul to mark the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet (pbuh). Festive fervor pervaded the air, as clerics, young and old, greeted and embraced each other in a beautiful spirit of camaraderie and compassion that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) preached and propagated all his life.
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2018-11-19 21:24
Tehran backs UN peace efforts in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday voiced Iran’s readiness to help the UN efforts to establish peace in Afghanistan, Fars reported.
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2018-11-17 23:30
‘Moscow talks step towards peace’
TEHRAN - The landmark conference in Moscow last week that saw the participation of Taliban representatives and officials from nearly a dozen countries was the “first and positive step” towards long-lasting peace in war-torn Afghanistan, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said.
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2018-11-17 23:30
Afghanistan among most dangerous places
TEHRAN - Afghanistan, Libya and Somalia are the most dangerous places on earth, according to a new map designed for travelers that alerts them to risks abroad.
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2018-11-17 23:07
Sharp rise in casualty toll of Afghan security forces since 2015
TEHRAN - As the security situation in war-ravaged Afghanistan deteriorates, the Afghan government has revealed the numbers that are both deeply alarming and highly distressing.
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2018-11-15 11:03
Pakistan, China urge Afghanistan to join CPEC, Belt & Road Initiative
TEHRAN _ Pakistan and China have urged neighboring country Afghanistan to join the Belt & Road Initiative as well as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to reports.
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2018-11-15 10:56
TAPI project makes headway
TEHRAN _ The TAPI pipeline project, designed to diversify Turkmenistan’s gas exports, could deliver its first gas to Pakistan in two years, the company’s chief executive officer (CEO) said on Tuesday.
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2018-11-15 10:55
Russia hits back at U.S. over Afghan statement
TEHRAN _ Russian Foreign Ministry has denounced a senior U.S. official's claim about Russia's interference in negotiations on Afghanistan as Washington's attempts to shift the blame for its own policy failures in the country.
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2018-11-13 09:56
‘U.S. failed in Afghanistan’: Russia
TEHRAN _ A few days after Moscow hosted landmark ‘peace talks’ on Afghanistan, a senior Russian diplomat said Moscow has offered to broker Afghan peace talks because the U.S. has failed in bringing peace to the war-ravaged country.
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2018/11/12
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Taliban talks: Dialogue and violence can’t go together
TEHRAN _ Dialogue and violence cannot go hand in hand. The first cardinal principle of ‘peace negotiations’ is an unconditional ceasefire. That is how the two warring sides build trust, bury the hatchet and make peace with each other. You cannot extend an olive branch and point the barrel of gun at the same time. That renders the whole exercise futile.
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2018-11-11 10:12
‘Casualties in Afghan polls highest ever’
TEHRAN _ The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections last month was higher than casualties recorded in four previous elections in Afghanistan, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a report.
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2018-11-10 22:54
Syed Zafar Mehdi
Moscow talks opportunity to “open a new page” in Afghanistan’s history
TEHRAN _ On Friday, Russia hosted a landmark international meeting on Afghanistan, which saw the participation of representatives from the Taliban, Afghan government and many regional countries, including Iran.
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2018-11-10 22:45
Intl. conference cements common heritage along Silk Road
TEHRAN – A recent conference hosted delegations of experts and officials from Iran and other countries with the aim of cementing common heritage along the ancient Silk Road.
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2018-11-06 07:45
‘Peaceful Afghanistan in interest of region’
TEHRAN - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that a peaceful Afghanistan is in the best interest of the region, especially Pakistan so all the regional countries should come together to ensure peace in Afghanistan.
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2018-11-06 07:38
Russia to host international ‘peace talks’ on Afghanistan on Nov 9
TEHRAN -In a bid to broker peace between the Afghan government and the Taliban, Moscow will be hosting international talks on Afghanistan on November 9, which is likely to see participation of representatives from the Afghan government, the Taliban and regional countries.
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2018-10-31 20:57
Tehran condoles with Afghanistan over chopper crash
TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has voiced regret over the deadly crash of an army helicopter in Western Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of all crew members and passengers including several military and government officials.
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2018-10-31 20:10
DOE chief demands UN to cooperate on negotiating Hamoun water right
TEHRAN — Over a meeting held in Tehran on Wednesday with the UN resident coordinator and UNDP representative Ugochi Daniels, Issa Kalantari, chief of Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE), emphasized the need for negotiating with Afghanistan to discuss Hamoun Lake water right.
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2018-10-28 21:17
Vote of confidence session proof of political maturity: VP
TEHRAN - Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hossein-Ali Amiri said on Sunday that a Saturday parliamentary session to cast vote of confidence for four proposed ministers showed the country’s “political maturity”.
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2018-10-18 09:06
UN calls for women's participation in Afghan polls
TEHRAN - United Nations mission in Afghanistan has called for peaceful parliamentary elections with women’s full participation – as candidates, electoral workers, observers and voters – terming it "the civil and political right of all women".
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2018-10-17 20:49
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Journalists in war-ravaged Afghanistan continue to walk a tightrope
TEHRAN- s violence against journalists surges in Afghanistan and government faces the heat for failing to safeguard their rights, President Ashraf Ghani says his government is not at odds with the media and that government and the media should work together and be committed to implementing the law.
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2018-10-16 19:42
Tensions rise on Afghan-Pakistan border
TEHRAN - After a brief period of uneasy calm, the tensions between estranged neighbors Pakistan and Afghanistan are again on the boil. A key border crossing between the two countries was shut on Monday as the troops exchanged fire across the border.