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2021-01-26 11:43
By M. Ali Saki
We are back to square one: Afghan MP
TEHRAN – Noting that the path Americans are following in Afghanistan is wrong, an Afghan parliament representative says that Afghanistan is back to “square one” after two decades of a futile war.
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2021-01-11 17:40
Iranian govt. spokesman calls assassination of Afghan official disgusting
TEHRAN – Iran's government spokesman Ali Rabiei on Monday condemned the Sunday terrorist attack in Kabul that resulted in the death of an Afghan official.
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2021-01-09 20:17
Afghan president calls for long-term relations with Iran
TEHRAN - President Ashraf Ghani said on Friday that the Afghanistan government must have short-term, medium-term and long-term relations with Iran.
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2020-12-26 23:44
Iran, Afghanistan seek to bolster tourism ties
TEHRAN – Iran and Afghanistan are set to extend mutual tourism ties both in the current coronavirus era and when the pandemic is contained.
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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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2020-12-19 22:06
FM Zarif urges U.S. to withdraw from the region
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the U.S. to withdraw its troops from the West Asia region, the Fars news agency reported on Saturday.
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2020-12-18 19:37
Iran calls for inclusive Afghan-led peace process to end instability
TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has called for a “comprehensive and inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process” in order to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan.
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2020-12-12 18:32
Araghchi meets top Afghan officials in Kabul
TEHRAN — Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met with Afghanistan’s top officials in Kabul to discuss bilateral ties.
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2020-12-11 18:10
Iran hails Khaf-Herat railway as great step forward
TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has hailed the Tehran-Kabul relations as an excellent example of good neighborliness, referring to the Khaf-Herat railway as a great step toward expanding bilateral cooperation.
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2020-12-09 23:20
FM Zarif hails Iran-Afghanistan railway project as border bridge
TEHERAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed a joint railway project linking eastern Iran to western Afghanistan as a boost to regional trade and popular exchanges.
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2020-12-06 18:12
Iranian embassy in Kabul denies insulting of Afghan nationals
TEHRAN — Iran’s embassy to Kabul has issued a statement dismissing as fake two videos that show Iranians insulting Afghan nationals in Iran, Mehr reported.
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2020-12-06 15:12
By Mohammad Mazhari
Murder of 39 Afghans by Australian soldiers only ‘tip of the iceberg’: professor
TEHRAN – An Australian academic says that killing unlawfully 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners by Australian Special Forces is just “the tip of the iceberg”.
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2020-12-05 18:34
Iran, neighbors explore ways to safeguard Silk Roads heritage
TEHRAN – Cultural experts and officials from Iran and some neighboring states on Thursday discussed ways to safeguard, and benefit from the cultural heritage their nations are inherited from the ancient Silk Roads.
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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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2020-11-27 22:20
Iran calls for immediate U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, has called for an immediate withdrawal of the United States troops from Afghanistan.
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2020-11-27 17:58
Iranian Foreign Ministry calls for closer interactions with Afghanistan
TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has expressed satisfaction over his visit to Afghanistan, saying popular and cultural interactions are an integral part of a strategic relationship.
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2020-11-25 19:45
U.S. pursuing scorched earth policy in Afghanistan, Iran says
TEHRAN - Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, has accused the United States of trying to destroy Afghanistan’s legal institutions, calling on the U.S. not to follow the “scorched earth policy” in the country.
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2020-11-24 18:13
Zarif urges responsible exit of foreign troops from Afghanistan
TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Iran has always supported intra-Afghan dialogue owned and led by Afghans themselves, which should include the Taliban, and which preserves the post-2001 achievements.
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2020-11-23 18:36
Zarif to attend 2020 Afghanistan Conference
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend the virtual 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.
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2020-11-22 20:14
ISIL attack hits Afghan capital as Pompeo joins peace talks
Mortar shells slammed into a residential area of Afghanistan's capital and killed eight people Saturday, hours before outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held what are likely his last meetings with the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators trying to hammer out a peace deal.
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2020-11-21 23:43
Iran condemns Kabul rocket attack
TEHRAN – Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, condemned on Saturday a rocket attack on civilians in Kabul.
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2020-11-21 19:05
23 rockets hit Afghan capital, 8 civilians killed
A rocket barrage slammed into the heavily fortified Green Zone in Kabul, Afghanistan, where many embassies and international firms are based, killing at least eight civilians and wounding dozens more on Saturday.
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2020-11-21 14:51
Rocket lands inside Iran embassy in Kabul, causes no injuries
TEHRAN – A rocket hit Iran’s embassy in Afghanistan on Saturday morning, causing no fatalities, the Iranian embassy said in a tweet following the attack.
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2020-11-18 22:03
Afghanistan expresses appreciation for Iran’s support for peace
TEHRAN – The Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Mohammed Haneef Atmar, has appreciated Iran’s support for the peace process in his country during a meeting with Ebrahim Taherian Fard, the special envoy of Iran's foreign minister for Afghanistan.
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2020-11-18 17:44
Pentagon announces partial withdrawal from Afghanistan – 2,500 troops to remain
The U.S. will withdraw 500 troops from Iraq and 2,000 from Afghanistan before President Donald Trump leaves office, leaving around 2,500 soldiers in each country, Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller has announced.
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2020-11-17 21:21
Tehran, Kabul make ‘significant’ progress in finalizing comprehensive document
TEHRAN – As two neighbors Afghanistan and Iran have made considerable progress in finalizing a document that will ensure comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, according to a statement issued by Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry.
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2020-11-15 12:10
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to visit Kabul for first time
Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan is to visit Kabul in the ongoing week amid stalled peace negotiations between the government and Taliban’ peace negotiation teams in Doha of Qatar.
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2020-11-14 18:38
Movies from Iran line up for Herat women’s festival
TEHRAN – A lineup of 14 movies from Iranian filmmakers will be competing in the 6th Herat International Women’s Film Festival (HIWFF), which will take place in the Afghan city from November 16 to 19.
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2020-11-10 18:07
U.S. exploiting Afghanistan’s situation, advisor says
Iran says backs UN to establish security, peace in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, has said Iran considers Afghanistan’s security as its own security, emphasizing that the United States is taking advantage of the situation in Afghanistan.