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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 01:27
Afghan envoy calls Islamic Revolution ‘unique’ event
TEHRAN – Afghanistan’s ambassador to Tehran has issued a message on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, describing it as a “unique” event in the modern era.
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2019-02-05 20:18
‘Iran has precise information that U.S. is transferring Daesh to Afghanistan’
TEHRAN - Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to the Leader, said on Tuesday that Iran has “precise information” that the U.S. is transferring Daesh militants to Afghanistan.
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2019-02-04 23:25
India in touch with key stakeholders in Afghanistan
TEHRAN - In the wake of ongoing peace talks between various stakeholders in Afghanistan and the Afghan Taliban, India is preparing for any eventuality by being in touch with key political stakeholders in the country.
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2019-02-04 23:23
Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan plummet
TEHRAN - Pakistan’s exports to neighboring Afghanistan have dwindled by 41.57 percent to just $1.4 billion in 2018-19 from $2.6 billion in 2010-11, according to latest figures.
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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 17:00
U.S. Caught Helping ISIS Commanders Escape from Taliban Prison in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – A large number of prisoners, all of them senior members of Daesh (also ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group, broke out of a Taliban prison in northwest Afghanistan after US troops helped them escape through a covert operation.
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2019-01-22 22:09
Tehran denounces suicide attack in Kabul
TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Tuesday condemned a suicide attack on a military center west of the Afghan capital Kabul, which claimed the lives of dozens of people.
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2019-01-21 11:38
Rivals launch political marathon in Afghanistan
A confident and relaxed President Ashraf Ghani launched his reelection campaign Sunday, registering as a candidate at the national election commission and then delivering a lengthy speech on peace, poverty and the need for a strong government to unite all Afghans and end 17 years of insurgent conflict in a “just and honorable” way.
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2019-01-18 13:39
Trump cancels Nancy Pelosi foreign trip, citing shutdown
U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's upcoming trip to Brussels and Afghanistan, asking her to stay to negotiate an end to the partial U.S. government shutdown, BBC reported.
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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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2019/01/12
By M K Bhadrakumar
‘Gadkari effect’ on growing Iran-India relations
TEHRAN - If the ‘Newton Effect’ in physics has an equivalent in international diplomacy, we can describe what is happening to India-Iran relations as the ‘Gadkari Effect’. Like in the case of the 18th century English scientist Isaac Newton’s optical property of physics, the minister in the Indian government Nitin Gadkari – arguably, by far the best performing colleague of Prime Minister Narendra Modi – has created a series of concentric, alternating rings centered at the point of contact between the Indian and Iranian economies.
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2019-01-10 09:21
Military advisor: Iran can help Taliban, Afghan govt. reach common understanding
TEHRAN – Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, a top military adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said Iran can help the Taliban and the Afghan government reach a common understanding for stabilizing Afghanistan.
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2019-01-07 23:25
Ghani’s ‘peace envoy’ to visit Pakistan
TEHRAN - Afghan President President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy for peace and head of High Peace Council's (HPC) secretariat, Umer Daudzai is expected to visit Pakistan this week.
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2019-01-06 11:49
Turkey to host trilateral meet on Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan made his maiden visit to Turkey after coming to power and held wide-ranging talks with Turkish officials, including President Recep Erdogan.
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2019-01-06 11:48
The national security adviser of India, Afghanistan hold talks
TEHRAN - Following the partial withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, new alliances are taking shape between Afghanistan and its regional allies, paving way for new conversations.
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2019-01-05 23:15
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Stung by ‘library’ remark, India lists Afghan projects to “educate” Trump
TEHRAN - Donald Trump has become famously infamous for his eccentricity, grandiloquence, and off-the-cuff statements devoid of logic and lucidity. On the receiving end have been both friends and foes.
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2019-01-05 20:39
Araqchi briefs Ghani on Iran’s talks with Taliban
TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, who held talks with a Taliban delegation in Tehran on December 30, met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul on Saturday.
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2019-01-04 22:05
Tehran says not interfering in Afghan affairs
TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi has said talks between Iran and Taliban were held in coordination with the Afghan government, stressing that the Islamic Republic would never interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan.
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2019-01-02 20:18
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
In a first, Iran, Taliban discuss ‘post-occupation scenario’ in Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Putting speculation to rest, it was finally confirmed this week that the government of Iran held talks with a Taliban delegation on “post-occupation situation” in Afghanistan.
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2019-01-01 20:11
The announcement signals a growing confidence among the Taliban for U.S. troops to pull out of Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban says ‘post-occupation’ discussed with Iran
The Taliban discussed Afghanistan's "post-occupation situation" with Iran in their latest meeting, the group said Tuesday, as Tehran makes a more concerted and open push for peace ahead of a possible U.S. drawdown.
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2018-12-31 21:46
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
YEAR IN REVIEW – SOUTH ASIA:
TEHRAN - The year gone by was shaped by many significant events in South Asia. There was drama, there was intrigue, there was betrayal, there was brutality, and there was a healing touch too.
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2018-12-31 21:45
Afghan presidential polls delayed till July 20
TEHRAN - In the wake of volatile security situation and lack of preparedness of election authorities, the presidential polls in Afghanistan have been delayed by three months.
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2018-12-29 20:38
‘Trump didn’t order Afghan troop withdrawal’
TEHRAN - In a classic volte-face, White House has contradicted reports that the U.S. President Donald Trump ordered withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Apparently, in response to backlash at home and abroad, White House spokesman dismissed reports that Trump directed the military to pull 7,000 soldiers out of the war-torn country, Bloomberg reported.
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2018-12-29 20:15
Syed Zafar Mehdi
Pakistan fencing Afghan border to curb infiltration
TEHRAN - Pakistan and Afghanistan, the two estranged neighbors with history of hostility and bad blood, have made concerted efforts in recent months to open a new chapter in their bilateral relations.
