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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 10:11
Trilateral talks held between Pakistan, China, Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Officials from Pakistan, China and Afghanistan held a meeting in Kabul on Monday to discuss cooperation in various fields, said a statement by Afghanistan’s foreign ministry.
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2019-02-26 10:16
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘Chabahar Port result of healthy cooperation between India, Iran, Afghanistan’
TEHRAN - In a significant development, the landlocked Afghanistan began exports to neighboring India through the strategic port of Chabahar on Sunday.
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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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2019-02-04 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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2019-01-28 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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2019-01-22 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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2018-12-27 10:25
Kabul attack death toll climbs to 43
TEHRAN - The death toll from an attack on a government building in Kabul has climbed to 43, according to local officials, as police and rescue workers engage in combing operations.
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2018-12-25 21:34
Iranian embassy denounces Kabul attack
TEHRAN – In a statement on Tuesday, the Iranian embassy in Afghanistan condemned the Monday terrorist attack in Kabul, ISNA reported.
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2018-12-16 09:50
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan hold second trilateral dialogue in Kabul
TEHRAN -Pakistan, China and Afghanistan held second round of trilateral dialogue in Kabul on Wednesday, in a attempt to facilitate the peace process and help end the protracted U.S.-imposed war in Afghanistan.
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2018-12-13 10:13
Over 30 killed in multiple Afghan attacks
TEHRAN -In a spate of terrorist attacks across war-torn Afghanistan in past few days, more than 30 people have been killed, according to reports.
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2018-12-09 10:34
‘Afghanistan deadliest country for terrorism’
TEHRAN - Earning another dubious distinction for itself, Afghanistan has now overtaken Iraq to become the world’s deadliest country for terrorism, according to a report released earlier this week.
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2018-11-29 02:19
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Afghan Shia militia commander’s arrest raises many questions
TEHRAN_ While the 17 year old war perpetuated by the Western powers on the pretext of fighting terrorism has taken its heavy toll on life in Afghanistan, the issue of ‘warlordism’ and ‘illegal militias’ has also been an integral part of conflict-centric discourse in Afghanistan.
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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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2018-11-15 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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2018-10-21 11:04
Despite fears of violence, Afghan parliamentary polls sees high turnout
TEHRAN- Despite the threats of terrorist groups to disrupt the election, Afghans came out in large numbers on Saturday to cast their votes in the historic parliamentary election.
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2018-09-16 03:10
Pakistan’s FM visits Kabul, holds talks
TEHRAN - In a bid to improve bilateral ties, Pakistan’s newly-elected foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday arrived in Kabul on his first foreign visit. Qureshi-led delegation held talks with senior Afghan officials in the first bilateral engagement between the two estranged neighbors since December 2015. The relations between Kabul and Islamabad have frayed in recent years, with Kabul accusing Pakistan of sheltering militant groups that launch attacks on Afghanistan. Pakistan has rejected the accusations.
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2018-09-16 01:26
Tehran, Kabul explore ways to deepen ties
TEHRAN – At a meeting between Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul on Thursday, Tehran and Kabul pledged to deepen ties in various arenas including water sharing.
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2018-09-09 06:45
Mattis makes unannounced visit to Kabul
TEHRAN - After visiting Pakistan and India, the U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis made an unannounced, whirlwind visit to Kabul on Friday, a day after deadly bombings at a sports center claimed dozens of lives.
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2018-08-21 09:40
Khan wants to engage with Kabul for regional peace
TEHRAN - Felicitating Afghanistan on its 99th Independence Day, Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he is looking forward to engage with Kabul for promoting peace, stability and prosperity of the two countries.
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2018-08-21 09:36
President Ghani again extends olive branch to Taliban ahead of Eid al Adha
TEHRAN - Stung by the scathing criticism for failing to contain escalating violence, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has again extended an olive branch to the Taliban, declaring a conditional ceasefire ahead of Eid al Adha.
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2018-08-21 08:57
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
U.S. and NATO neglect Afghan Shia massacres
TEHRAN - As the security situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, the government in Kabul is finding itself in troubled waters. According to the UN, civilian deaths recorded a new high in the first half of this year. Meanwhile, the targeted attacks on Hazara Shias of Afghanistan also continue unabated.
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2018-08-19 10:46
India to help build another dam in Afghanistan
TEHRAN - After helping in the construction of Salma Dam in western Herat province of Afghanistan, which is known as Afghan-India Friendship Dam, India is now getting ready to aid the war-torn country in building the Shahtoot Dam situated in the Kabul river basin.
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2018/08/18
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Kabul school attack underscores threat to Afghanistan’s future
“How could they attack a classroom,” a friend asked, noticeably angry and outraged. There are no easy answers to that. A human mind cannot come to terms with the atrociousness of such horrendous crimes against humanity. Barging inside a packed classroom and blowing up young school children is no chivalry. It is an act of cowardice and spinelessness. The victims were not carrying arms and they were not on the frontlines of war. They were inside a classroom, preparing for university entrance examination.
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2018-07-05 12:18
Iran rejects claim of training Taliban militants
TEHRAN – Iran’s embassy in Kabul has strongly rejected a report by British media claiming that members of Afghanistan’s Taliban militant group are being trained in Iran.
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2018-06-28 12:10
A least 11 people killed in U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan
While attacks by the Taliban have frighteningly increased across Afghanistan, compounding worries for the Kabul government, drone strikes by the American forces are also intensifying, giving sleepless nights to people living in remotest areas.
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2018-04-22 18:01
Iran denounces terrorist attack on Kabul as ‘inhuman’
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi issued a statement on Sunday condemning a suicide terrorist attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, calling it a “criminal” and “inhuman” act.
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2018-01-27 18:27
Iran condemns horrible terror attack in Kabul
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Saturday condemning a horrible terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, which left at least 95 people dead and 163 others injured.
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2018-01-22 18:28
Iran strongly condemns Afghan Intercontinental Hotel attack
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Sunday strongly condemned attack on Afghan Intercontinental Hotel which left at least 22 people killed.
