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2021-08-16 21:08
Zarif holds talks with China’s special envoy on Afghanistan
TEHRAN – On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and China’s special envoy for Afghanistan Yue Xiao Yong exchanged views on the recent developments in Afghanistan.
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2021-08-16 19:46
Iran says is in contact with all Afghan groups
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that Tehran is in contact with all Afghan sides and reiterated the Islamic Republic welcomes a peaceful transition of power through the coordination council led by former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and a few other top figures.
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2021-08-16 17:17
President Raisi: Iran will make efforts to stabilize Afghanistan
TEHRAN – New Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced on Monday that his country will make efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan.
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2021-08-16 13:08
Taliban says war is over, calls for peaceful international relations
The Taliban have declared the war in Afghanistan is over after its fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday.
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2021-08-15 23:09
Taliban take control of Kabul and presidential palace, Ashraf Ghani flees
Taliban forces are assuming control of the Afghan capital Kabul and have taken control of the presidential palace, after the country's president Ashraf Ghani fled to Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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2021-08-15 22:21
Iran reduces diplomatic staff in Kabul
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said late on Sunday that Iran will reduce its diplomatic staff in Kabul.
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2021-08-15 21:29
Iran’s Zarif wishes ‘peaceful transition’ in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif advises rival Afghan sides that like occupation, violence and war will never help settle the long-running conflict in Afghanistan, and expresses hope for a “peaceful transition” of power in the country.
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2021-08-15 20:45
U.S. rushes to save Americans stuck in Afghanistan
The Pentagon says most U.S. troops on a mission to evacuate the Kabul embassy will arrive by Sunday and will be prepared to airlift thousands of people per day.
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2021-08-15 19:39
No clashes between Taliban, Iran border guards: security sources
Security sources informed with the matter have dismissed rumors that there have been clashes between the Taliban militants and Iranian border guards, saying there exists no problem at Iran’s borders with neighboring Afghanistan.
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2021-08-15 16:37
Iran transfers consular services from Mazar-i-Sharif to Kabul
TEHRAN – Iran has decided to move its consular services from Mazar-i-Sharif to the Afghanistan capital after Taliban insurgents took over the city, according to an Al Jazeera report.
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2021-08-15 16:34
Taliban negotiators heading to presidential palace to prepare for power transition
Taliban negotiators are heading to presidential palace to prepare for transfer of power after entering outskirts of Kabul, according to The Guardian.
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2021-08-15 14:24
Taliban say have no plans to take Kabul 'by force'
The Taliban have issued a statement saying they have instructed their fighters to “stay at the gates of Kabul and not enter the city.
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2021-08-15 13:30
Taliban close in on Kabul, seize Jalalabad
The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan’s Jalalabad without a fight, according to officials and a resident, effectively leaving the capital, Kabul, as the last major urban area under government control, Al Jazeera reported.
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2021-08-13 21:32
Iran voices concern over escalation in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has expressed concerns over the rapid escalation of the war in neighboring Afghanistan as the Taliban took over the province of Herat where Iranian diplomats still work in the Iranian consulate.
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2021/08/13
U.S., allies scramble to save citizens amid Taliban “advance”
The situation in Afghanistan is reported to be a very fluid one; on one hand a six-month ceasefire between the government and the Taliban is said to be “95% agreed”.
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2021-08-11 21:08
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. leaving Afghans over a barrel of extremists: Pakistani professor
TEHRAN – Assistant Professor at School of Politics and International Relations in Quaid-i-Azam University says that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will have severe consequences both for Afghanistan as well as the region.
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2021-08-11 21:07
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. influence in West Asia has declined: Oxford professor
TEHRAN - A professor of international relations at the University of Oxford says that the U.S. has yielded the initiative in West Asia.
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2021-08-10 11:46
Taliban say no ceasefire reached as battles continue
Speaking to Al-Jazeera TV, a Taliban spokesman says there was no ceasefire agreement with Afghanistan’s government.
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2021-08-09 21:53
Heavy clashes in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The Taliban seized control of another provincial capital early on Monday to raise the total number of capitals it has overrun so far to five, a major military achievement that marks a strategic shift in the group’s military strategy.
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2021-08-09 21:50
Iran expresses deep concern over developments in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has voiced “deep concern” over continued clashes in neighboring Afghanistan as the internecine war between the Afghan government and the Taliban continued to rage on.
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2021-08-08 21:49
Iran insists on inter-Afghan dialogue to settle conflict
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday met with Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the UN secretary general for Afghanistan, who led a delegation to Tehran to exchange views with Iranian Foreign Ministry officials about the intensifying war between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
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2021-08-07 22:06
Iran asks for unraveling hidden dimensions of Mazar-e-Sharif incident
TEHRAN — On the 23rd anniversary of the martyrdom of Iranian diplomats in Mazar-e-Sharif, the Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement asking for the clarification of the truth behind the terrorist incident.
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2021-08-06 22:32
Qalibaf meets Afghan president, Hamas leader
TEHRAN — In separate meetings with the Afghan president and the leader of the Hamas political bureau, Iranian Parliament Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf has stressed the importance of establishing peace in the region.
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2021-08-06 11:12
By Ali A. Jenabzadeh
Public in Pakistan don’t want the U.S. bases in their territory: journalist
TEHRAN – A Pakistani journalist says the public in his country oppose hosting U.S. bases.
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2021-08-06 11:09
By Mohammad Mazhari
Taliban are serious for peace talks: Pakistani analyst
TEHRAN - A member of an Islamabad-based think tank is of the opinion that the Taliban are serious for peace talks while the Afghan government is reluctant.
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2021-08-01 18:36
Iran issues travel warning to Afghanistan
TEHRAN - The Iranian embassy in Kabul issued a statement urging Iranian citizens to refrain from traveling to Afghanistan until further notice due to escalating security risks.
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2021-08-01 10:35
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. Afghan exit marks end of the unipolar model in recent history: professor
TEHRAN - Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, a London-based professor, says that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is a sign of the beginning and the end of the unipolar model in recent history.
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2021-07-31 17:08
By Mohammad Mazhari
Trump won’t come back to office in 2024: professor
A professor of political science at Rutgers University in New Jersey rules out that Donald Trump would come back in 2024 as more information is coming out about him.
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2021-07-31 10:21
By M. A. Saki
U.S. is scorching the earth in Afghanistan: Turkish attorney
TEHRAN – Washington is scorching the earth over the fallback lines while retreating, a Turkish lawyer says, noting that the U.S. is deepening the gap in Afghanistan.
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2021-07-30 11:04
By A. Akbar Jenabzadeh
Turkish historian says Tehran and Ankara can stabilize Afghanistan
TEHRAN - A Turkish historian and political scientist is of the opinion that Iran and Turkey as two important countries in the region can restore peace in Afghanistan.