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2025-09-22 21:14
By staff writer
What is behind Trump's Bagram dream?
TEHRAN- The recent political and military discourse surrounding the Bagram Air Base in northern Afghanistan underscores the renewed strategic tug-of-war playing out in Central and South Asia.
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2025-09-21 14:54
Trump threatens Kabul over Bagram demand as Taliban rejects US return
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Sunday that “BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!!!” unless Afghanistan “gives back” Bagram Air Base, also telling reporters the U.S. wants it “right away” and linking its value to proximity to western China.
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2025-09-02 16:37
Death toll surpasses 1,400 as Afghanistan reels from quake
A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan just past midnight on Sunday, triggering one of the deadliest disasters in recent memory.
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2025-08-20 18:18
China FM holds talks with Taliban leaders in Kabul, mining and BRI top agenda
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul on Wednesday morning for a visit to Afghanistan and to attend the sixth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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2025-05-25 23:06
By Salman Parviz
China: Afghanistan’s top investor
West’s failure opens doors for East
TEHRAN -- Years of wars, occupation, and anarchy have left Afghanistan’s natural resources unexploited due to a lack of investment and the transfer of technology. According to the U.S. and UN assessments, minerals buried across Afghanistan’s rocky landscape are estimated to be worth a trillion dollars.
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2025-04-18 02:16
Russian Supreme Court suspends ban on Taliban
Russia’s Supreme Court has suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than 20 years as “a terrorist organization”, Al Jazeera reported.
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2024-12-13 22:26
Tehran condemns ISIS killing of acting Afghan minister
TEHRAN — Iran has unequivocally condemned the recent terrorist bombing in Kabul, which claimed the lives of several individuals, including Khalil Haqqani, the acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation in Afghanistan's interim government.
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2024-11-30 22:26
Bigdeli begins post as head of Iranian mission in Kabul
TEHRAN – Alireza Bigdeli, Iran's newly appointed head of mission in Kabul, has commenced his duties in Afghanistan.
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2024-11-18 22:25
Taliban agrees to extradite Afghan prisoners held in Iran
TEHRAN – Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has pledged cooperation with Iran on the extradition of Afghan prisoners held within Iranian borders.
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2024-11-13 19:29
Tehran plans to repatriate 1,000 Afghan prisoners in agreement with Kabul
TEHRAN- The Deputy Minister for International Affairs and Human Rights within the Iranian Ministry of Justice, along with the head of the committee responsible for transferring foreign convicts, has announced plans to repatriate a thousand Afghan prisoners to their home country over the next two months.
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2024-11-10 19:56
Iran completes 25-km of Eastern border wall to strengthen security
TEHRAN – Iran’s Army Ground Forces have successfully completed a 25-kilometer section of the country’s eastern border wall, reinforcing national security and strengthening anti-smuggling measures.
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2024-08-16 21:09
Why America’s longest and most expensive war in history failed: analysis
TEHRAN - On the third anniversary of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, three writers - Michael A. Cohen, a nonresident senior fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University; Christopher Preble, also from the Fletcher School and senior fellow and director of the Stimson Center’s Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy Program; and Monica Duffy Toft, an academic dean and professor of international politics at the Fletcher School and Director of its Center for Strategic Studies - analyzed the failure of the U.S. war against Taliban after 20 years.
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2024-08-07 21:32
Tehran demands justice for 1998 killing of Iranian reporter and diplomats in Afghanistan
TEHRAN– Iran’s Foreign Ministry has urged the Afghan caretaker government to publicly announce the findings of its investigations into the assassination of Iranian diplomats and a reporter in Mazar-e Sharif on August 8, 1998, and to ensure that those responsible are held accountable.
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2024-05-18 22:03
Flash floods claim more lives in Afghanistan
At least 50 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in central Afghanistan, officials have said.
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2024-05-11 22:21
Iran can ensure stable energy supply to Afghanistan: deputy ambassador
TEHRAN - Iran's Deputy Ambassador to Kabul, Hassan Mortazavi, highlighted Iran's commitment to serving as a dependable energy supplier to Afghanistan during a meeting with Abdul Latif Mansoor, the Acting Minister of Water and Energy of Afghanistan's caretaker government in Kabul.
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2024-04-14 21:16
Delays by Home Office risk return of vulnerable Afghan families to Taliban
Afghan families who helped UK forces and then fled to neighboring Pakistan are in danger of being deported back to the Taliban due to Home Office delays in bringing them to the UK.
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2024-04-02 14:25
photo: AFA
Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan
The number of foreign tourists visiting Afghanistan rose 120 percent year on year in 2023, reaching nearly 5,200.
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2024-03-23 13:19
Taliban condemns terrorist attack on concert hall in Russia
The Foreign Ministry in the Taliban-formed government of Afghanistan has strongly condemned Friday’s terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow, TASS reported.
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2024-03-21 01:12
Former generals blame Biden admin for chaotic fall of Kabul
The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time.
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2024-03-03 22:28
Taliban official says committed to honoring Iran water rights
TEHRAN- Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the political deputy minister of the caretaker government of Afghanistan (Taliban), has emphasized that the Islamic Emirate is committed to ensuring Iran’s water rights according to the 1973 treaty.
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2024-02-19 23:20
UK blocked resettlement applications from elite Afghan troops
UK Special Forces blocked Afghan troops they had fought alongside from relocating to the UK after the Taliban seized power, according to BBC Panorama.
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2024-01-21 22:41
Iran, Afghanistan judiciary officials seek more cooperation
TEHRAN- Kazem Gharibabadi, secretary of the High Council for Human Rights and deputy head of the Iranian judiciary, and Abdul Ghani Faiq, the deputy Taliban minister of justice, discussed ways for further cooperation.
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2024-01-08 21:50
Taliban official describes Daesh as common foe of Afghanistan, Iran
TEHRAN- A Taliban political leader referred to the terrorist group Daesh as Iran’s and Afghanistan’s shared enemy.
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2024-01-05 20:05
Israel seeking to drag the U.S. into another ruinous war: analysis
In a commentary on January 3, The Nation said Israel is pushing the United States toward another “ruinous" war as Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip is gradually spreading.
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2024-01-02 21:45
Taliban urges Iranian investment in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – In a recent diplomatic overture, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Taliban engaged in extensive discussions with key economic stakeholders from both Afghanistan and Iran.
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2023-12-27 14:55
photo: AFA
‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth
Afghanistan is among the worst countries in the world for deaths in childbirth, with one woman dying every two hours.
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2023-11-22 13:32
Photo: Mohsen Eslamzadeh
From opium fields to agricultural innovation: Afghanistan's journey towards a drug-free economy
Farmers in Afghanistan are no longer allowed to cultivate cannabis and poppies after the country declared bold steps to fight against opium production and the drug trade. Experts say the landmark decision could bring about some economic challenges for the Taliban in the future. This photo collection features government forces combating guilt-ridden farmers.
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2023-11-06 22:52
By Mohsen Eslam Zadeh
The end of Opium
TEHRAN- The interim government of Afghanistan has taken effective measures to prevent the production of opium in the country. But that could bring about some economic challenges for the Taliban in the future.
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2023-11-06 22:47
Iran, Afghanistan discuss ties in high-ranking meeting
TEHRAN – Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi held talks with Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Taliban government on Monday.
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2023-11-05 22:43
Amir Abdollahian meets Taliban acting Deputy PM in Tehran
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met on Sunday with the Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Taliban government Abdul Ghani Baradar in Tehran.