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US-Taliban Talks Pause after Attack on American Airbase 13 Dec 2019

US-Taliban Talks Pause after Attack on American Airbase

US negotiators are taking a “brief pause” from talks with the Taliban after a suicide attack on an American base outside Kabul killed two civilians, US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday.

Attack on US military base killed one 12 Dec 2019

Attack on US military base killed one

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Suicide bombers struck an attack on the main US military base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring scores in a major attack that could scupper plans to revive peace talks between the United States and the Taliban. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on US […]

Afghan-led peace process is supported by Iran; Zarif 10 Dec 2019

Afghan-led peace process is supported by Iran; Zarif

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif declared Tehran’s support for “an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process”, saying a withdrawal of foreign forces from the war-weary nation could pave the way for the peace and reconciliation process. “Announcement of a timetable for a responsible exit of foreign troops from Afghanistan would prepare […]

13 Killed in Explosions in Southern Afghanistan 09 Dec 2019

13 Killed in Explosions in Southern Afghanistan

At least 13 Afghan soldiers and policemen were killed in two separate explosions in the country's southern province of Helmand, provincial sources said on Monday.

District Chief among 3 Wounded in Roadside Bomb 08 Dec 2019

District Chief among 3 Wounded in Roadside Bomb

The governor of Chardara district in the northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan along with two of his bodyguards were wounded after a roadside bomb struck his car on Sunday, provincial government spokesman Esmatullah Muradi said.

Ashraf Ghani in Kabul receives Iranian envoy 07 Dec 2019

Ashraf Ghani in Kabul receives Iranian envoy

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani received Iranian government’s special envoy Ebrahim Taherian in Kabul on Saturday, where the two sides conferred on mutual relations and peace progress in Afghanistan The Iranian diplomat said that Tehran supports the Afghan-led peace process. He noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran honors the Afghanistan Constitution […]

At Least 24 Taliban Militants Killed in Afghanistan 30 Nov 2019

At Least 24 Taliban Militants Killed in Afghanistan

At least 24 armed Taliban insurgents were killed and 31 militants affiliated with the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorist group surrendered to Afghan forces over the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday.

Negotiation with Afghan groups in Iran 28 Nov 2019

Negotiation with Afghan groups in Iran

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday confirmed that he met a Taliban delegation in Tehran, saying that Iran is open to negotiation with Afghan groups to help secure peace and security in the neighboring country. He made the remarks after a cabinet meeting in the capital city on Wednesday […]

ISIS relocating to Afghanistan: Zarif 16 Nov 2019

ISIS relocating to Afghanistan: Zarif

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the Islamic State, ISIS relocating to Afghanistan, and all their bases from Syria and Iraq are transferring there. “The revival of IS the source of common concern between India, Iran, and Pakistan. The terror outfit is moving its base from Syria and Iraq […]

Tehran, Kabul Working on Strategic Document on Developing Ties 04 Nov 2019

Tehran, Kabul Working on Strategic Document on Developing Ties

Afghanistan Ambassador to Tehran Abdul Ghafoor Liwal yesterday during meeting with Chairman of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce Gholamhossein Shafei said that Iran and Afghanistan are drawing up a comprehensive strategic document on developing ties and the document will be prepared in five fields.