In a candid admission of U.S. defeat in Afghanistan after 18 years of war that began in 2001, U.S. General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the Taliban “are not losing” in the war-torn country. Dunford is among the growing number of U.S. officials to admit that there was no “military […]

Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hossein-Ali Amiri said on Sunday that a Saturday parliamentary session to cast vote of confidence for four proposed ministers showed the country’s “political maturity”. The parliamentary session was an example of “unity between the government and parliament” and was a “show of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s political maturity”, he […]

 Iran, India and Afghanistan are reviewing the progress on completing the Chabahar Port project that will provide India a critical transport link to Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan. The trilateral meeting is being held in Tehran, with a focus on fast-tracking the operations on development of Chabahar Port, which is considered a gateway to golden opportunities for India, […]

Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs, Hossein Zolfaghari, held talks with Afghanistan’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriations Hussain Alami Balkhi on the sidelines of the 69th session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme. During the meeting, Zolfaghari stressed that the Iranian government would spare no effort in facilitating the return of Afghan refugees to their homeland. […]

 “Rona, Azim’s Mother”, a co-production between Afghanistan and Iran, has been submitted to the 91st Academy Awards in the best foreign language film category, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Thursday. The Tehran-based Afghan brothers Jamshid and Navid Mahmudi are the director and producer of the movie, whose story is set in Tehran. Starring […]

 Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced that the first trilateral meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Iran, Afghanistan and India, aimed at increasing regional cooperation, was held in Kabul. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi posted the following photo on his Instagram account on Tuesday, writing that the first trilateral meeting of deputy foreign […]

 A scathing report that indicts the U.S. government for its failure in Afghanistan despite 17 years of war and investment worth billions of dollars has blasted Trump administration for misleading the people of America on facts about war in Afghanistan. The U.S. government was misleading its public to justify the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan, routinely […]

 Senator John McCain was one of the most influential figures in the American political and military structure. Washington’s policies on Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and other countries was influenced by McCain’s opinions. His influence on the Pentagon was also evident. His continuing violation doctrine in Afghanistan and his hostile views on Russia have restrained Trump from […]

Abdul Basir Salangi, the provincial Governor of Farah Province of Afghanistan, says that the transfer and transit of goods to Afghanistan through Iran should be eased and facilitated. Abdul Basir Salangi, Governor of Farah province in Afghanistan, called for examining and removing the barriers impeding the transfer of goods to Afghanistan. The Afghan official made the […]

At least nine rockets hit near the area of Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace in Kabul, where President Ashraf Ghani was delivering speech to celebrate the Eid al-Adha on Tuesday. Afghan police say Taliban is responsible for the attack. According to reports the clashes are still ongoing in the capital, Kabul. Ghani heard the thud and interrupted […]