Problems in Afghanistan result of foreign occupation: Envoy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Afghan Ambassador to Tehran Nasir Ahmad Nour referred to the existing problems in his country as a consequence of…
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Iran policy: Playing a constructive role in Afghanistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- European and American officials always say they need Iran’s help in restoring stability in Afghanistan – just like in Iraq.…
Shamkhani: NATO’s exit from Afghanistan boosts cooperation
Tehran, January 6, IRNA – Evacuation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has already led to establishment of new bilateral cooperation between…
Iran’s coverage: No military threat against Iran in sight: Official
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran’s top security official: Military attack no more among enemies’ options Secretary…
Afkham: Afghanistan, US Security deal a threat to region
TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Iran’s FM spokeswoman has said US security deal with Afghanistan would destabilize the region more. Marzieh Afkham…
Obama makes fence-mending trip to Saudi Arabia
ROME (AP) — President Barack Obama is making a fence-mending mission to Saudi Arabia, an important Middle East ally that’s grown nervous…
America’s great strategic loss – Afghanistan!
This week, President Obama declared that all US troops will withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. This, might have been…
Foreigners cannot restore peace in Afghanistan: IPIS Chief
Islamabad, Feb 6, IRNA — Director General, Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) of Iran on Wednesday said that external forces…
Obama didn’t believe in his own Afghanistan strategy – former defense sec
Despite an admirable intellect and dedicated support for US military personnel at war, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says President Barack…
Analyst: Narcotics trade, real reason behind US war on Afghanistan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A prominent Argentine political analyst said the western military campaign against Afghanistan, led by the US, was indeed to…
Afghanistan rejects grim U.S. intelligence forecast as baseless
(Reuters) – Afghanistan on Monday rejected as baseless a U.S. intelligence forecast that the gains the United States and allies have made in the…
U.S. intelligence estimate sees big rollbacks in Afghanistan: report
(Reuters) – A new U.S. intelligence estimate predicts that gains the United States and allies have made in the Afghanistan war in the past…
If U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, much civilian aid may go too
(Reuters) – For years, U.S. officials have pointed to the improvements in the everyday lives of Afghans made possible by billions of…
Obama lauds returning troops in holiday broadcast
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama lauded the “service and sacrifice” of U.S. troops and military families in a holiday radio and Internet…
Pentagon probes firm for violation of Iran rules
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon’s criminal investigations arm is probing one of the American military’s largest suppliers in Afghanistan over allegations that it violated U.S.…
Iran envoy addresses UNSC on Afghanistan
Since the U.S. and Britain first launched their attack in October of 2001, things have been very unstable and insecure in Afghanistan.…
Pact with US threatens Afghan independence: Iran MP
A senior Iranian lawmaker has cautioned Afghanistan against signing a security pact with the United States, saying such an agreement will threaten…
‘US-led forces’ withdrawal key to Afghan security‘
Iran’s foreign minister says the withdrawal of the foreign forces from Afghanistan would pave the way for the establishment of peace and…
Afghan lawmakers against deal with US
A group of Afghan lawmakers have expressed opposition to a potential security pact between Kabul and Washington, saying the deal will cause…
Afghans rally against US night raids, drone attacks
Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province have held a rally against US night raids and assassination drone attacks in the country, Press TV reports. The…
US drone attack kills one in east Afghanistan
At least one person has been killed in a latest US-led drone attack in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nuristan, Press TV reports. Provincial officials…
Bandar-controlled terrorists threatening Russia
TEHRAN (FNA)- During his recent visit to Moscow some weeks ago, Saudi intelligence chief Bandar bin Sultan told Russian President Vladimir Putin…
The business of America is war
There is a new normal in America: our government may shut down, but our wars continue. Congress may not be able to…
US won’t stay in Afghanistan without immunity
Lawrence Korb of Center for American Progress believes that the United States will not stay in Afghanistan unless its troops are granted…
Foreign soldier killed in Afghanistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- One soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed in an attack in Southern Afghanistan on Tuesday.…
US forces kill two children in northeastern Afghanistan
An attack by the US forces has claimed the lives of at least two Afghan children and injured five others in the…
Here comes the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, dragging a broken moral compass
The announcement of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, set for October 11 , is sure to make big news. The prize…
US convoy comes under bomb attack in Afghanistan
A convoy of US forces has come under a bomb attack in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, Press TVreports. By Press TV …
4 NATO soldiers killed in Afghan operation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Four soldiers of the NATO-led coalition were killed early Sunday morning in a operation in Afghanistan, the coalition forces confirmed…
Pentagon contractor used Iran for project
The company that holds the multibillion-dollar Pentagon contract to supply U.S. forces in Afghanistan with food and water brought in supplies to…
Iran parliament center blames insecurity in Afghanistan on US interference
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A new report by Iranian Parliament’s Research Center blames the US meddling in Afghanistan’s political and security arrangements as…
US wars in Afghanistan, Iraq to cost $6 Trillion
Remember, when President George Bush’s National Economic Council Director, Lawrence Lindsey, had told the country’s largest newspaper “The Wall Street Journal” that…
Extremism to go after US Afghan exit, says Iranian expert
Islamabad, Sept 16, IRNA- An Iranian scholar and foreign policy expert, Dr Sadollah Zarei has stated that religious extremism would ease off…
US to keep 20,000 troops in nine bases in Afghanistan: Pakistani senator
Islamabad, Sept 14, IRNA – The US will keep approximately 20,000 American and NATO troops in Afghanistan who will reside in nine…
Afghanistan summon US envoy over ‘civil war’ remark
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai summoned Washington’s ambassador to Kabul to protest a fellow American diplomat’s remarks that Afghanistan is…
WH chief of staff: ‘This is not Iraq or Afghanistan’
(CNN) – White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough argued Sunday that a military strike in Syria would not be a repeat of…
US-led airstrike kills 16 Afghans
A US-led airstrike has killed at least 16 Afghans, including eight women and children, in the eastern province of Kunar, officials say.…