NEW DELHI: India is actively seeking Iran's cooperation in dealing with the situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban have been emboldened by the growing rift between the US and President Hamid Karzai, not deterred by the recent hiccups in ties with the energy rich country. Responding toIndia's sentiment,the moderate Iranian President,Hassan Rouhani,...

(Reuters) -Afghanistanon Monday rejected as baseless a U.S. intelligence forecast that the gains the United States and allies have made in the past three years will be significantly rolled back by 2017. The U.S. National Intelligence Estimate also predicted thatAfghanistanwould fall into chaos if Washington and Kabul failed to sign a pact to keep ...

[caption id="attachment_74077" align="alignright" width="180"] A boy plays on a street as U.S. Army soldiers of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, patrol during a mission in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 30, 2012.[/caption] (Reuters) - A new U.S. ...

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign a security deal with the United States, the White House said, opening up the prospect of a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from the strife-torn nation next year. Karzai told U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice in Kabul on Monday that the United States must put ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled out signing any Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) allowing US and foreign troops to stay in the nation beyond 2014, saying there are major disagreements with the foreign powers that need to be addressed before the pact could be considered. "On the security front the entire NATO exercise was one ...