Alwaght - Earlier this week, Afghan lawmakers put forward a plan to review the security pact between Afghanistan and the US, arguing that the agreement not only has not improved security conditions in the war-torn country but also has intensified insecurity and conflict there. The security pact was signed between Washington and Kabul in September ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama expressed opposition to new sanctions on Iran and pledged to press ahead with the planned troop withdrawal from Afghanistan as he outlined his foreign policies priorities in his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday. Addressing a joint session of Congress' two chambers, Obama reiterated ...

Kabul, Jan 8, IRNA A retired Afghan general on Wednesday said the US is an obstacle to bringing about peace to Afghanistan. Atiqullah Amarkhel told IRNA that Afghanistan will not experience peace unless the US interests are not materialized in this country. The US spares no effort to maintain its interest in other countries including Afghanistan....

An Iranian official says the controversial Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Washington and Kabul will not benefit Afghanistan. We do not consider the Afghan security agreement with the US beneficial for Afghanistans future and we have concerns about it. We have already clarified our stance, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific and Commonwealth ...

The United States expressed hope Tuesday that India would persuade Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a deal allowing US troops to stay, as lawmakers voiced outrage at the delay. Testifying before a Senate committee, a senior US official voiced confidence that Afghanistan would eventually complete an agreement for some 12,000 US troops to stay ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 9 (MNA) An Iranian political commentator has answered questions on the US and Afghanistan security agreement. Pir Mohammad Molazehi political expert in Indian subcontinent participated in an interview to Mehr News and discussed the reasons why would the US persist on the security deal with Afghanistan. Asked why would Hamid Karzai ...

Daily look at Iran's late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Rouhani: Budget bill focuses on public services, infrastructures President Hassan Rouhani said here on Sunday that the budget bill he has presented to the Parliament contains useful data on ways of providing public services and constructing infrastructures.   Senior MP:...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Endorsement of the security agreement between Washington and the Kabul government wont benefit the Afghans and will entail dire consequences for them and the regional people as it will cause violence to continue. The Afghans expect that the agreement will help them in three fields; fighting terrorism, providing the ground for equipping ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Afghans in Kabul held a demonstration to express opposition to a security deal with the United States, which would allow American troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 if it gathers support. During the demonstration on Monday, the protesters once again expressed opposition to the so-called Bilateral Security Agreement. The ...