Taliban
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Putin says necessary to build ties with Taliban
TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has noted that it is necessary to build relations with the Taliban because it controls Afghanistan.
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Removing Taliban from terror list proposal on Putin's table
TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign and Justice Ministries have reported to President Vladimir Putin that the Taliban can be removed from the list of terrorist organizations, Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department said.
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18 killed, injured in clashes between Afghanistan, Pakistan
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – At least 18 people were killed and injured following clashes between Taliban forces and Pakistani military forces.
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Taliban says 315 killed in floods in 3 provinces
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, Taliban authorities said Sunday.
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Taliban says its security forces detained two ISIL members
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – A media outlet close to the Taliban announced that two Tajik ISIL members were arrested on the shared Iran-Afghanistan border.
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Russia says working on removing Taliban from terrorist list
TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Russia said on Tuesday that it was working to remove the Taliban from its list of banned terrorist organizations.
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Taliban says 8 killed in Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – A Taliban spokesperson said on Monday that Pakistani airstrikes killed at least eight people, including three children, in border regions of Afghanistan.
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Iran reiterates need for inclusive government in Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to the UN stressed the need for the establishment of a broad-based Afghan government that would safeguard the rights of all ethnic groups and combat terrorism.
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Kabul calls for opening economic office in Iran's Chabahar
TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Afghanistan’s ruling government has called for opening an economic representative office in Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar.
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Taliban says committed to providing Iran's water share
TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Taliban deputy foreign minister for political affairs Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai says that Afghanistan's ruling body is committed to providing Iran's water share from the Hirmand River.
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Taliban rejects reports of missile attacks on Kabul airport
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Khaled Zadran, the spokesperson for the Kabul Security Command, has dismissed reports of missile attacks on Kabul Airport, calling them inaccurate.
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Taliban defense ministry:
Iran, Taliban officials hold meeting at Islam Qala border
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The Taliban defense ministryt announced that they assured Tehran about any cooperation during a meeting with Iranian border officials at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province.
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Taliban reportedly targets Pakistan army military watch tower
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Media sources reported on Saturday that the Pakistani army's military watch tower came under attack by Taliban.
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Daesh common enemy of Afghanistan, Iran: Taliban
TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – A political official of the Taliban denounced the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group as the common enemy of Afghanistan and Iran.
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Iran urges Taliban to take practical actions to solve issues
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a meeting acting Taliban foreign minister, emphasized the need to solve the existing issues between the two countries, including the border, water, and other issues.
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Iran, Afghanistan confer on regional contact groups issues
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Iran’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi and acting foreign minister of the Taliban Amir Khan Muttaqi in a meeting in Tehran discussed issues related to the formation of regional contact groups.
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Local Afghan media report of blast in Kabul
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Local Afghan media have reported an explosion in the capital Kabul on Tuesday night, saying that a Taliban military vehicle was targeted.
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Taliban amb. hands over credentials to Chinese authorities
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Bilal Karimi, who has been introduced as the ambassador of the Taliban interim government in Beijing, started his work after presenting a copy of his credential to Chinese authorities aon Friday.
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Huge explosion rocks Kabul
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Local media in Afghanistan reported a massive explosion took place in the fourth Security District of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
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Tehran, Kabul target $10 billion bilateral trade volume
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – In a period of 3 to 5 years, the trade volume between Iran and Afghanistan will reach from $1,6 billion to about $10 billion, according to Taliban's Minister of Commerce and Industry.
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Iran, Afghanistan discuss expanding transport cooperation
TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash has held talks with Taliban's Minister of Civil Aviation and Transport Hamidullah Akhundzada on the expansion of cooperation in the area of transportation.
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Iran backs Afghanistan's security, progress: SNSC secretary
TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali-Akbar Ahmadian says that "The Islamic Republic of Iran supports Afghanistan's independence, stability, security and progress."
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Meeting between Amir-Abdollahian and Taliban delegation
TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Hossein Amir-Abdollahian received a Taliban delegation headed by the acting first deputy prime minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar for a meeting in Tehran on Sunday.
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FM Amir-Abdollahian meets with Mullah Baradar in Tehran
TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Iranian foreign minister received a Taliban delegation headed by the acting first deputy prime minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar for a meeting in Tehran on Sunday.
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Explosion rocks Afghanistan's Takhar
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Local sources in Afghanistan's Takhar province reported an explosion that hit the area on Saturday evening.
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Pakistani soldier killed in fire exchange with militants
TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Militants attacked a police post in eastern Punjab province early Sunday, killing one officer and injuring three others, triggering an intense shootout that killed two of the attackers, Pakistani officials said.
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Taliban delegation in Iran to attend 37th IIUC
TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – A delegation of Taliban officials is visiting Iran in order to participate in the 37th International Islamic Unity Conference (IIUC).
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Iran envoy at Moscow Format:
Occupiers remain silent towards Afghanistan problems
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – The Iranian President's Special envoy for Afghanistan addressed the Moscow Format and criticized the Western countries for remaining silent in the face of the problems of the Afghan people.
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Iran takes part at 5th Moscow Format Meeting on Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – The 5th meeting of the Moscow Format on Afghanistan is being held in Kazan, Russia with an Iranian delegation in attendance.
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Taliban detain 18 NGO staff, including American woman
TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have detained 18 staff members of a non-governmental organization (NGO), including an American woman, on charges of being involved in Christian missionary work in the country.