Taliban
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Afghan Taliban, Pakistan agree to maintain ceasfire
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Afghanistan's Taliban ruling body and Pakistan have held fresh peace talks in Saudi Arabia and agreed to maintain a ceasefire, Western media said Wednesday.
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Iran, Afghanistan trade ministers discuss ways to boost ties
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Iran's Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade Seyed Mohammad Atabak has held a meeting with Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi, Afghan Taliban Minister of Industry and Commerce.
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Iran hands over 292 Afghan inmates to Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – The Ministry of Justice on Tuesday reported that 292 Afghan prisoners were transferred from Iran to their country.
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Iran to host de-escalation meeting btw Pakistan, Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Pakistani media have reported that the Islamic Republic of Iran will host a regional meeting next month aimed at de-escalation between Pakistan and the Afghanistan's Taliban.
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Iran, Taliban FMs discuss regional tensions
TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, told the Iranian Foreign Minister during a phone call that Kabul remains committed to resolving its differences with Pakistan through diplomacy and dialogue.
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Pakistan says Afghanistan talks in Istanbul deadlocked
TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Talks in Istanbul between Pakistan and Afghanistan are at a deadlock, Islamabad said, a day after both sides accused each other of mounting border clashes that risked breaching a ceasefire brokered by Qatar.
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Dep. FM urges utilization of potentials in Iran, Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has emphasized the importance of leveraging regional potentials and capabilities on both sides of the Iran-Afghanistan border.
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Gharibabadi visits Afghanistan for talks on water share
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabad says his visit to Afghanistan aims to address several sensitive issues, including border cooperation, shared water resources, and judicial affairs.
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Afghanistan should be independent state without military bases
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Russia's position is that Afghanistan should remain an independent state without military bases on its territory, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service director says.
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Iran, Taliban officials discuss security issues
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Officials from Iran and the Taliban discussed security cooperation between the two neighbors and the ways to ensure security along the common border.
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Temporary truce agreed with Afghanistan in 48 hours: Pakistan
TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Pakistan and the Afghanistan agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire on the request of the Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday.
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Afghan forces report repelling Pakistani attack in Khost
TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Afghan sources reported that the country’s military has repelled an attack by Pakistan on the Khost region.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan exchange cross-border artillery
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Afghanistan and Pakistan exchanged cross-border artillery and heavy gunfire in several eastern provinces on Saturday.
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Taliban reports heavy Pakistani casualties in overnight clash
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The Taliban say dozens of Pakistani soldiers were killed or injured during clashes with their forces overnight, with significant weapons seized.
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Iran urges dialogue to ease Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Amid recent developments between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Iran calls for mutual respect, restraint, and immediate diplomatic talks to prevent further escalation.
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Heavy clashes erupt at Afghanistan-Pakistan border
TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – The Taliban forces said "heavy" clashes erupted along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
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Taliban, Iran agree to increase bilateral trade to $10 b
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iran and Taliban officials have met to stress increasing the bilateral trade between Tehran and Kabul to $10 billion.
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Taliban rejects Trump's threats to retake Bagram Air Base
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – The Taliban government has rejected US President Donald Trump's call to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
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Trump threatens Afghanistan with bad things on Bagram Airbase
TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened Afghanistan with unspecified punishment if the Taliban-controlled country did not "give Bagram Airbase back."
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US seeking to regain control of Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – The United States is seeking to retake control of Bagram airbase from the Taliban, Donald Trump has said.
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Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake climbs to over 1,100
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Afghan authorities said in an update on Tuesday that at least 1,411 people have been killed in an earthquake that hit eastern Afghanistan yesterday. At least 3,124 people have been injured.
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China FM holds talks with Taliban leaders in Kabul
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul on Wednesday morning for a visit to Afghanistan and to attend the sixth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue.
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UK's secret plan to relocate Afghans after data leak
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Britain has set up a secret plan to bring thousands of Afghans to the UK following a major data breach that exposed their personal information, putting them at risk of retaliation by the Taliban.
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Tehran keen to cooperate with Kabul to resolve issues
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister that Iran is ready to expand cooperation with its neighboring country in an “environment of understanding” in order for the existing issues.
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China invites Taliban to Shanghai Cooperation Org. (SCO)
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The Taliban says China has invited it to participate in a meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) event.
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Pakistan army says it killed 16 militants on Afghan border
TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – Pakistan's army has killed 16 Taliban militants along the country's western border with Afghanistan, a statement said on Sunday.
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Mujahid stresses strengthening relations with Tehran
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – The spokesperson of the Afghan caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has stressed reinforcing brotherly relations with Tehran.
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Pakistani, Afghan security forces clash at closed main border
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Pakistani and Afghan security forces clashed on Monday at the recently shuttered main border crossing between the two countries, killing at least one combatant and injuring several, officials said.
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Shooting reported outside Afghanistan's interior ministry
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Local sources reported a shooting outside the Afghan interior ministry in the country's capital.
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Suicide bomber sets off explosion near ministry in Kabul
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – An explosion occurred near government offices in Kabul on Tuesday, Abdul Matin Qani, spokesperson for the Taliban Ministry of Interior, said, according to media reports.