Afghanistan
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Ending foreign interference inevitable for Afghan peace: Iran envoy
Islamabad, Sept 17, IRNA -- The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan said Iran is ready to assist Afghan people in restoring peace but there should be an end to all sorts of external interventions in the war-torn country.
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Abdullah Abdullah lauds Iran's support for Afghan peace process
Tehran, Sept 16, IRNA - Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation in Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah praised Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for expressing Iran’s readiness to help peace process in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Peace Talks and Pompeo’s Opportunism
Tehran, Sept 16, IRNA -- Following the release of about 150 dangerous Taliban prisoners by the Afghan government, the environment was right for talks between the legitimate government and the Taliban. Qatar is hosting the talks and, as an active player, has made the necessary preparations for the talks.
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Iran ready for helping to Afghanistan Peace Process
Tehran, Sept 15, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif late on Tuesday voiced Iran's readiness for any assistance to Peace Process in Afghanistan.
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Iran supports republicanism in Afghanistan
Kabul, Sept 15, IRNA – Iran’s ambassador in Kabul said on Tuesday that Tehran supports republicanism in Afghanistan, calling for the democratic achievements of the country over the past 19 years be protected by the Afghan political parties.
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Official says grounds prepared for Afghan students to study in Chabahar
Chabahar, Sept 15, IRNA – Head of Chabahar International University said on Tuesday that signing MoU with Jami University of Afghanistan on developing scientific, research, technology and educational cooperation, prepared the grounds for Afghan students to study in Chabahar University.
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Trump’s electoral use biggest threat to Afghan peace process: Afghan parties
Kabul, Sept 14, IRNA – Secretary-General of Afghan Millat Party Mohammad-Jafar Mahdavi said on Monday that Doha peace talks should be regarded a project of US President Donald Trump’s team for the upcoming presidential elections and the biggest threat to the Afghan peace process.
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Iran FM advisor: There is no military solution to Afghan crisis
Tehran, Sept 14, IRNA – Iran Foreign Ministry’s Director-General for West Asia Rasoul Mousavi said on Monday that there is no military solution to Afghan crisis.
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Iran: Presence of foreign forces, main cause of conflict in Afghanistan
Tehran, Sept 12, IRNA – Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement of Saturday that the continued presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan is one of the main reasons behind conflict in the country.
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Afghanistan calls for more trade with Iran
Kabul, Sept 11, IRNA – The political deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan said Iran is an important trade partner of his country and called for more activity on the part Kabul-Tehran joint chamber of commerce in order to strengthen trade between the two neighboring countries with a bid to expand activities in Central Asia.
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Iran condemns terror attack in Kabul targeting Afghan VP
Tehran, Sept 9, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh slammed Tuesday terrorist attack targeting the convoy of Afghanistan's First Vice President Amrullah Saleh in Kabul.
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Iran, Afghanistan set to trade via new border crossing
Mashad, Sept 7, IRNA – A new border crossing is due to be set up along the Iranian border with Afghanistan to facilitate trade between the two neighboring countries, an official said.
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Iran, Afghanistan call for developing trade infrastructures
Kabul, Sept 7, IRNA – Iran and Afghanistan convened joint committee on "transport" with the aim of developing trade infrastructures and removal of transport barriers, Afghanistan industry and commerce ministry spokesman said on Monday.
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Iran delegation in Afghanistan to encourage respect for Constitution
Tehran, Sept 5, IRNA – Iran's Embassy in Kabul in a statement announced that Iranian delegation traveled to Afghanistan to encourage Afghan parties to respect the Constitution of the country and the republican political structure.
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Afghan politician says prudence of Iran’s diplomatic apparatus defeated US
Kabul, August 30, IRNA – The prudence of Iranian diplomatic apparatus has defeated the United States and isolated Trump Administration in the wake of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed between Iran and world powers in 2015, according to an Afghan politician.
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Iran sympathizes with Afghan Govt on human loss caused by flood disaster
Kabul, Aug 27, IRAN – Iran's Embassy in Kabul in an announcement extended condolences to the Afghan nation and Government over the worst flooding which caused death of dozens of people.
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Iran FM spox sympathizes with victims of flood in Afghanistan
Tehran, Aug 26, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh sympathized with Afghanistan government and people over the recent floods which inflicted causalities and damages to properties.
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Cargo ship carrying Indian sugar to Afghanistan arrives in Chabahar
Zahedan, Aug 26, IRNA – The first cargo ship carrying Indian sugar for Afghanistan arrived in Iran’s southeastern Chabahar Port, Director-general of Ports and Maritime Department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province Behrouz Aqaei said on Wednesday.
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Good neighborly ties, top on Iran’s foreign policy agenda: FM official
Zahedan, August 26, IRNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Mohsen Baharvand said on Wednesday that good neighborly ties are top priority of Iran’s foreign policy.
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Diplomat lauds Afghan refugees’ living conditions in Iran
Tehran, Aug 23, IRNA – Afghanistan Ambassador to Iran Abdolghafour Lival lauded living and working conditions of Afghan refugees in Iran, Afghan media reported.
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Envoy: Afghan refugees' presence in Iran to be legalized
Kerman, Aug 22, IRNA - Afghanistan's ambassador in Iran announced that the presence of his country's refugees in Iran will become legalized.
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Zarif: Iran ready to help Afghan peace process
Tehran, Aug 19, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Hanif Atmar in a phone conversation reviewed peace talks, the importance of intra-Afghan talks without foreign intervention, calling for achievements of the peace talks over the last 18 years to be saved.
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Iran: US must end disastrous presence in Afghanistan
Tehran, August 18, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh called on the United States to act responsibly and end its disastrous presence in Afghanistan as soon as possible instead of accusing others.
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Afghan official: Emirates-Israel cat-and-mouse game, in context of deal of century
Kabul, Aug 17, IRNA - Leader of Hizb-e Nahzat-e Melli Islami Afghanistan (Islamic Movement of Afghanistan Party) said that normalization of diplomatic relations between UAE and the Zionist regime of Israel is a the cat-and-mouse game in the context of "deal of century."
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Iran, Afghanistan provinces sign MoU
Zahedan, Aug 14, IRNA – Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran signed a memorandum of understanding with Afghanistan's Nimruz province for removing trade problems at Milak border.
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Afghanistan officials take delivery of Iran’s medical aids in Balkh
Kabul, Aug 12, IRNA – Afghanistan officials took delivery of Iran’s medical aids in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Balkh, northern Afghanistan, on Wednesday.
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Iran resolved to boost ties with Afghanistan
Tehran, Aug 1, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Islamic Republic of Iran has always been determined to enhance ties with the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by relying on historical and cultural commonalities.
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Chabahar Port witnessing significant growth in transit of goods: Official
Chabahar, July 30, IRNA – The loading and unloading of commodities in the Port of Chabahar, in southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, has witnessed a remarkable growth over the past two years, according to a local official.
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Iran welcomes three-day ceasefire announcement by Taliban in Afghanistan: Spox
Tehran, July 29, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi welcomed the announcement of a three-day ceasefire by the Taliban in Afghanistan and expressed hope that the action by the Taliban will help create the suitable conditions for mutual understanding in Afghanistan.
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Iran medical aid handed over to Afghanistan Ministry of Health
Kabul, July 29, IRNA - Shipments of medical assistance of the Islamic Republic of Iran valued at 75,000 euros have been delivered to Afghanistan's deputy health minister on Wednesday.