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Iranpress: NATO suspends all support to Afghan authorities

NATO suspends all support to Afghan authorities

Saturday, 21 August 2021 00:11

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced that it has suspended all support to the Afghan authorities.

Iranpress: Biden approval drops to lowest of 7-month presidency

Biden approval drops to lowest of 7-month presidency

Friday, 20 August 2021 16:40

President Joe Biden's approval rating dropped by 7 percentage points and hit its lowest level so far as the US-backed Afghan government collapsed over the weekend.

Iranpress: Pakistani envoy meets Afghan officials to discuss situation in Afghanistan

Pakistani envoy meets Afghan officials to discuss situation in Afghanistan

Friday, 20 August 2021 10:52

Pakistan's Ambassador to Afghanistan on Thursday met former Afghan president Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, a senior official in the ousted government, to discuss the situation in the neighboring country where the Taliban have announced the creation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Iranpress: Guterres: ready for direct talk to Taliban leaders

Guterres: ready for direct talk to Taliban leaders

Friday, 20 August 2021 07:56

UN Secretary-General, commenting on the situation in Afghanistan when meeting with reporters said he was ready for direct dialogue with Taliban leaders.

Iranpress: Russia calls for urgent Afghan national dialogue

Russia calls for urgent Afghan national dialogue

Thursday, 19 August 2021 20:15

Russia (IP): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for the immediate start of the national dialogue in Afghanistan.

Iranpress: Afghan President hospitalized in UAE

Afghan President hospitalized in UAE

Thursday, 19 August 2021 08:57

President Ashraf Ghani, who escaped from Afghanistan, was hospitalized in a hospital in Abu Dhabi.

Iranpress: No indication that Afghan army would collapse in 11 days: US general

No indication that Afghan army would collapse in 11 days: US general

Thursday, 19 August 2021 05:54

The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff responded to news reports that there was poor intelligence by saying there was no indication from intelligence that Afghanistan’s army would collapse in 11 days.

Iranpress: Afghan delegation in Qatar seeks temporary asylum

Afghan delegation in Qatar seeks temporary asylum

Thursday, 19 August 2021 04:16

The former Afghanistan government delegation in Qatar has sought asylum in Doha until the inception of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, Pajhwok news agency reported on Wednesday.

Iranpress: Afghanistan blame game: NATO chief claims Afghan leadership failure led to tragedy

Afghanistan blame game: NATO chief claims Afghan leadership failure led to tragedy

Thursday, 19 August 2021 03:41

NATO secretary-general has claimed that the Afghan political leadership failed to stand up to the Taliban and to achieve the peaceful solution that Afghans desperately wanted.

Iranpress: Iran suspends all flights to Afghanistan

Iran suspends all flights to Afghanistan

Monday, 16 August 2021 23:22

Flights between Iran and Afghanistan were suspended until further notice due to disorder at Kabul Airport.

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