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Iranpress: Taliban in talks with Afghan gov

Taliban in talks with Afghan gov't for peaceful transition of power

Sunday, 15 August 2021 14:37

News sources reported that a representative delegation from the Taliban group attended at Afghanistan Presidential Palace to talk about the transition of the power process peacefully.

Iranpress: Taliban takes control of Jalalabad

Taliban takes control of Jalalabad

Sunday, 15 August 2021 10:51

Jalalabad (IP)- Taliban took control of the key eastern city of Afghanistan, Jalalabad, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, without a fight on Sunday, which effectively leaves Kabul as the last major urban area under government control.

Iranpress: Capital of Helmand province in hands of Taliban

Capital of Helmand province in hands of Taliban

Sunday, 15 August 2021 09:29

Helmand (IP): Lashkargāh which is the capital of Afghanistan's Helmand province has been under Taliban control.

Iranpress: US Embassy in Kabul posts job opening same day orders evacuation

US Embassy in Kabul posts job opening same day orders evacuation

Sunday, 15 August 2021 04:25

The US Embassy in Kabul posted a job opening the same day the embassy urged Americans to leave the country “immediately.”

Iranpress: Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif, falls to Taliban insurgents

Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif, falls to Taliban insurgents

Saturday, 14 August 2021 23:48

Mazar-i-Sharif, the last major city in northern Afghanistan fell to the Taliban on Saturday night as the insurgents appear on the verge of a full military takeover of the war-torn country.

Iranpress: Iranian diplomats safe in consulate in Herat: FM Assistance

Iranian diplomats safe in consulate in Herat: FM Assistance

Friday, 13 August 2021 10:10

Afghanistan (IP) - Assistant to Foreign Minister and Director General of West Asia at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Iranian diplomats at the Consulate General in Herat were regularly in contact with the Ministry.

Iranpress: Taliban captures Kandahar, Herat in Afghanistan blitz

Taliban captures Kandahar, Herat in Afghanistan blitz

Friday, 13 August 2021 08:12

The Taliban captured two major Afghan cities, the country’s second and third-largest after Kabul, and a strategic provincial capital on Thursday, further squeezing the embattled government just weeks before the end of the American military mission in Afghanistan.

Iranpress: Afghanistan withdrawal schedule unchanged: Biden

Afghanistan withdrawal schedule unchanged: Biden

Wednesday, 11 August 2021 05:44

US President said on Tuesday that he, despite the fact that the Taliban have made significant gains against government forces in recent months, would not alter the Afghanistan withdrawal schedule.

Iranpress: Iran

Iran's participation in Afghanistan peace talks, positive point

Tuesday, 10 August 2021 09:18

Kabul (IP)- The senior adviser to the Afghan president on security and political affairs said that the United States and the Taliban were lying and not seeking peace in Afghanistan, and Iran's participation in Afghanistan peace talks was a positive point.

Iranpress: Iran emphasizes continuing trading with Afghanistan: MP

Iran emphasizes continuing trading with Afghanistan: MP

Monday, 09 August 2021 13:25

Tehran (IP) - The member of the Iran parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has said that the closure of borders should not affect Iran-Afghanistan mutual trading.

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