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Iranpress: Boris Johnson says UK will work with Taliban if necessary

Boris Johnson says UK will work with Taliban if necessary

Saturday, 21 August 2021 06:07

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the country would work with the Taliban in Afghanistan if necessary.

Iranpress: Thousands of Afghans still desperately waiting to evacuate

Thousands of Afghans still desperately waiting to evacuate

Saturday, 21 August 2021 02:38

Six days after the takeover of Afghanistan’s capital by the Taliban, thousands of Afghans are still desperately wandering around and inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in an attempt to leave the country.

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: US failed in Afghanistan: MP

US failed in Afghanistan: MP

Tuesday, 17 August 2021 18:10

Tehran (IP): A member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Parliament of Iran underscored that the United States had failed in Afghanistan.

Iranpress: Iran continues to support Afghan nation, their will

Iran continues to support Afghan nation, their will

Monday, 16 August 2021 11:14

Tehran(IP): The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran (SNSC) said that Iran would continue to support the people of Afghanistan and their will the way it did in the past 40 years.

Iranpress: American flag is down at US Embassy in Kabul

American flag is down at US Embassy in Kabul

Monday, 16 August 2021 05:02

The American flag at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, has been taken down after the Taliban moved into the city and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country.

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: US deploys 3000 troops to help evacuate Afghan embassy staff

US deploys 3000 troops to help evacuate Afghan embassy staff

Friday, 13 August 2021 06:41

The Pentagon is moving 3,000 Marines and soldiers to Afghanistan and another 4,000 troops to the region to evacuate most of the American Embassy and U.S. citizens in Kabul

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