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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: 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

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: US seeks excuse to return to Afghanistan: MP

US seeks excuse to return to Afghanistan: MP

Monday, 09 August 2021 16:03

Tehran (IP)- A member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says the US is seeking a lame excuse to return to Afghanistan

Iranpress: Taliban: Afghan government started war

Taliban: Afghan government started war

Monday, 09 August 2021 04:57

A spokesman for the Taliban's political bureau claimed that it was the Afghan government that started the war in several provinces, the Al-Jazeera television network reported.

Iranpress: Taliban seize 3 provincial capitals in Afghanistan as US exit nears

Taliban seize 3 provincial capitals in Afghanistan as US exit nears

Monday, 09 August 2021 00:31

The Taliban seized three provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Sunday, according to Afghan officials, the latest to be overtaken by the insurgents since the start of a sweeping military offensive in May, as US exit nears.

Iranpress: US continues to interfere in Afghanistan

US continues to interfere in Afghanistan's affair

Sunday, 08 August 2021 01:33

Following the US interventionist stance against Afghanistan, the US President ordered an attack on the Taliban positions.

Iranpress: China calls on US to help maintain stability in Afghanistan

China calls on US to help maintain stability in Afghanistan

Saturday, 07 August 2021 05:08

China said foreign forces withdrawing from Afghanistan should be more transparent with regional countries and avoid leaving behind all the problems and wash their hands of them, calling on the US to help maintain stability in the war-torn country.

Iranpress: UN envoy asks Council demand Taliban halt attacks on cities

UN envoy asks Council demand Taliban halt attacks on cities

Saturday, 07 August 2021 04:36

The UN envoy for Afghanistan urged the Security Council on Friday to demand that the Taliban immediately stop attacking cities in their offensive to take more territory as American and NATO troops pull out of the country.

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