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Iranpress: Russia has no plan to evacuate Kabul embassy

Russia has no plan to evacuate Kabul embassy

Sunday, 15 August 2021 22:59

Russia does not plan to evacuate its embassy in Kabul as Taliban fighters entered the Afghan capital, foreign ministry official Zamir Kabulov told Russian agencies Sunday.

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: Iran calls for protection of Afghan civilians life amid escalation of crisis

Iran calls for protection of Afghan civilians life amid escalation of crisis

Friday, 13 August 2021 12:53

Tehran (IP) - The Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for attention to be paid to protecting the lives of Afghan people amid the crisis in Afghanistan.

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: Germany, France and UK urge citizens to leave Afghanistan

Germany, France and UK urge citizens to leave Afghanistan

Friday, 13 August 2021 07:00

The governments of Germany, France and Britain on Thursday night urged their citizens to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible.

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: 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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