TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Australian special forces have been accused of killing an unarmed, bound prisoner in cold blood, as a four-year probe into alleged war crimes committed by Aussie troops in Afghanistan nears its end. - World news - The US Marine helicopter crew chief told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that a group of Australian soldiers shot and killed the Afghan prisoner...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – An Afghan military air strike targeting Taliban fighters killed at least 12 people, including children, and wounded 14 in an attack that hit a religious school in the northeastern province of Takhar, provincial officials said on Thursday. - World news - Hadi Jamal, a spokesman for an Afghan military unit confirmed the air strike on Wednesday evening but said it was...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf voiced Tehran’s support for the efforts to maintain Afghanistan’s constitution and government. - Politics news - In a meeting with Head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah in Tehran on Sunday, Qalibaf reaffirmed Iran’s support for the protection of the Afghan...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed Iran’s support for the Taliban’s participation in Afghanistan’s political structure. - Politics news - Head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, who has visited Tehran at the head of a delegation for talks with Iranian officials, met with Zarif on Sunday.In the...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Afghanistan's top official in negotiations with the Taliban arrived in Pakistan's capital Monday on a three-day trip during which he will meet with the country's prime minister and other government officials. - World news - Abdullah Abdullah, who leads the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation, was received by top government officials on arriving in Islamabad,...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Iran’s ambassador to Kabul described negotiations without foreign interference as the only way for the Afghan parties to bring peace to their country after years of violence. - Politics news - In an interview with Press Shia, Bahador Aminian said political parties, the government and opposition in Afghanistan have no choice but to sit at the negotiating table...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Iran’s ambassador to Kabul reaffirmed the country’s commitment to supporting the peace process in Afghanistan under the guidance and ownership of Afghan people. - Politics news - In a meeting in Kabul, the Iranian ambassador, Bahador Aminian, and caretaker of the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan Hanif Atmar discussed various issues, including ways to enhance...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned a terrorist attack targeting the convoy of Afghanistan’s First Vice President Amrullah Saleh. - Politics news - In a statement, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh denounced the assassination attempt as a move made by the enemies of Afghanistan's peace and stability given the imminence of intra-Afghan...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Ebrahim Taherian, a special assistant to Iran’s Foreign Minister in Afghan affairs, held extensive negotiations with senior Afghan officials and with the UN chief’s special representative for Afghanistan during a visit to Kabul. - Politics news - During the trip, made a few days ago, Taherian and the delegation accompanying him met with high-ranking officials...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Iran’s embassy in Kabul highlighted the support that an Iranian diplomatic delegation has reaffirmed for the republic system in Afghanistan, the Afghan constitution, and intra-Afghan talks for sustainable peace. - Politics news - The embassy announced in a statement that Tehran’s principled policy on Afghanistan is to protect the achievements of the past two...