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Pentagon approves troops drawdown plan in Afghanistan, but keeps larger bases

The Pentagon has approved plans for partial withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, under which the US will remain in control of two larger bases in the war-ravaged country.
News ID: 82712    Publish Date : 2020/12/05

Afghanistan to Move to Qatar Seven Prisoners Sought by Taliban

TEHRAN (defapress) – Afghanistan will transfer to Qatar seven prisoners whose release has been demanded by the Taliban ahead of peace talks set to start this week, officials of both warring sides, as well as Western diplomats, said on Thursday.
News ID: 81931    Publish Date : 2020/09/03

Iran Dismisses US Allegations of Arms Assistance to Taliban

TEHRAN (defapress) – The new spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry refuted the “groundless” allegations made by the US secretary of state that Iran is arming the Taliban in Afghanistan.
News ID: 81795    Publish Date : 2020/08/17

Taliban Say Ready for Talks with Kabul after Eid Holiday

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Taliban said they are ready for talks with the Afghan government after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha at the end of July, offering to hand over the last of the government prisoners in a week's time, providing the government frees the last of its Taliban prisoner.
News ID: 81638    Publish Date : 2020/07/25

Deputy FM:

Taliban Has No Office in Iran

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi dismissed claims that Taliban has opened an office in Iran, saying that the US is an ally of the militant group and has made an agreement with them on Afghanistan’s future.
News ID: 81583    Publish Date : 2020/07/19

Russia’s FM Mocks Intel on Bounties to Taliban

TEHRAN (defapress)- Russia’s top diplomat on Friday dismissed US intelligence information alleging that Moscow offered bounties to the Taliban for killing American soldiers as a product of election year politics in Washington.
News ID: 81509    Publish Date : 2020/07/11

Afghan Government Selects Negotiators for Talks with Taliban

TEHRAN (defapress) – Afghanistan’s government late on Thursday announced a 21-member team to negotiate with the Taliban in a tentative sign of progress for the peace deal.
News ID: 80630    Publish Date : 2020/03/27

Afghanistan Did Not Commit to Release 5,000 Taliban, Ghani Says

TEHRAN (defapress) – The government of Afghanistan has made no commitment to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners as stated in a pact signed between the United States and the Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday.
News ID: 80372    Publish Date : 2020/03/01

US, Taliban sign peace deal in Qatar

TEHRAN (defapress) – The US and Taliban signed a peace deal that could signal the end of the US's longest war after nearly two years of protracted negotiations in the Qatari capital, Doha.
News ID: 80363    Publish Date : 2020/02/29

sources:

US on verge of signing withdrawal deal with Taliban

TEHRAN (defapress) – The US and the Taliban, at war since 2001, are on the verge of agreeing a landmark withdrawal deal to be signed in Qatar, an insurgent source said Tuesday.
News ID: 80256    Publish Date : 2020/02/19

Report:

US, International Contractors Accused of Paying Taliban for Protection

TEHRAN (defapress)- The US and international contractors who have participated in rebuilding Afghanistan are being accused of paying the Taliban to provide for their own safety, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
News ID: 79710    Publish Date : 2019/12/28

Taliban Attack on Afghan Army Checkpoint Kills 7 Troops

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Taliban targeted an army checkpoint in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least seven Afghan soldiers, the defense ministry and the insurgents said.
News ID: 79670    Publish Date : 2019/12/24

Taliban to Visit Pakistan, Discuss Failed Afghan Peace Talks

TEHRAN (defapress) – An Afghan Taliban delegation will visit Pakistan Wednesday, the insurgent group said, the latest stop on a tour of regional powers after an Afghanistan peace process broke down.
News ID: 78887    Publish Date : 2019/10/02

Taliban Car Bomb Kills at Least 20 in Southern Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) – A Taliban truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 95 others when it exploded near a hospital in southern Afghanistan, an official said.
News ID: 78746    Publish Date : 2019/09/19

6 Taliban Members Killed in Eastern Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) – Six Taliban militants were killed and a local Taliban leader arrested in two eastern Afghan provinces, authorities said Monday.
News ID: 78506    Publish Date : 2019/08/26

Taliban Say Close to Agreement with US

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Afghan Taliban on Monday said they were near a final agreement with US as peace talks continue in Qatar's capital Doha.
News ID: 78497    Publish Date : 2019/08/26

Taliban-US Talks End without a Deal

TEHRAN (defapress) – Talks on a pact that would allow the United States to end its longest war and withdraw troops from Afghanistan ended on Monday without agreement and both sides would consult their leaders on the next steps, the Taliban said.
News ID: 78369    Publish Date : 2019/08/12

Taliban Car Bomb Kills at Least 12 in Attack on Afghan Security Compound

TEHRAN (defapress) – Taliban fighters killed at least eight Afghan security force members and four civilians, as well as wounding more than 50 civilians, by blowing up a car bomb in central Ghazni province on Sunday, government officials and the Taliban said.
News ID: 78000    Publish Date : 2019/07/07

Taliban Reject Laying Down Arms, Tell US to Stop Violence

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Taliban called on the US to end the use of force in Afghanistan instead of putting pressure on the militant group to lay down its arms.
News ID: 77213    Publish Date : 2019/05/04

Taliban:

Next Round of Talks to Focus on US Pullout from Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) – A senior member of the Afghan Taliban said the upcoming talks between the Taliban and the US will focus on the timetable for withdrawing all foreign forces from Afghanistan.
News ID: 76971    Publish Date : 2019/04/22