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Iran:

Production of Illicit Drugs 50-Folded in Afghanistan after US Invasion

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari warned that production of different types of narcotics has sorely grown in Afghanistan since the US started war against the country in 2001.
News ID: 77381    Publish Date : 2019/05/13

Iran's Police Commander:

Drug Production Multi-Folded after US Invasion of Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari warned that production of different types of narcotics has grown much in Afghanistan since the US started war against the country in 2001.
News ID: 77137    Publish Date : 2019/04/30

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

Heavy Rains, Flooding Kill 7 in Western Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) - An Afghan official said at least seven people have been killed as heavy rains and flooding swept through the country's western Herat province.
News ID: 76626    Publish Date : 2019/04/05

US Airstrike Kills 14 Members of One Family in Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress)- The United States carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan's Northern Kunduz province after a fatal insider attack, leaving at least 14 civilians dead, mostly women and children.
News ID: 76368    Publish Date : 2019/03/24

Russian Security Services:

Daesh Picked Northern Afghanistan as New Centre of Caliphate

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Daesh terror group has picked Northern Afghanistan as the new centre of its so-called caliphate, first deputy director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), General Sergei Smirnov, told reporters on Friday following a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (SCO RATS) council.
News ID: 76210    Publish Date : 2019/03/15

Iran Condemns Afghanistan Terror Attack

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry denounced a terrorist attack on a private firm in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad that killed and injured tens of civilians.
News ID: 76027    Publish Date : 2019/03/07

At Least 20 Killed in Flash Floods in Southern Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) - At least 20 people were killed and many others went missing after flash floods hit Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, authorities said Sunday.
News ID: 75942    Publish Date : 2019/03/03

Leader's adviser:

US deploying ISIL terrorists in Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran has accurate information which indicates that the United States is transferring ISIL terrorist to Afghanistan, said Top military aide to Iran's Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi.
News ID: 75425    Publish Date : 2019/02/05

Daesh Gaining Foothold in Afghanistan, Iran’s EX-Defense Minister Warns

TEHRAN (defapress) – Former Iranian defense minister General Ahmad Vahidi warned of Washington’s continued moves to create tensions and crisis in the region and said the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group is getting a foothold in Afghanistan.
News ID: 74811    Publish Date : 2019/01/07

US Sent Messages to Negotiate with Iran on Afghanistan, Shamkhani Says

TEHRAN (defapress) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani highlighted the US failures in regional countries, including Afghanistan and Syria, and said Washington sent messages to him asking for negotiations about the Afghan crisis.
News ID: 74810    Publish Date : 2019/01/07

At Least 20 People Killed as Landslide Hits Northern Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) - At least 20 people were killed and seven injured as a landslide hit Kohistan district in the northern Badakhshan province on Sunday, provincial head of Natural Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Sayed Abdullah Hamayon Dehqan said.
News ID: 74806    Publish Date : 2019/01/06

Iran, Afghanistan to broaden bilateral trade ties

TEHRAN (defapress) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Afghanistan will enhance their trade and business relationships.
News ID: 74794    Publish Date : 2019/01/06

Trump's 'Sermons' on Afghanistan Draw Anger in India

TEHRAN (defapress) – India’s ruling and opposition parties condemned US President Donald Trump’s comments this week mocking New Delhi’s role in war-torn Afghanistan, where the South Asian country has invested billion of dollars in economic projects and military training.
News ID: 74759    Publish Date : 2019/01/04

Iran Determined to Expand Ties with Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress)- Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi will officially visit Kabul in the next 2 weeks in a bid to discuss bilateral issues in economic, cultural and political areas, and finalize the Iran-Afghanistan strategic cooperation document, a spokesman said.
News ID: 74665    Publish Date : 2018/12/31

Taliban Warns US:

Leave Afghanistan or Face Soviet-Style Defeat

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Taliban militant group warned the United States it would face the same fate as the Soviet Union in the 1980s if it did not leave violence-wracked Afghanistan, as Washington considers slashing troop numbers.
News ID: 74620    Publish Date : 2018/12/28

SNSC Secretary:

Iran in Favor of Stability in Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani underlined that his country seeks stability and security in Afghanistan.
News ID: 74598    Publish Date : 2018/12/27

Iranian official compares Shamkhani, Trump's visit to Afghanistan, Iraq

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian parliamentary official Amir-Abdollahian has compared Leader’s envoy Ali Shamkhani's "public" trip to Afghanistan and US President Trump's "secret" trip to Iraq in a tweet on Thursday.
News ID: 74582    Publish Date : 2018/12/27

Turkey extends military presence in Afghanistan

TEHRAN(defapress)– Turkish parliament has approved a motion to extend the country's troops deployment in Afghanistan for another two years, Anadolu News Agency said.
News ID: 74570    Publish Date : 2018/12/26

Iran’s Top Security Official Visits Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani traveled to Afghanistan for an official visit.
News ID: 74564    Publish Date : 2018/12/26

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