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Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South-Central Asia, bordered by Iran, Pakistan, China, and several Central Asian nations. With a population of over 40 million, it is known for its mountainous terrain, diverse ethnic groups, and a long history shaped by regional and global powers. The country has faced decades of conflict. The overwhelming majority of Afghans are Muslim, and Islam plays a central role in the nation’s cultural, social, and political life.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least 25 Afghan security force personnel were killed in an ambush blamed on the Taliban, officials said Wednesday, as spiraling violence imperils ongoing peace talks.
News ID: 3472903    Publish Date : 2020/10/21

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least 12 civilians were killed and more than 100 people wounded after a car bomb targeting an Afghan police headquarters in the western province of Ghor went off on Sunday.
News ID: 3472860    Publish Date : 2020/10/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Nine people were killed after two Afghan army helicopters collided in midair in Afghanistan 's southern Helmand province Tuesday night.
News ID: 3472830    Publish Date : 2020/10/14

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The restoration work in an old mosque in Afghanistan ’s Herat has been completed.
News ID: 3472821    Publish Date : 2020/10/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A suicide car bomber has targeted the convoy of a provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan , killing at least eight people, including four civilians, government officials have said.
News ID: 3472735    Publish Date : 2020/10/05

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least 14 people were killed in a landmine blast in Afghanistan 's central Daikundi province, officials confirmed Tuesday.
News ID: 3472676    Publish Date : 2020/09/29

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The head of Afghanistan 's High Council for National Reconciliation arrived in Islamabad on Monday on a three-day visit to discuss the ongoing Afghan peace process with focus on rare direct talks between the Taliban and Kabul government.
News ID: 3472654    Publish Date : 2020/09/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Afghanistan ’s warring sides started negotiations Saturday for the first time, bringing together the Taliban and delegates appointed by the Afghan government for historic meetings aimed at ending decades of war.
News ID: 3472533    Publish Date : 2020/09/12

TEHRAN (IQNA) – US President Donald Trump will announce further troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan in the next few days, a senior administration official said Tuesday.
News ID: 3472517    Publish Date : 2020/09/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning, his spokesman said, but he escaped the attack unharmed.
News ID: 3472513    Publish Date : 2020/09/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Taliban is waiting for the Afghan government to release its remaining prisoners so that the two sides could start peace talks, Naem Wardak, the spokesman for the Taliban's political office said.
News ID: 3472504    Publish Date : 2020/09/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Taliban officials say a senior delegation returned early Saturday to Qatar, paving the way for the start of peace talks with the Afghan government that are expected to take place in the tiny Persian Gulf state.
News ID: 3472469    Publish Date : 2020/09/05

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Afghan president, following a recommendation by a traditional Afghan council, pledged on Sunday to release the remaining 400 Taliban prisoners to pave the way for peace talks aimed at ending the nearly two-decade-long war.
News ID: 3472225    Publish Date : 2020/08/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Afghan security forces Monday killed at least 10 Daesh terrorists who had taken control of a prison in the eastern city of Jalalabad, ending a siege in which hundreds of prisoners escaped.
News ID: 3472184    Publish Date : 2020/08/04

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Afghan government urged the Taliban Sunday to extend a rare ceasefire hours before it was due to end, as a contentious prisoner swap between the two warring sides edged closer to completion.
News ID: 3472175    Publish Date : 2020/08/03

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Afghan intelligence service says it has killed a high ranking official with the Daesh affiliate in an operation in eastern Afghanistan .
News ID: 3472163    Publish Date : 2020/08/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Two people were killed and four others injured as a mortar mine fired by militants struck a sports ground in Dasht-e-Archi district of Afghanistan 's northern Kunduz province on Monday, district governor Nasrudin Nazari Saadi said Tuesday.
News ID: 3472123    Publish Date : 2020/07/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – More than 1,280 Afghan civilians have been killed in the first six months of the year as fighting rages in Afghanistan despite a pact between the United States and the Taliban, the United Nations said Monday.
News ID: 3472106    Publish Date : 2020/07/27

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The US Defense Department announced withdrawal of US forces from five bases in Afghanistan .
News ID: 3472015    Publish Date : 2020/07/15

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Taliban suicide car bomber struck Monday in northern Afghanistan , setting off a gunbattle between insurgents and government forces that killed at least nine people and wounded dozens, officials said.
News ID: 3471993    Publish Date : 2020/07/13