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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) – As many as 400 Taliban fighters have surrendered to Afghan security forces in the central and western parts of the country, the country’s defense ministry said.
News ID: 3470534    Publish Date : 2020/02/04

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Afghanistan 's state-owned Ariana Airlines has denied reports by Afghan officials that one of its planes had crashed in the eastern Ghazni province.
News ID: 3470460    Publish Date : 2020/01/27

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Afghan forces used ground attacks and air strikes in multiple operations against the Taliban during the last 24 hours, killing 51 fighters in an escalation that signaled renewed deadlock in peace talks, Afghanistan ’s Defense Ministry said.
News ID: 3470452    Publish Date : 2020/01/26

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Two bombs went off near-simultaneously on a road in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two children and wounding nine people, a local official said.
News ID: 3470356    Publish Date : 2020/01/14

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  The US-Taliban peace talks are likely to conclude with a withdrawal agreement in which the Taliban will make few concessions while the US makes some hard, non-revocable choices, an American political science scholar said.
News ID: 3470243    Publish Date : 2020/01/01

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Source close to the Taliban said the group’s leaders have agreed to a temporary ceasefire in order to sign a peace deal with the US.
News ID: 3470202    Publish Date : 2019/12/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Eight militants were killed and nine others wounded after Afghan army's war planes pounded Taliban positions in two provinces, the military said on Tuesday.
News ID: 3470174    Publish Date : 2019/12/24

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A suicide bomber in Afghanistan detonated explosives on Wednesday outside the United States’ main military base of Bagram in an attack that wounded five people, Afghan and NATO officials said.
News ID: 3470082    Publish Date : 2019/12/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar on Saturday, a US source said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic efforts that could end America's longest war.
News ID: 3470048    Publish Date : 2019/12/07

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Taliban attack on security forces in Kajran district in Afghanistan ’s central province of Daikundi killed at least 9 individuals killed.
News ID: 3469948    Publish Date : 2019/11/24

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An explosion in Afghanistan ’s Kapisa province killed 3 civilians and wounded 5 others, the local security officials said Saturday.
News ID: 3469939    Publish Date : 2019/11/23

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Two United States service members were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US military said in a statement.
News ID: 3469920    Publish Date : 2019/11/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Afghanistan 's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah called Sunday for a halt to a recount of the recent presidential election, saying he would not accept "fraud-marked" results.
News ID: 3469845    Publish Date : 2019/11/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Nine Afghan children were killed on Saturday when a mine exploded as they walked to school, police said, the latest victims in a growing toll of civilian casualties in the war.
News ID: 3469786    Publish Date : 2019/11/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Taliban stormed a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan , killing at least 15 policemen in the latest attack by insurgents, an Afghan provincial official said Tuesday.
News ID: 3469719    Publish Date : 2019/10/22

TEHRAN (IQNA) – US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior members of Congress made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, her office said.
News ID: 3469709    Publish Date : 2019/10/21

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least 62 people were killed Friday and dozens more injured in a blast at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan .
News ID: 3469688    Publish Date : 2019/10/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Two police officers and a civilian were killed and 43 people wounded after a car bomb blast rocked Alishing district in Afghanistan 's eastern Laghman province on Wednesday, the district chief said.
News ID: 3469675    Publish Date : 2019/10/16

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 20th edition of a Quran competition in Afghanistan was organized in Herat with the supervision of some internationally known Iranian Quran experts.
News ID: 3469658    Publish Date : 2019/10/14

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A large number of Afghans have been entering Iran from the Dogharoun border crossing in recent days to travel to Iraq for the annual Arbaeen marches.
News ID: 3469647    Publish Date : 2019/10/13