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Blasts, gunfire rock Kabul; dozens killed and wounded

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At least 20 people were killed and over 50 others wounded when two explosions followed by gunfire hit Afghanistan's biggest military hospital in Kabul. The toll is expected to rise.
Asia

Ex-Afghan VP: US envoy lobbying for Taliban

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First Vice President of the previous Afghan administration, Amrullah Saleh, says former US representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is "smilingly lobbying" for the Taliban movement and the Haqqani Network.
Asia

Pentagon removes Afghanistan War footage from its website

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The Pentagon has removed a massive collection of Afghanistan War footage totaling 124,000 photos and 17,000 videos from its official visual record.
Media Wire

Panjshir official: Ahmad Masoud seeking support against Taliban

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The leader of the Afghan National Resistance Front Ahmad Massoud is trying to seek the support of various states in countering the Taliban, Deputy Governor of Afghanistan’s Province of Panjshir says.
Media Wire

Report: Afghan soldiers and spies joining Daesh

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A growing number of US-trained Afghan soldiers and intelligence officials are joining the Daesh ranks to fight the Taliban, according to a report. The new rulers of Afghanistan have long accused Washington of funding the terror group.
Asia

Iran says expects actions from Washington on JCPOA, words are enough

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said Tehran has had enough of words from the US regarding the Iran nuclear deal and it’s waiting for action from Washington.
Media Wire

Russia underscores returning to JCPOA in original form

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Russia says it fully supports Iran, favoring the return of the signatories to the nuclear deal ‘in its original form.’
Asia

Taliban leader makes first public appearance amid death rumours

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Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has made his first-ever public appearance in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. There was tight security at the event and no photographs or video have emerged.
Media Wire

‘Iran ready to act as hub for delivering goods into Afghanistan’

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Iran has declared its readiness to act as the hub for delivering goods into Afghanistan, Tehran’s envoy to China says. The ambassador adds his country supported the use of the Beijing-proposed Belt and Road Initiative to improve the economy and people's livelihoods in the war-torn country.
Asia

Taliban welcomes Tehran summit on Afghanistan

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The Taliban has praised the recent meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries in Tehran. The new rulers of Afghanistan have once again called on the international community to recognize the group as the country’s government.
Asia

Taliban renews call for release of Afghan assets abroad

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The new rulers of Afghanistan are pushing to unblock billions of dollars of Afghan central bank reserves abroad. The drought-stricken nation is facing a cash crunch, mass starvation and a new migration crisis, after the Taliban seized power in August.
Asia

‘US withholding information over Afghanistan collapse’

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The administration of US President Joe Biden is withholding information from the public that could have predicted the fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, says.
Asia

IRIB cameraman survives assassination attempt in Kabul

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Alireza Sharifi, a local cameraman with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting has survived an assassination attempt in the Afghan capital Kabul.
Media Wire

IRGC chief: US escaped from Afghanistan with humiliation

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The commander in chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the United States pulled its troops back from Afghanistan with humiliation and now Washington has been marginalized more than ever before.
Media Wire

China urges US to correct wrong policy on Iran

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Beijing has called on Washington to “thoroughly correct its wrong policy of maximum pressure” against Tehran in order to bring the 2015 landmark agreement back on the right track. China has also welcomed Iran’s announcement of its return to the nuclear negotiations before the end of November.
IFP Exclusive

Armenian denies withdrawing from border region

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Armenia’s prime minister denies media reports that the country has withdrawn forces from Syunik a province bordering Iran. Nikol Pashinian was responding to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s claim about the so-called Zangezur corridor before parliament.
Asia

‘Terrorists increasing activities near Tajikistan-Afghanistan border’

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Terrorists are scaling up their activities in the regions near the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin said on Wednesday at a ministerial meeting of Afghanistan's neighboring countries in Tehran.
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China calls for Afghanistan sanctions lifted

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The United States and other Western countries should lift sanctions on Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. He made the remarks in an online speech on Wednesday to the second meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighboring countries in Tehran.
Americas

‘Terrorists in Afghanistan could attack US in six months’

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The American intelligence community has assessed that terrorists in Afghanistan could attack the United States in six months if left unchecked, a senior Pentagon official says. He adds they have the intention to carry out such an assault.
Asia

Pakistani FM urges world to prevent humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan

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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureishi has called on the international community to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan.
Asia

Fmr. Iranian envoy: Tehran meeting on Afghanistan show of strength against U.S.

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Iran's former ambassador to Kabul says the meeting of Afghanistan's neighbors in Tehran is a show of strength put on by regional countries against the United States.
Asia

Turkey extends military missions in Syria and Iraq

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Turkey’s parliament has extended the military’s mandate to conduct cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq by two more years. Both Damascus and Baghdad have in several occasions condemned Turkey’s incursions into their soil as flagrant violations of their territorial integrity.
Asia

Envoy says Iran hosting Afghan refugees amid US sanctions

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Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Majid Takht Ravanchi has announced the country is hosting Afghans with “almost no new resources from the international community”, while Tehran is under US sanctions.
Foreign Policy

President Raeisi: Inclusive Afghan govt. leads to peace

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The Iranian president, in a meeting with the visiting Turkmen foreign minister in Tehran, said the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan will lead to the regional peace and stability.
Media Wire

Chinese FM meets Taliban’s Deputy PM in Qatar

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held a meeting with acting deputy prime minister of the Taliban government, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in the Qatari capital of Doha.
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