Asia

Read the latest news from Asia covered by Iranian media.

Asia

Panjshir resistance denies Taliban claim over capturing province

IFP Media Wire -
The National Resistance Front (NRF) in the Afghan province of Panjshir rejected the Taliban’s claim about winning control of the region, with its fighters vowing to carry on their struggle against the militants.
Media Wire

NATO welcomes Russia, China cooperation in Afghan anti-terror drive

IFP Media Wire -
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed cooperation with Russia and China in fight against terrorism in Afghanistan, but opposed the creation of a European army following the recent developments in the war-ravaged country.
Asia

Taliban invites Iran, others to Afghan cabinet announcement ceremony

IFP Media Wire -
The Taliban has invited Iran, Russia, China and several other countries to participate in an event to announce new Afghan government, an official within the group announced.
IFP Exclusive

Abdullah urges Iran to send humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

IFP Editorial Staff -
Head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation has praised Iran for defending the Afghans in the wake of the US withdrawal from the war-hit country.
Asia

Anti-Taliban resistance spokesman killed in Panjshir

IFP Media Wire -
Fahim Dashti, the Spokesman for the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan’s northern Panjshir province that steadfastly refuses to recognize the Taliban, has been killed in armed clashes that continue in the region.
Asia

Taliban claims full control over Panjshir, resistance denies

IFP Media Wire -
Taliban Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed that the group is in complete control of Panjshir, the last stronghold of resistance to the Taliban. This as the National Resistance of Panjshir denies the report.
Americas

White House says around 100 Americans left in Afghanistan

IFP Media Wire -
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain estimates that around 100 Americans are still left in Afghanistan waiting to be evacuated, days after the US administration’s August deadline for getting them all out.
Asia

Taliban: Kabul airport destroyed by American troops

IFP Media Wire -
The Taliban says US forces have intentionally damaged equipment at the Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport during their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Americas

US general warns of civil war in Afghanistan

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani -
There is a “very good probability” that Afghanistan will descend into civil war, Army General Mark Milley warned following the chaotic US withdrawal, vowing to continue strike operations when “opportunities present themselves".
Asia

Report: US seeks to get navy involved in Afghanistan strikes

IFP Media Wire -
The Pentagon is drawing up plans to shift the military involvement in Afghanistan onto the US Navy, which will likely be called on to deploy more aircraft carriers to the Middle East to provide launching ground for “over the horizon” airstrikes, according to a report.
Asia

Taliban leader promises ‘inclusive’ government

IFP Media Wire -
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the head of the Taliban’s political office, told Al-Jazeera the group is in the process of forming an inclusive government following its lightning takeover of Afghanistan
Asia

Americans overwhelmingly support Afghanistan pullout, disapprove of withdrawal handling

IFP Media Wire -
A large majority of Americans support President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan and end country's longest war but disapprove of the way Washington handled the withdrawal from the war-torn country, Washington Post-ABC News poll showed.
Media Wire

At least 17 killed, dozens more injured in Kabul gunfire

IFP Media Wire -
At least 17 people were killed and more than 40 wounded in incidents of gun firing on Friday night in the Afghan capital, an official at a Kabul hospital confirmed.
Media Wire

Russia: Situation in Afghanistan proves NATO’s decline

IFP Media Wire -
Moscow says the recent events in Afghanistan have clearly demonstrated the US-led NATO is “an absolute failure as a military-political bloc” after the Taliban group seized the war-ravaged country following the chaotic withdrawal of American troops.
Media Wire

EU to engage with Taliban without recognition of its government

IFP Media Wire -
The European Union (EU) laid out strict conditions under which it will engage with the Taliban but has drawn a line under recognizing a new government in Afghanistan.
Asia

UN says Afghan nationals not fleeing to Iran and Pakistan despite Taliban’s victory

IFP Media Wire -
The UN refugee agency reported on Friday Afghans have not been fleeing in large numbers across the borders to neighboring countries, Iran and Pakistan, in the wake of the Taliban’s return to national power, but some have crossed over indicating they intend to claim asylum.
Asia

Ismail Khan, the lion who went to Iran twice after captivity

IFP Editorial Staff -
After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last month, Ismail Khan was, the former governor of Herat province, was captured by the militants and shortly afterward, his images were published showing him in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad.
IFP Exclusive

China, Iran FMs vow to implement strategic partnership deal

IFP Editorial Staff -
The foreign ministers of Iran and China say the two countries are determined to implement their 25-year strategic cooperation agreement.
Sport

Paralympics 2020: Iranian Judoka Wins Gold

IFP Editorial Staff -
Blind Iranian Judoka Vahid Nouri has won the minus-90 kilogram Paralympics gold after beating his British rival.
IFP Exclusive

Kabul blasts death toll rises to 170

IFP Editorial Staff -
The death toll from Thursday’s bombings in the Afghan capital Kabul rises to 170.
IFP Exclusive

Raisi: US Afghan withdrawal a chance to establish peace, security

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s president says the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is a turning point for all Afghan ethnic groups to establish peace and security in their country.
Foreign Policy

Iran foreign minister: Asia, neighbors our priority

IFP Editorial Staff -
Top Iranian diplomat says his priority as the new foreign minister is to expand ties with neighboring countries. In a message posted on Instagram, Hossein Amir Abdollahian added the ministry under his command will pursue balanced, dynamic and smart foreign relations based on mutual respect. His full message is as follows:
Asia

Geneva envoy: Iran denounces violence, rights abuse in Afghanistan

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva says Tehran condemns violence and any violation of international humanitarian laws in Afghanistan.
Foreign Policy

Iranian, Japanese Foreign Ministers Meet in Tehran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi in Tehran.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s President Calls on China to Deliver COVID-19 Jabs Soon

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has called on China to facilitate the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccines to the Islamic Republic as soon as possible.
1...484950...106Page 49 of 106

Latest news

© All Content by IFP News ( Iran Front Page ) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

About Us

Popular Articles

Editor Picks