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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.
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.
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.
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Iran Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attacks at Kabul Airport

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has expressed his deepest condolences over the terrorist attacks which happened on August 26, including the bombings at the airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
IFP Exclusive

Raeisi: Iran ready to work for peace in Afghanistan

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Iranian president says Tehran is ready to work with any country to establish peace in Afghanistan following the US withdrawal from the war-torn country.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s Top Security Official Vows Support for Will of Afghans

Emad Askarieh -
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani says Tehran supports the will of the Afghan people just as it has done for the past 40 years.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Concerned about Escalation of Violence in Afghanistan: Spokesman

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Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has expressed Tehran's concern about the escalation of violence in Afghanistan and the country's people, especially the displaced.
IFP Exclusive

Taliban; Domestic Afghan Issue or Leverage to Harness China’s Domination?

IFP Editorial Staff -
and armed group occupies a large part of Afghanistan these days, and now they have reached the mountainous Badakhshan province on the border with China.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s Zarif, UN Envoy Discuss Afghan Peace Process

IFP Editorial Staff -
Jean Arnault, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues who is visiting Tehran at the head of a delegation, held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the latest developments in Afghanistan.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian, Afghan FMs Discuss Afghanistan Peace Process

IFP Editorial Staff -
Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar called Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday night to discuss bilateral relations as well as the developments related to the peace process in Afghanistan.
IFP Exclusive

Tehran, Kabul Discuss Trend of Afghan Peace Talks

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The Iranian foreign minister’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian has discussed with Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar the latest status of peace negotiations in Afghanistan.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s Zarif, Ashraf Ghani Discuss Afghanistan Peace Process

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process conference held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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