Irans ambassador to the UN has called for international support for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan by 2014. Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Mohammad Khazaei expressed hope that the international community would also contribute to efforts to prepare Afghan forces to secure their country and confront terrorist threats ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Thousands of tribal elders are meeting in Kabul to decide on the role of American troops after the bulk of US forces pull out of Afghanistan next year. More than 2,500 delegates from the country will meet over three days to reach a consensus on how many American soldiers will be left in the country after the withdrawal, and also ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled out signing any Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) allowing US and foreign troops to stay in the nation beyond 2014, saying there are major disagreements with the foreign powers that need to be addressed before the pact could be considered. "On the security front the entire NATO exercise was one ...