Alwaght- Several months after taking the office, the US President Donald Trump in August last year unveiled the new American war strategy in Afghanistan, highlighting the need to increase the number of the troops in the war-ravaged country, emphasizing that the forces will remain there to an uncertain time. Trump uncovered his new strategy during ...

[caption id="attachment_60766" align="alignright" width="211"] Senior Military Aide to the Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Military Aide to the Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi underlined Iran's regional influence and power, and said Tehran was the winner of the two recent wars in Afghanistan ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi said the US invasion of Afghanistan failed in its so-called mission of eradicating terrorism in the country, and now extremism has spread to the different parts of the world. "Now extremism has turned into a major problem and the US invasion of Afghanistan has not only failed in uprooting ...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the US and its Western allies launched the war in Afghanistan for their own interests. Afghans died in a war thats not ours, Karzai said in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday. He said that the 12-year-old war was for the US security and for the Western interest. The Afghan president also ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama expressed opposition to new sanctions on Iran and pledged to press ahead with the planned troop withdrawal from Afghanistan as he outlined his foreign policies priorities in his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday. Addressing a joint session of Congress' two chambers, Obama reiterated ...

Kabul, Jan 8, IRNA A retired Afghan general on Wednesday said the US is an obstacle to bringing about peace to Afghanistan. Atiqullah Amarkhel told IRNA that Afghanistan will not experience peace unless the US interests are not materialized in this country. The US spares no effort to maintain its interest in other countries including Afghanistan....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Two rounds of "indirect fire" hit the US Embassy compound in Kabul, but no one was hurt, the embassy said. "At approximately 6:40 local time in Kabul, approximately two rounds of indirect fire impacted the US Embassy compound. All Americans are accounted for and no injuries were sustained," the embassy said in a statement Wednesday....

An Iranian official says the controversial Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Washington and Kabul will not benefit Afghanistan. We do not consider the Afghan security agreement with the US beneficial for Afghanistans future and we have concerns about it. We have already clarified our stance, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific and Commonwealth ...

Relations between Iran and Afghanistan have gyrated since the 1979 revolution. How might the withdrawal of US troops in 2014 affect opportunities or challenges facing the neighboring countries? All of Afghanistan's neighbors will be affected when international troops leave in 2014. The United States has completed negotiations with the Afghan government ...

The United States expressed hope Tuesday that India would persuade Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a deal allowing US troops to stay, as lawmakers voiced outrage at the delay. Testifying before a Senate committee, a senior US official voiced confidence that Afghanistan would eventually complete an agreement for some 12,000 US troops to stay ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 9 (MNA) An Iranian political commentator has answered questions on the US and Afghanistan security agreement. Pir Mohammad Molazehi political expert in Indian subcontinent participated in an interview to Mehr News and discussed the reasons why would the US persist on the security deal with Afghanistan. Asked why would Hamid Karzai ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran called on the US to make more efforts to accelerate the reconstruction activities in Afghanistan instead of attempting to maintain its military build-up in that country. We believe that the era of military approaches and having foreign bases in other parts of the world has ended, Head of the Afghanistan Headquarters at the Iranian ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Afghans in Kabul held a demonstration to express opposition to a security deal with the United States, which would allow American troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 if it gathers support. During the demonstration on Monday, the protesters once again expressed opposition to the so-called Bilateral Security Agreement. The ...

When an American soldier dies in Afghanistan, his death is not anonymous. The tragedy of that loss is mourned, and his life is remembered and celebrated. In many cases, the death is covered prominently in local and state media, often for several days. The Pentagon dutifully records the loss, medals are delivered, a ceremonial flag is presented to ...