Iran’s game plan in Afghanistan Hassan Dai, 19 January 2017 Iran’s support to Taliban aims to weaken US military presence in Afghanistan, eventually forcing its withdrawal. Iran is also using Taliban as a counter balance to the presence of ISIS in the country. But Iran has a broader goal...
Linked to the standoff is Iran’s response to the American troop presence in Afghanistan. While it does not want to see the Taliban return to power, it has extended support to the group in an attempt to keep the United States preoccupied in Afghanistan and distract it from attacking Iran. ...
"Iran and Afghanistan have always been two friendly and brotherly countries and we spare no help and support for Afghan people," Alireza Pakdel said in his turn. In order to increase the interaction between the two federations, it was decided in this meeting that Afghanistan hold an internationa...
though at the same time they feel grave concern about the potential emergence of Sunni-Shiite tensions with the Taliban assuming power again. In this vein, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said, "We support the people of Afghanistan. Governments come and go. What ...
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administration is setting out on the campaign trail with a difficult mission ahead: making Iraq and Afghanistan look good -- or at least presentable -- to the average American voter. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivered an upbeat speech on the wars on Monday, asserting that he was "...
our friend. We think when they say something, they take into account as benefit of our region. We don't think there is a reason for hostility in our region. Unfortunately the United States' interference in our region caused a lot of problems. Now Afghanistan is better than 20 years ago?
"We strongly support the political process in Afghanistan as a strong and stable Afghanistan would benefit Iran. I seriously doubt the reports that we supply weapons to militants," Ahmadinejad told a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. ...
some are regional (regarding Iraq, where the common Iran— Saudi interest in a weak Iraq interferes with the Iranian interest in influencing the Shia-majority in Iraq), and some are extra- regional (as in Afghanistan, where Saudi Arabia and Iran have supported different factions in the internal...
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