Iran says a so-called peace deal between the Taliban and the US is an attempt by Washington to justify its illegal presence in Afghanistan, stressing that only domestic talks can stabilize the war-torn country. The reaction by Iran’s Foreign Ministry Sunday came a day after US and Taliban representatives signed ...
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said Sunday that a seven-day partial truce would continue, but he rejected a key component of a new US-Taliban deal that calls for the release of thousands of insurgent prisoners. The so-called “reduction in violence” period ran for the week preceding the signing of an accord ...