The Takeaway: Iran can live with Taliban takeover in Afghanistan - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Andrew Parasiliti

Andrew Parasiliti

Aug 18, 2021

Taliban fighters stand guard in Herat — Taliban fighters stand guard along the roadside in Herat, Afghanistan, on Aug. 14, 2021. Herat province borders Iran. — AFP via Getty Images

Hot Take: Iran sees opportunity in US withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Fehim Tastekin

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the leader of the Taliban delegation, and Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. envoy for peace in Afghanistan, shake hands after signing an agreement at a ceremony between members of Afghanistan's Taliban and the U.S. in Doha, Qatar February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari - RC2LAF91DVTE

What the US-Afghan agreement means for Iran

Hamed A. Kermani

Hamed A. Kermani

Taliban, imam at Kabul mosque

Will the Taliban welcome al-Qaeda back to Afghanistan?

Week in Review

Week in Review

A picture obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim on January 31, 2021, shows Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) meeting with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (C) of the Taliban in Tehran.

Iran hosts Afghan government, Taliban for talks

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff