US Pushing Karzai to Form Coalition Gov't
TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States has exerted much pressure on Afghanistan's incumbent President Hamid Karzai to form a coalition government in the war-shattered country, a source said Saturday. ( 17:03:56 - 2009/08/29)

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Passes Away
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC) head, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, died at the age of 59 ending his long fight with a lung cancer that brought Hakim to a Tehran hospital for the last year of his life. ( 15:40:04 - 2009/08/26)

Afghan Presidential Candidate Rejects Results
TEHRAN (FNA)- One of Afghanistan's presidential candidates on Wednesday rejected the results coming out of the August 20 presidential elections, accusing the government of President Hamid Karzai of massive fraud. ( 15:00:30 - 2009/08/26)

Analyst Blames Iraq's Security Forces for Weak Confrontation against Terrorist
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iraqi strategy analyst blamed the recent bomb blasts in the country on the weak intelligence and information of the Iraqi security forces, saying that foreign powers have possibly played a major role in the attacks. ( 16:44:54 - 2009/08/24)

Former Envoy:
Washington, Kabul Strike Deal on Next Afghan Gov't
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's former envoy to Afghanistan on Sunday said that the US administration and Kabul authorities have struck a deal over designation of posts in the next Afghan cabinet. ( 18:17:48 - 2009/08/23)

Karzai Outpoints Rivals in Afghanistan's Presidential Election
TEHRAN (FNA)- Afghanistan's incumbent president Hamid Karzai has outshone his rivals in the Thursday presidential election in the country, an Afghan analyst said, noting that the final results are not clear yet. ( 16:15:55 - 2009/08/23)

Analyst Terms Compromise with Israel Betrayal to Islam
TEHRAN (FNA)- A lecturer at Qods University on Sunday described compromise with the Zionist regime as betrayal to Muslims and Islam, referring to Egypt's lack of cooperation in transferring food to the Palestinians through the Rafah passage. ( 15:47:03 - 2009/08/23)

Analyst Blasts Foreign Forces for Insecurities in Afghanistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Afghan lecturer at Kabul's College of Law and Political Science described presence of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan as the root cause of insecurities on the threshold of the presidential elections in the country. ( 16:59:17 - 2009/08/19)

Afghan Lecturer Terms Afghanistan Field of Political Rivalries for Powers
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Kabul University lecturer highlighted complexity of the August 20 presidential elections in Afghanistan, and said the war-torn country has turned into a field of political rivalries for the world powers. ( 18:04:27 - 2009/08/18)

Hamas Distrustful of Obama's Middle-East Peace Plan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Representative of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Tehran Abu Osama Abd al-Muati announced on Monday that the movement does not trust the US president's plan for the Middle-East peace process. ( 19:09:55 - 2009/08/17)

Taliban Target NATO Convoy in Pakistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Taliban militia struck a loading terminal of the NATO troops in Pishin district of Balochistan province in Pakistan on Sunday, setting ablaze three tankers carrying oil for the International security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. ( 18:16:34 - 2009/08/16)

Drug Traffickers Kill Senior Pakistani Officer at Borders with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Drug traffickers killed a senior Pakistani Army officer and wounded two others at the country's borders with Iran. ( 18:18:12 - 2009/08/15)

Lebanese Analyst: Israel Will Attack Hezbollah
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Zionist regime will certainly launch an attack on the Lebanese Hezbollah movement as the regime is in a dire need of such a war for its future life, a Lebanese analyst said on Saturday. ( 15:45:58 - 2009/08/15)

Analyst: Afghan Politicians, People Support Abdullah's Presidency
TEHRAN (FNA)- Political and public circles in Afghanistan support candidacy of former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah in the upcoming presidential election due to his Jihadi tendencies and his international reputation, an Afghan analyst said on Tuesday. ( 18:30:52 - 2009/08/11)