[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ds-1col clearfix\u0022\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \u003Cp\u003EAs the U.S. announced its plan to decrease the number of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, Iran\u2019s state-owned PressTV described the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan as the Taliban\u2019s \u201cpretext to justify and expand the violence and attacks against [Afghanistan\u2019s] human and financial resources.\u201d The article warned that \u201cinstability remains\u2026despite the presence of thousands of U.S.-led troops.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cScores killed in attack on Peshawar school; Taliban claims responsibility,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 16, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/articles\/2014\/12\/16\/scores-killed-inattackschoolinpeshawar.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/articles\/2014\/12\/16\/scores-killed-inattackschoolinpeshawar.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E This slant is unsurprising considering Iran\u2019s desire for increased influence in Afghanistan versus the U.S.\u2019s goal of a democratic and Western-oriented Afghan ally. PressTV emphasized \u201cTehran\u2019s preparedness to enhance its security and economic cooperation with Kabul\u201d while simultaneously declaring the U.S. occupation as a failed policy.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cScores killed in attack on Peshawar school; Taliban claims responsibility,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 16, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/articles\/2014\/12\/16\/scores-killed-inattackschoolinpeshawar.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/articles\/2014\/12\/16\/scores-killed-inattackschoolinpeshawar.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n","dialogOptions":{"minWidth":850,"resizable":true,"modal":true,"title":"Iranian Media"}},{"command":"doFootnotes"}]