Deputy economy minister of Afghanistan’s ruling government Abdul Latif Nazari has spoken of good opportunities for cooperation with Iran in the wake of improved security in his country, calling for better economic ties with Tehran.

The Iran Project - On the anniversary of the Taliban's seizure of power in Afghanistan, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian reiterated Iran's call for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. He made the remarks in Tehran on Tuesday while meeting with Tariq Ali Bakheet, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s ...

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has announced the Islamic Republic's preparedness to help advance UN-centered regional initiatives regarding Afghanistan affairs. Amirabdollahian made the remarks in Tehran on Monday during the meeting with the UN Secretary-General's Special Coordinator for the independent assessment process ...

Iranian minister ofinterior said that tensions have eased on the eastern border with Afghanistan and the area is now secure, days after a deadly unprovoked attack by Taliban forces. Ahmad Vahidis remarks cametwo days after two Iranian border guards were killed as heavily-armed Taliban forces opened fireat a border post in Irans Sistan and Baluchestan ...

Calm has returned to the border area between Iran and Afghanistan after clashes that took place earlier on Saturday, an official in Irans Sistan and Baluchistan province stated. Alireza Marhamati, who is the deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchistan for security and law enforcement affairs, made the announcement on Saturday night. He said ...

Iran closes the Milak border crossing with Afghanistan, a major trade route, until further notice, following an exchange of heavy gunfire between Iranian border guards and Taliban forces. Ayoub Kord, the director of the Department of Roads and Transport in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, said on Saturday that economic exchanges through ...

Clashes have occurred between Iranian border guards and Afghanistans Taliban forces on the joint border between the two countries, media reports said. On Saturday, footage emerged online of exchanges of fire between Iranian border guards and Taliban forces on the border of Irans Sistan and Baluchestan Province and the Afghan Province of ...

A high-ranking Iranian military delegation has traveled to Afghanistan, Kabul, for talks with the Taliban rulers about border issues and mutual cooperation, amid tensions between the two sides over Tehrans water rights from the Helmand River. The delegation, led by Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Bahram Hosseini ...

Iran and Afghanistan have no major territorial disputes, but a festering disagreement over the allocation of water from the Helmand river has plagued their relationship for two centuries. Recently, the problem has become even more pronounced as each side has found itself faced with longer and more frequent droughts and climate change. Disputes ...

Irans energy minister says the country is to make some important decisions with regard to securing its water rights from the Helmand river in Afghanistan. Ali Akbar Mehrabian said that the decisions will be finalized in a Monday meeting where key government departments responsible for water rights issue will be represented. Some important decisions ...

Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Tuesday that the organized attempts taken in Herat, Kabul aimed to harm Iran-Afghanistan relations. In reaction to the situation on Iran's borders and the recent incidents in Afghanistan, Vahidi said that the movements aim to harm Iran-Afghanistan ties, and this is the enemy's plot. Referring to the ...

Irans embassy in Afghanistan warned of hostile media attempts at harming the relations between the two neighbors, dismissing recent fake reports about the Iranian Police mistreating Afghans. The embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kabul emphasized in a statement that Irans policy on Afghanistan is based upon good neighborliness and mutual respect....

Railroad project linking Khaf in northeastern Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan to Herat in neighboring Afghanistan strengthens Iran's position in the regional transit, an official announced on Thursday. Khaf-Herat railroad can facilitate Afghanistan's transit with other countries through Iran, chairman of Iran's transit commission affiliated ...

FNA - Afghan Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah lauded Iran for its efforts to help restore stability and hold peace talks in Afghanistan. Abdullah made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Bahador Aminian. Aminian voiced his satisfaction over starting peace talks between Afghanistan ...

Tasnim Ebrahim Taherian, a special assistant to Irans Foreign Minister in Afghan affairs, held extensive negotiations with senior Afghan officials and with the UN chiefs special representative for Afghanistan during a visit to Kabul. During the trip, made a few days ago, Taherian and the delegation accompanying him met with high-ranking officials ...

Tasnim The Iranian foreign ministers assistant and special envoy for Afghanistan, Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian, expressed concern about the spread of insecurity in Afghanistan after three attacks killed several Afghan security forces on Saturday. In remarks on Saturday, Taherian voiced concern about the escalation of insecurity in Afghanistan, particularly ...

MNA The first shipment of Afghanistans transit goods has been shipped to China through Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar, southern Iran. Director General of Sistan and Baluchestan Ports and Maritime Organization, Behrouz Aghaei said while the world is affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar has taken a big step to ...

MNA Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi announced Iran's support for peace talks in Afganistan. In a meeting with the Head of Afganistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, Araghchi Iran's support for peace talks in Afganistan. The Iranian official emphasized regional convergence, economic growth and ...

IRNA - Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar said that 12 countries, including Iran, have voiced their readiness for hosting inter-Afghan negotiations. Atmar said on Thursday that in addition to Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China, Russia, Turkey, Qatar, Indonesia, Japan, Norway, and Germany have prepared for hosting ...

IRNA - Irans Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi and Afghanistan's Acting Minister of Finance Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal in a meeting in Kabul on Thursday discussed the necessities for accelerating economic approvals implementation between the two countries. Araghchi and Arghandiwal emphasized the facilities of economic cooperation,...