Iran tells citizens to leave Afghan cities amid heightened security risks
The Iranian embassy in Afghanistan has issued an urgent warning calling on citizens to immediately leave cities outside the capital Kabul amid…
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Iran, India discuss Afghanistan, mutual ties
Iranian FM Zarif and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar conferred on bilateral relations and the recent developments in Afghanistan. According to the…
On Iran’s initiative, Tehran to host meeting on peace, sustainable security in Afghanistan; Afghan, intl. figures set to attend
Iran is to host a meeting on peace and sustainable security in Afghanistan, which will be attended by various Afghan parties and…
Iran urges end to violence as Afghanistan clashes intensify
Iran says it supports Afghan peace talks aimed at ending the violence in Afghanistan, amid an unprecedented spike in violence in the…
Iran’s president-elect, Pakistani PM discuss Afghan situation
Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in a telephone conversation weighed plans to ensure sustainable security in neighboring…
Iran, UN urge push to reduce violence in Afghanistan
Diplomats from Iran and the UN called for efforts to reduce violence and civilian killings in Afghanistan. Special Representative of the United…
Iran FM advisor: There is no military solution to Afghan crisis
IRNA – Iran Foreign Ministry’s Director-General for West Asia Rasoul Mousavi said on Monday that there is no military solution to Afghan…
US intel report sinks Pompeo’s bluster with admission Iran & US both want peace in Afghanistan
RT – US military intelligence has admitted Iran has no plans to “actively oppose” the peace process in Afghanistan, directly contradicting one…
Iran security chief slams US for pursuing ‘unacceptable’ political agenda in Afghanistan
Press TV – Iran’s security chief has slammed the US for pursuing an “unacceptable” political agenda in neighboring Afghanistan, emphasizing the need…
Iranian, Qatari FMs stress formation broad-based gov’t in Afghanistan
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani discussed the latest developments…
Zarif, Lavrov discuss Afghanistan political disputes
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held talks on a range of issues, including…
Zarif discusses Afghan situation, COVID-19 outbreak with Turkish, Qatari FMs
Tasnim – Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with his Turkish and Qatari counterparts on the latest political situation…
Iran backs UN plan for a ceasefire in Afghanistan: MFA
MNA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Islamic Republic of Iran supported UN-sponsored plan for a ceasefire in Afghanistan. In…
Spox: Iran to stand by Afghanistan in fighting terrorism, extremism
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi sympathized with the bereaved families of the victims of Kabul terrorist attack, saying Iran…
US hasty deal with Taliban behind Afghanistan’s political crisis: MFA
MNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry says US hasty measures to reach an agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan and inattention to the…
Why Iran has opened up about engagement with Taliban
Al-Monitor | Mohsen Shariatinia: After years of accusations, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani confirmed that Iran had been holding talks with…
Iran, Russia remain skeptical about US exit from Syria, Afghanistan
Al-Monitir | Alireza Noori: In the political sphere, Iran and Russia have interpreted the announced US withdrawal from Syria — be it…
Daesh gaining foothold in Afghanistan, Iran’s ex-defense minister warns
Tasnim – Former Iranian defense minister General Ahmad Vahidi warned of Washington’s continued moves to create tensions and crisis in the region…
US sent messages to negotiate with Iran on Afghanistan, Shamkhani says
Tasnim – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani highlighted the US failures in regional countries, including Afghanistan and…
Trump’s ‘sermons’ on Afghanistan draw anger in India
Tasnim – India’s ruling and opposition parties condemned US President Donald Trump’s comments this week mocking New Delhi’s role in war-torn Afghanistan,…
Iran, India, and a new way forward for Afghanistan
The Diplomat | C. Christine Fair: The Trump administration appointed Zalmay Khalilzad as “special advisor to Afghanistan,” in hopes the controversial long-time Afghan hand can…
US failure reason behind Afghan security pact review: Expert
Alwaght – Earlier this week, Afghan lawmakers put forward a plan to review the security pact between Afghanistan and the US, arguing…
NATO foreign ministers urge Russia, Iran to support peace process in Afghanistan
Sputnik – Earlier in the day, foreign ministers of NATO states on Friday held a meeting in Brussels to discuss the situation…
Republican, Democratic senators question Trump’s Afghan strategy
Press TV – Republican and Democratic senators have grilled Trump administration officials about the war in Afghanistan, saying American taxpayers’ money is…
Iran calls for global coordinated approach to resolve Afghan crisis
IRNA – Iran’s ambassador to the UN called for stronger coordinated approach between the Afghan government, donors and the United Nations, adding…
Iran must be part of Afghanistan peace process: former ambassador
Pakistan Today– Former Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan, Rustam Shah Mohmand has said that Iran’s inclusion in any peace process on Afghanistan was…
Kerry urges Russia, China, Pakistan, India, Iran to bring peace to Afghanistan
US Secretary of State John Kerry called for Russia, China, Pakistan, India and Iran to help Afghanistan overcome its problems, including the…
British military copter crash kills five in Afghanistan
A British military helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, killing five people, including two UK troops, and injuring five others, reports say. The…
Obama apologizes to Kabul, MSF for airstrike on Kunduz hospital
US President Barack Obama has apologized to Afghanistan and the Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) organization for a deadly airstrike on…
Interior minister: Supporting illegal Afghan refugees impossible
Tehran, Oct 7, IRNA – Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli said that Iran currently shoulders the heavy burden of supporting illegal Afghan refugees…
US general calls Afghan hospital airstrike mistake
The deadly US air strike that hit a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan was a mistake made within the US military’s chain of…
White House: Kunduz attack not war crime
The White House has said that the US airstrike against a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, was not a “war…
UN trusts US to investigate itself, will hold off on Kunduz bombing probe
The United Nations on Monday said it would hold off on deciding whether to support an independent investigation into a deadly air…
US commander’s approval behind airstrike on Kunduz hospeital
Even if the Afghans asked for US support in Kunduz, the US airstrike against an MSF hospital still had to “be approved…
Iran condemns US airstrike on Afghanistan’s Kunduz hospital
Tehran, Oct 4, IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham strongly condemned the Saturday’s US airstrikes on a hospital in Afghanistan’s Kunduz…
Obama calls US airstrike on Afghan hospital ‘tragic’
President Barack Obama has called a US airstrike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed 19 aid workers…
Strikes on medical center in Kunduz went on after US informed: MSF
Doctors Without Borders says a deadly airstrike carried out by the US on the group’s hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz…
Iran continues strong support to Afghanistan, UNAMA: Envoy
Tehran, Sept 17, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo said Tehran will continue its support…
Female Afghan activists face rising violence: Amnesty
Human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has warned about escalating violence, including threats, sexual assaults and assassinations, facing female Afghan activists. In…
Problems in Afghanistan result of foreign occupation: Envoy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Afghan Ambassador to Tehran Nasir Ahmad Nour referred to the existing problems in his country as a consequence of…