Afghan FM asks Iran to convince Taliban to attend peace talks
The foreign minister of Afghanistan highlighted the significant role that Iran can play in helping reduce violence in his country and persuading…
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Iran eager to further strengthen coop. with Afghanistan
Iran’s Special Representative for Afghanistan said that Iran is eager to further strengthen cooperation between Kabul and Tehran in various fields, including…
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…
Iranian, Afghan, Turkish FMs stress joint coop. in Afghanistan
In a trilateral meeting, the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan emphasized the active participation of the three countries in the…
FM Zarif emphasizes holding intra-Afghan talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed the need to hold intra-Afghan talks for achieving lasting peace in this country. Iranian Foreign…
FM Zarif: Iran seeks regional peace and stability
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message referred to his talks with UN envoys on Afghanistan and Yemen here in…
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 supporting peace process in Afghanistan: envoy
Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian Fard met and held talks with the Head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National…
Iran FM says Taliban can’t revive Afghan ‘emirate,’ must join inclusive peace talks
ranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Taliban’s plan for the revival of an “emirate” in Afghanistan is not viable, stressing…
Zarif, Ghani discuss peace process in Afghanistan
The foreign minister, who is in Tajikistan to attend the Heart of Asia Conference, discussed the peace process in Afghanistan, regional issues…
Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan consider initiative for cultural collaboration
The foreign ministers of Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan weighed plans at a meeting in Dushanbe for cultural cooperation among the three Persian-speaking…
Zarif: Some countries not happy with Iran-Afghanistan ties
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described the efforts made by some countries and movements to tarnish Iran-Afghanistan relations as indication of…
Iran seeks lasting peace in Afghanistan, says Zarif in Tajikistan
The Iranian foreign minister has said that Tehran aims to help establish lasting peace and end hostilities in Afghanistan. According to the…
Iran FM, Pakistan envoy discuss developments in Afghanistan
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Pakistan Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq on Sunday…
Iran will never recognize any entity that grabs power in Afghanistan with war: Security chief
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the Islamic Republic will never recognize any entity that would grab power…
US must leave region, Iranian FM says
Iranian FM Zarif reiterates the necessity of US withdrawal from the region. In an interview with Afganistan’s Tolo News, Javad Zarif reiterated…
Iran UN envoy says Foreign forces a source of instability in Afghanistan
An Iranian top diplomat says the presence of foreign forces is a source of instability in neighboring Afghanistan, urging foreign troops for…
Iran welcomes return of stability to Afghanistan
The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson welcomed a recent deal between the Afghan government and the Taliban to press on with peace talks.…
Iran rejects US envoy’s comments on Afghan peace talks
Tasnim – Iran’s Embassy in Kabul dismissed comments from US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation about Tehran’s “insufficient support” for the Afghan…
Afghan peace talks should include Taliban: Iranian Deputy FM
Tasnim – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi reiterated the country’s support for the peace process in Afghanistan, which…
Iran supporter of Afghan peace talks: Araghchi
MNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi announced Iran’s support for peace talks in Afganistan. In a meeting with the…
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…
Iran: Peace talks should involve Gov’t, Afghan groups
FNA – Iranian Ambassador to the UN Majid Takht-e Ravanchi underlined that the government and all Afghan groups should be present in…
Taliban delegation in Iran for talks on Afghanistan peace
Press TV – Members of Taliban’s Qatar-based political bureau have visited Tehran and held talks with Iranian officials on the latest developments…
Neighbors play pivotal role in reaching political solutions in Afghanistan
MNA – A senior Iranian parliamentary official referred to the ongoing political challenges in Afghanistan, saying neighbors paly an undeniably important role…
Iran’s Embassy commends Afghan Consultative Loya Jirga
IRNA – Iran’s Embassy in Kabul commended the Afghan Consultative Peace Loya Jirga convening as the Afghan people demand for peace. The…
Taliban not to participate in next Peace Jirga, group spokesman tells MNA
MNA – In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mujahid said group will not take part in the next…
Afghan peace official due in Tehran for talks on regional consensus
IRNA – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy in peace talks Mohammad Omar Daudzai is scheduled to visit Tehran in coming days…
Iran reiterates support for Afghanistan peace process led by govt.
Press TV – Iran’s envoy to a meeting of the International Contact Group on Afghanistan has reiterated Tehran’s support for the Afghan…
Afghanistan peace efforts with anti-Iranian flavor
Alwaght – Iran and Afghanistan, neighbors with the same language, have always had a close political and cultural relationship. But recently some…
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 vows help to Afghanistan-Taliban talks
IRNA – A top military advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader highlighted the importance of promoting security in Afghanistan and voiced Iran’s…
Iran talks with Afghanistan aiming to re-establish peace
IRNA – Iran talks with Taliban was aimed at maintaining peace to Afghanistan, Iranian defense minister said on Monday, adding that it…
Deputy FM: Iran not to forget Taliban’s past crimes
FNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi stressed that despite playing a mediatory role in peace talks between the Afghan…
Iran, Afghanistan stress enhancing bilateral ties
IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister for political affairs Abbas Araqchi conferred on Saturday with Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan…
Iran’s diplomat talks Afghan peace process with pres. Ghani
MNA – The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Araghchi met and held talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on a Saturday visit to…
Dep. FM Araghchi arrives in Kabul
MNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul this morning to confer…
NATO secretary general calls for Iran’s support for Afghanistan peace
MNA – NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called for Iran and Russia’s support for Afghan peace process ahead of the meetings…
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 eyes shared power between Kabul, Taliban: Expert
Alwaght – Zalmay Khalilzad, the US president’s special peace envoy to Afghanistan, arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul in early October and…