Iran embassy condemns suicide attack in Kabul
IRNA – Iran’s Embassy in Afghanistan denounced Sunday’s suicide attack in western Kabul which killed 57 and wounded 119. In a statement…
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Bomb blast leaves 12 dead in Afghan capital
Press TV – A bomb attack left 12 people dead and dozens wounded outside a voter registration center in the Afghan capital,…
18 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan air strike
IRNA – Afghanistan air strike has killed 18 members of Taliban terrorist group and injured 12 others, deputy spokesman of Afghanistan Defense…
Withdrawal of foreign troops could promote Afghan peace efforts: Iran
Press TV – A senior Iranian official says military solutions have proved futile in resolving the Afghanistan conflict, and that only a…
Afghanistan’s stability, security, peace Iran’s major goal
MNA –Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says Afghanistan’s stability, security and peace are Iran’s major goal in the neighboring…
US in Afghanistan to influence Russia, Iran, China – Russian foreign ministry
Sputnik – The United States retains its presence in Afghanistan to exert influence on neighboring countries and regional rivals – namely, Russia,…
US slammed over Afghanistan’s Daesh move
March 11, The Iran Project – After terrorist groups lost their strongholds in Iraq and Syria, so far several Iranian and foreign…
Iran wheelchair basketball team beats Afghanistan to earn place at 2018 Asian Para Games
Press TV- The Iranian women’s national wheelchair basketball team has secured a quota place for the 2018 Asian Para Games, following an overwhelming…
Iran Condemns Kabul Suicide Attack
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned a terrorist attack on a Shiite gathering in the Afghan capital of Kabul that killed at…
Why does peace look unachievable in Afghanistan?
Alwaght– Peace with Taliban has been a perused policy of Afghan government in the past few years. The government of President Ashraf…
Peace in Afghanistan prerequisite for regional security: Iranian commander
Tasnim – Iran’s Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hassan Shahsafi said the establishment of peace in war-ravaged Afghanistan could play a key…
Iran seeks water diplomacy with neighboring countries
MNA – Leader’s top military aide said Tue. that Iran seeks to open talks on water management with Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey and…
5th Indian wheat cargo arrives for Afghanistan in Chabahar
Financial Tribune- India’s fifth consignment of wheat to be sent to Afghanistan has arrived at Iran’s southeastern Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar.…
Russia voices worries over US, NATO denial of Daesh in Afghanistan
Press TV – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has voiced worries over the US and NATO’s denial of the presence of Daesh terrorists in…
Is there a ‘Secret US Hand’ supporting Daesh in Afghanistan?
Sputnik News– Commenting on the claim made by the Iranian military that the US has provided direct assistance to Daesh in Afghanistan,…
India, Iran to work for stability in Afghanistan
AP — India and Iran said Saturday that they would step up cooperation in combatting extremism, terrorism and drug trafficking, and restoring…
Afghanistan to use Chabahar Port for exporting products: Afghan official
IRNA – Director General of transit and trade facilitation, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan says that Kabul has decided to…
Pres. Rouhani: Iran ready to help Afghanistan in anti-terror
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to help Afghan government in fight…
Army chief Bagheri: US behind new rise of terror in Afghanistan
MNA– Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri said Tue. that the new rise in terror attacks and explosions in Afghanistan is the result of…
US redeploying troops to Afghanistan from Iraq: Report
Press TV – The US military is pulling its forces from a base in Iraq and shifting them to Afghanistan following the defeat…
UNHCR thanks Iran for facilitating education for Afghan children
IRNA – Head of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Iran thanked Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for ordering the…
Peace prospects fading in Afghanistan as Trump rejects talks with Taliban
Alwaght– The American President Donald Trump has recently unveiled his latest stances on Afghanistan during a meeting with the members of the…
Analyst: US should work with Iran, Russia, China if they want stable Afghanistan
Sputnik – Commenting on a BBC study, which claimed that the Taliban is still openly active in 70 percent of Afghanistan, Shuja…
Those created Daesh seeking to relocate it to Afghanistan: Ayatollah Khamenei
Tasnim – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the US role in the emergence of Daesh (also known…
Gunmen attack army post in Kabul, clash with Afghan soldiers
Press TV – Gunmen have launched a pre-dawn attack on an army outpost guarding a military academy in the Afghan capital, Kabul,…
Iran censures deadly terrorist attack in Kabul
IFP- Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned the Saturday terrorist attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul in which dozens…
Taliban kill 20 with ambulance bomb in Afghan capital Kabul
BBC– A suicide bombing has killed at least 20 people and injured 110 others in the centre of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, officials…
US seeking to move Daesh terrorists to central Asia, Afghanistan: Iranian general
Tasnim – President of the Supreme National Defense University of Iran General Ahmad Vahidi raised the alarm about Washington’s continued support for…
Aid agency office under attack in Afghanistan
Press TV – At least 11 people have been wounded in an ongoing attack on the office of international aid agency Save…
Interior min. calls on UN to increase its cooperation on Afghan repatriation
MNA – Calling UN’s assistance for refugees in Iran as negligible, Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that UN should increase…
Iran condemns Kabul terrorist attack
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesmen condemned the terrorist attack on Kabul International Hotel which claimed the lives of scores of innocent…
Standoff in Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul over, 43 people killed – Reports
Sputnik– The attack took place late Saturday, claiming the lives of at least 43 people. The Taliban terror group has claimed responsibility…
Iran eager to see peaceful, prosperous Afghanistan: Envoy
IRNA –The Islamic Republic of Iran is after seeing peace in Afghanistan, Iran’s ambassador and deputy permanent representative to the UN said.…
11 killed, 28 wounded in Kabul’s blast
IRNA – At least 11 people were killed and 28 more were injured in a suicide attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul,…
IRGC frees Iranian hostage in Afghanistan
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces rescued an Iranian engineer who had been kidnapped at an eastern border area…
Iran condemns suicide attack on Afghan cultural center
IRNA – Iran strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a cultural center in Afghanistan that left at least 40 people killed on…
40 killed, 30 injured in blasts near Afghan news agency office in Kabul
Press TV – Multiple blasts near an office of a media outlet in the Afghan capital of Kabul have left at least 40…
Iran ready to expand all-out ties with Afghanistan: Larijani
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani met with his Afghan counterpart Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Monday in Islamabad of Pakistan. “Iran…
Six killed as terrorist blast hits near Afghan intelligence agency compound
Press TV – At least six civilians have been killed and three others wounded in another Daesh bomb attack near an Afghan…
Iranian intelligence minister: Afghanistan, Pakistan ISIL’s next target
FNA – Iranian Intelligence Minister Seyed Mahmoud Alavi warned that the ISIL terrorist group which has sustained heavy defeats in Iraq and…