FM says Iran to keep borders with Afghanistan open to help
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a phone conversation with former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday. In the telephone conversation, the…
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Afghan border guards flown back to Kabul: Iran’s Police
A number of Afghanistan’s border guards and customs staffers, who had fled to Iran after the Taliban took over the border crossings…
Iran’s borders with Afghanistan safe: Spokesman
The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry gave an assurance that security prevails along the country’s eastern boundaries with Afghanistan as the…
Taliban seizes control of vital Afghan-Iranian border crossing
Afghan security authorities said that Taliban fighters have gained control of a vital area in western Afghanistan on Thursday, which includes a…
Iran’s customs post untouched by massive blaze on Afghan border, official says
Iranian customs officials say a key crossing on the eastern border with Afghanistan has not been affected by a massive blaze that…
Harirud incident result of illegal traffic on Iranian-Afghan border: deputy FM
MNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal Affairs Mohsen Baharvand described the Harirud incident as the result of illegal traffic on…
Police chief hails good security along Iran-Afghanistan border
Tasnim – Iranian Police Commander Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari highlighted the security situation along the country’s common border with neighboring Afghanistan as…
Iranian Army strongly protecting eastern borders: Cmdr
IRNA – The Iranian Army is strongly protecting the eastern borders of the country, according to the commander of ground forces of…
Over 30% of Iran’s exports to Afghanistan via S Khorasan borders
IRNA – Borders of South Khorasan Province are in charge of more than 30 percent of Iran’s exports to Afghanistan, said Deputy…
Iran takes responsibility for securing Afghan common borders
IRNA – Iranian Army has taken the responsibility for safeguarding the common borders with Afghanistan, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed…
Iranian guards disband armed outfit on Afghan border
Press TV – Iranian border guards have disbanded a three-member team of gunmen as they were trying to cross the country’s border with…
Exchange in Iran-Afghanistan borders, normal: Official
IRNA – Border exchange between the northeastern Iranian province of South Khorasan and the neighboring country of Afghanistan is normal despite the…
Iran’s top general visits Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Tasnim – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri paid a visit to a northwestern Pakistani…
Iran says open to joint operations with Afghanistan, Pakistan
Iran says it is ready to conduct joint counterterrorism operations with eastern neighbors Afghanistan and Pakistan. Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli told…
Iran, Afghanistan to strengthen security cooperation at joint borders
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Afghan border guards officials inked a security agreement to expand their cooperation and coordination in administering border-related issues.…
Zarif: Iran ready to expand cooperation with Afghanistan to promote stability
Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Iran is ready for expansion of cooperation with Afghanistan…
Iran news round up – December 15, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
New Afghan government: Prospects for future Iran-Afghanistan cooperation
First of all, it should be noted that under its new president, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan has signed the Bilateral Security Agreement…
Iran, Afghanistan border commanders stress boost in ties
Mashhad, Khorassan Razavi Prov, Nov 9, IRNA – Border guards commanders of Iran and Afghanistan stressed the need for further cooperation between…
Iran tries to block Afghanistan’s opium boom
TAIBAD, Iran (AP) — In the face of Afghanistan’s unprecedented boom in opium production, neighboring Iran is trying to baton down its…
Polio drive in Afghan, Iran border towns launched
CHAGHI: Three-day anti polio drive has been launched in the towns bordering Afghanistan and Iran here on Monday. Deputy Commissioner Chaghi district, Saifullah…
Iran ready to help neighbors with border security: Interior min.
Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli says the Islamic Republic is ready to cooperate with neighboring countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan, to…
Police seize over 1 ton of narcotics in eastern Iran in 2 days
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A local police commander said on Thursday morning that his forces have discovered and seized over one ton of…
Speaker: Iran incurs heavy costs in fight against drugs
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s parliament speaker said his country has borne the brunt of combat against narcotics trafficking from Afghanistan to the…
Stopping unauthorized entries can prevent Iran-Afghanistan border incidents: Tehran
Iran says unauthorized border crossings into the country by Afghan nationals should be stopped in order to prevent incidents along the border…