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…
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Is Iran-Taliban cold peace within reach?
Al-Monitor | Mohsen Shariatinia: A delegation of senior Taliban officials arrived in Tehran on Nov. 27 for talks with Iranian authorities, including…
Iran, Afghanistan to speed up cooperation on electricity
IRNA – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Saturday that Iran and Afghanistan will set up working group to speed up…
Senior Iranian, Afghan officials meet in Tehran
Tasnim – A ranking Afghan parliamentary delegation met with the foreign minister of Iran here on Sunday. Led by Speaker of the…
Photos: Iranian parliament speaker meets chairman of the Afghan senate house
ISNA | Farzad Khaboushani: Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani held a meeting with the Chairman of the Afghan Senate House, Upper House…
Larijani says Afghan govt. should be at center of peace efforts
MNA – Iranian parliament speaker says that Afghan government should be at the center of efforts for creating peace in Afghanistan. Iranian…
Iran’s energy minister arrives in Kabul
IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian on Tuesday arrived in Kabul to hold talks with Afghan officials on issues of…
Iran, Afghanistan ink nuclear cooperation deal
Tasnim – Iran and Afghanistan signed an agreement to promote cooperation in the nuclear energy industry. In a meeting in Tehran, Head…
Tehran, Kabul standing together in difficulties
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Iranian and Afghan governments and people are standing by each other in difficulties and problems.…
Iran strongly condemns suicide attack in Kabul
MNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has strongly denounced a suicide attack on a gathering in the Afghan capital, Kabul, where some government officials…
Velayati: Iran has found real regional allies for first time
MNA – Senior Adviser to Iran’s Leader for International Affairs and Head of Founding Board of Islamic Azad University (IAU) Ali Akbar…
Iran, Afghanistan discuss water cooperation
IRNA – Senior Iranian and Afghan officials on Sunday discussed issues of mutual interest, including energy and water cooperation. Iran’s Minister of…
Truth about Hekmatyar’s anti-Iran tirade
MNA – Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-e Islami Afghanistan, who last year signed a secret peace deal with the Afghan government,…
Tehran urges UN to help address Iran-Afghan water issue
IRNA – The United Nations should get involved in the water right issue between Iran and Afghanistan, said Iran’s vice president and…
Afghanistan reacts to Iranian’s FM comments on Helmand river
Ariana News – Following comments by the Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Afghanistan Helmand River, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign…
Afghanistan says there is no dispute with Iran over Helmand
MNA – Afghan officials said that Iran and Afghanistan have prior agreements on the water of Helmand River and there exists no…
Afghanistan blocks flow of Hirmand River into Iran
Financial Tribune- Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said by building dams on Hirmand River, the eastern neighbor Afghanistan has significantly reduced the volume…
Iran delegation in Kabul to draft strategic relations document
October 9, The Iran Project – The second round of Iran-Afghanistan talks to draft a “comprehensive strategic relations” document was held in…
Water dispute between Iran and Afghanistan sees new developments
Iranian Diplomacy| Vahid Zohouri Hosseini: Afghanistan is a mountainous, landlocked country. Thus, rivers are the country’s sole water resources, i.e. its lifeline.…
Iran, Afghanistan to ink cultural agreements
February 28, The Iran Project – Afghanistan Acting Minister of Information and Culture has announced that Iran and Afghanistan will sign agreement…
Title: The “Feminization of displacement”; case study: Afghan migratory flows
Iran Review|Saideh Saidi: Introduction- Migratory movements were old as mankind itself. International migration has been changed to some novelties in recent trends,…
Undocumented Afghan refugees in Iran to be granted travel document
Tehran, June 9, The Iran Project – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani announces that undocumented Afghan refugees living in Iran will be granted…
Abdullah thanks Iran for letting Afghan children get schooling
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah praised Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei for an order…
Iran will always help Afghanistan: President Rouhani
New York, Sept 28, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will always be a supporter of the nation and government of…
Taliban has no place in Iran security strategy: Envoy
Kabul, July 31, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Kabul has firmly denied claims that Tehran is cooperating with Taliban to connect them…
Envoy categorically dismisses Iran’s relations with Taliban
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador to Kabul Mohammad Reza Bahrami categorically rejected any ties between Tehran and the extremist Taliban group. “Iran and…
Can Iran live with the Taliban in its backyard?
Iran has concluded that living with the Taliban, which is to become part of the Afghan political structure, would better serve its…
Photos: President Rouhani officially welcomes Afghan counterpart
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Kabul hails nuclear deal between Iran, G5+1
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Afghan government expressed its support for the recent framework nuclear deal reached between Tehran and world powers in…
Iran policy: Playing a constructive role in Afghanistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- European and American officials always say they need Iran’s help in restoring stability in Afghanistan – just like in Iraq.…
Zarif congratulates Afghan counterpart on appointment
Tehran, Jan 29, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message on Thursday congratulated his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani on…
Zarif meets with senior Afghanistan officials
Tehran, Jan 21, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with a number of senior Afghan officials in Kabul on…
Iranian Foreign Minister arrives in Kabul
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is in Afghanistan to discuss the expansion of bilateral ties between Tehran and…
Zarif leaves for Kabul
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA – Heading a high-ranking delegation, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for Kabul on Tuesday morning. During…
Iran’s coverage: US confirms Kerry, Zarif meeting in Geneva next week
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: US State Department confirms Kerry-Zarif meet in Geneva The US State Department…
Afghan president to visit Iran soon to sign security pact
TEHRAN (FNA)- Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is due to pay an official visit to Iran in the near future to conclude…
Iran hosting one million registered Afghan refugees, official
Arak, Markazi prov, Dec 25, IRNA – A senior Iranian official said about one million registered Afghan refugees are presently living in…
No new bans on accommodation for Afghan immigrants: Iran official
Iran says Afghan nationals living in the country will face no new restriction in the current Iranian calendar year, which will end…
Iran allows Afghan refugees to study at Iranian schools
Iranian authorities have agreed to allow the children of illegal Afghan immigrants to attend Iranian schools and universities. RFE/RL spoke on December…
Iran extends residence time of 450,000 Afghan refugees
Tehran, Dec 12, IRNA – Following discussions this week with visiting Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan Mohammad Mohaqiq, Iran extended for…