VP: Iran to expand ties with Afghanistan new government
Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA – Vice-President in Executive Affairs Mohammad Shariatmadari said Iran is ready for economic participation in Afghanistan, adding that…
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Iran backs stability, broad-based government in Afghanistan
Tehran, Sept 21, IRNA – Iran on Sunday welcomed political agreement in Afghanistan to form the national unity government. The Islamic Republic…
Economic growth key to fight extremism in region: Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has emphasized the importance of economic development as key to fight extremism across the Middle East.…
Iran FM urges unity government in Afghanistan
Iran’s foreign minister has underscored the need for the establishment of an inclusive national unity government in Afghanistan. In a Sunday meeting…
Afghanistan attaches great importance to Iran: FM Osmani
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Afghanistan’s foreign minister said Afghan government and nation place a special position for the Islamic Republic of Iran. “The…
Iran, Afghanistan keen on enhancing bilateral ties
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Republic of Iran and Afghanistan stressed the need for promotion of bilateral relations in all fields. In…
Afghan academic figure seeks closer ties with Iranian universities
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A professor at Afghanistan’s Nangarhar University called for an agreement on scientific and academic cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan…
Iran backs development, Security in Afghanistan: Iranian MP
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian parliamentarian and the Head of Iran-Afghanistan parliamentary friendship group expressed Tehran’s support for any approaches leading to…
Iran felicitates Afghans on 2nd round of election
Iran has offered congratulations to the Afghan nation and government on the second round of presidential elections in the country, saying Tehran…
Iran to extend Afghan visas for 6 months
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian government plans to provide Afghan expatriates working in the country with a 6-month visa extension as part of…
Afghan publishers seeking Iran’s support
Nasim– Ajmal Aazem, the chairman of Association of Afghan Publishers said that more than 80% of books in his country are Iranian,…
Iranian, Afghan health officials meet on expansion of ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Afghan health ministry officials emphasized the need for consolidating the Tehran-Kabul cooperation in various fields, including in health,…
Iran condoles with Afghanistan over deadly landslide
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman on Saturday offered condolences to Afghanistan over a tragic landslide in Badakhshan province that has…
Afghan vote was ‘fair’, says Iranian official
A top Iranian official declared Wednesday that Afghanistan’s presidential election was held fairly in a sign of progress for the country, despite…
Iran willing to develop trade with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia
Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchestan Prov., April 15, IRNA – Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbass Akhoundi said on Tuesday that Iran built infrastructure…
Jahangiri congratulates Afghan first vice- president on his re-appointment
Tehran, March 30, IRNA – The First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri cabled a message on Sunday to his Afghan counterpart Yunus Qanooni to…
Iranian, Afghan ministers confer
Tehran, Feb 15, IRNA – Visiting Afghan Minister of Higher Education Obaidollah Obaid in a meeting with Iranian Minister of Health, Treatment…
Iran-Afghanistan exhibition lures huge number of visitors
Herat, Afghanistan, Feb 13, IRNA – Iran-Afghanistan seventh joint trade exhibition was highly welcomed by Afghan visitors in this western province, it…
Afghan people deserve good future: Rafsanjani
Tehran, Feb 12, IRNA – Chairman of Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that the Afghan people who have suffered many problems in…
FM: Iran supports Afghanistan under all conditions
Tehran, Jan 18, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif says Iran has always and under all conditions stood by the government and…
Iran-Afghanistan ties enter new era
Relations between Iran and Afghanistan have gyrated since the 1979 revolution. How might the withdrawal of US troops in 2014 affect opportunities…
Afghanistan rejects reports on Iran’s meddling
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Afghanistan has rejected reports about Iran’s interference in its internal affairs, stressing the two sides enjoy amiable relations. The Iranian and…
Iran, Afghanistan to cooperate in all areas, Afkham
Tehran, Dec 10, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said here on Tuesday that the Iranian and Afghan presidents have signed…
Afghan spokesman: Karzai visit to Tehran aimed at fostering mutual ties
Kabul, Dec 8, IRNA – Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Janan Mosazai said her Sunday the current visit to Tehran of President Hamid…
Photos: Afghanistan’s Karzai arrives in Iran
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President Rouhani officially welcomes Afghan counterpart
Tehran, Dec 8, IRNA – Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai was officially welcomed by his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani here on Sunday.…
Afghanistan’s Karzai arrives in Iran for talks amid US security row
Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Iran for talks Sunday amid disagreement with the United States over a security accord that would…
Afghanistan president to visit Iran on Sunday
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is scheduled to travel to Iran on Sunday to hold talks with President Hassan Rouhani and senior Iranian…
Afghan president due in Iran for official visit
TEHRAN (FNA)- Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai plans to pay an official visit to Iran in coming days. Karzai will travel to Iran to…
Iran news round up November 27, 2013
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Will Fulton and…
Only Afghans can secure their country: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran is opposed to the presence of foreign military forces in Afghanistan, noting that Afghanistan’s security must…
‘US-led forces’ withdrawal key to Afghan security‘
Iran’s foreign minister says the withdrawal of the foreign forces from Afghanistan would pave the way for the establishment of peace and…
Zarif meets with Pakistani, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Afghan FMs
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate meetings with his Pakistani, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz and Afghan counterparts on the sidelines…
Afghanistan keen to use Iran’s Chabahar port for transit purposes
TEHRAN (FNA)- Afghan Ambassador to New Delhi Shaida M. Abdali said his country is keen to sign a trilateral agreement with Iran…
Afghan government appreciates Iranian envoy’s visit
Kabul, Nov 17, IRNA – Afghan governemnt on Sunday appreciated a visit to Kabul by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs…
Afghanistan says willing to develop ties with Iran
Kabul, Nov 15, IRNA – Afghan Vice-President of Mohammad Karim Khalili said on Friday that relations with Iran is of so much…