Iran, Afghanistan to link up through railway in March: Official
Press TV – A senior Iranian official says a major railway connecting Iran and neighboring Afghanistan will be ready in March as…
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Abdullah Abdullah describes Iran as Afghanistan’s strategic partner
MNA – Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah appreciated Tehran for its cooperation with Kabul in different arenas, describing Iran as a strategic…
SNSC’s sec.: Iran not providing military assistance to Taliban
MNA – Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said that the Islamic Republic does not provide the Taliban…
Iran-India coop. in Chabahar to benefit Afghanistan’s economy
MNA – Developing the strategic port city of Chabahar, southern Iran, through joint cooperation will facilitate the development of Afghanistan’s economy, said…
New Iranian Ambassador submits credentials to Afghan Pres.
IRNA – Iran’s new Ambassador to Afghanistan Bahador Aminian met on Sunday with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and submitted his credentials.…
Iran’s Zarif, Afghan president discuss peace efforts
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani exchanged views on a range of issues, including the…
Zarif: Iran ready to help Afghan people, gov’t
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday expressed the hope to maintain peace and stability in Afghanistan, saying that…
Iranian envoy, Ashraf Ghani discuss mutual relations
MNA – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani received Iranian government’s special envoy Ebrahim Taherian in Kabul on Saturday, where the two sides conferred…
Iran foreign minister meets senior Taliban official in Tehran
Reuters – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks in Tehran with a Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar,…
FM Zarif, Afghan official discuss security issues
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Afghanistan National Security Adviser Hamdollah Moheb on Wednesday. Accompanied…
Taliban delegation visits Iran for political consultations: Spokesman
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi confirmed that a delegation from the Afghan Taliban recently paid a visit to…
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…
Iran to participate at Kabul’s Ariana ICT
MNA – Iran’s national pavilion will be held at the 1st International Information and Communications Technology of Afghanistan (Ariana ICT) in Kabul.…
Iran underpinning Afghanistan’s nat’l sovereignty, unity: Pres. Rouhani
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Tehran was supporting national sovereignty and unity of Afghanistan and was always ready to…
Iran strongly condemns deadly attack at wedding in Kabul
MNA – Iran has strongly condemned a terrorist bomb attack targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which left dozens…
Iranian delegation arrives in Kabul for energy talks
MNA – A high-ranking delegation from Iran’s Energy Ministry arrived in Kabul Saturday morning to hold talks with senior Afghan officials on…
Iran’s Leader condoles with Afghans demise of Ayt. Mohseni
MNA – The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei has offered his condolences on the demise of Ayatollah Sheikh…
Iran’s FM condoles demise of prominent Afghan cleric
MNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered condolences over the demise of Afghanistan’s top cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Asif…
Iran ready to extradite convicts to Afghanistan: Judiciary chief
MNA – Iranian Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi held a meeting with the Chairman of the Afghan Senate House, Upper House of…
Photos: FM Zarif meetings on Sunday
Tasnim | Erfan Kouchari: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate meetings with Chairman of the Afghan Senate House Fazal Hadi…
Iran, Afghanistan discuss strategic ties pact
Tasnim – Foreign minister of Iran and Afghanistan’s ambassador to Tehran weighed plans to finalize a document on strategic relations between the…
Zarif commiserates over demise of grand Afghan Shia Marja
MNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed condolences over the demise of Grand Ayatollah Mohaqiq Kabuli – a prominent…
Iran welcomes peace process in Afghanistan
MNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes any process contributing to sustainable peace and security in Afghanistan, Foreign Ministry spokesman said…
Iran ICT Min condoles with Afghan counterpart
IRNA – Minister of Communications and Information Technology in a phone call extended condolences over death of Afghanistan Communications and Information Technology…
Iran to spare no efforts to help Afghanistan people, govt.: Araghchi
MNA – The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has welcomed the Afghan president’s recent initiatives for the peace process in Afghanistan,…
Iran’s Zarif: Afghans have final say in all affairs
IRNA – Iran believes that Afghan people have the final say in all affairs of Afghanistan, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif…
Photos: Zarif meets Pres. Ghani’s adviser in reconciliation affairs
Tasnim | Foad Ashtari: Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Afghan president’s senior adviser in reconciliation affairs,…
Iran to hold ICT exhibition in Afghanistan
MNA – Iran will be organizing an international ICT exhibition in Afghanistan in April in a bid to have a bigger share…
Afghan official commends Iran’s industrial services in Herat
IRNA – Head of Industries and Mines Division of Herat Province, Afghanistan Hamidullah Khadem applauded Iran’s assistance in the construction of the…
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…
Kabul not to allow US to operate against Iran: envoy
MNA – Afghan ambassador to Turkey said that Afghanistan will not let US units deployed in the country to operate against neighboring…
Kabul ‘committed’ to deliver Iran’s share of water
MNA – Afghan Deputy Minister of Water Khan Mohammad Takal says his country is committed to fulfilling its obligations over sharing the…
Taliban say negotiations with Iran ‘necessary’
Radio Farda – A spokesman for the Afghan Taliban says that negotiations between the militant group and Iran are “necessary.” Spokesman Zabiullah…
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…
Iran, Afghanistan kick off talks on Helmand water right
MNA – The 19th Joint Committee of Commissars of Helmand water kicked off in Tehran, on Saturday. The meeting kicked off this…
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…
Iran’s talks with Taliban in coordination with Afghan gov.: official
MNA – Chief of Staff of Iranian president said that negotiations between Tehran and Taliban are being held in coordination with the…
Iran deputy FM to visit Afghanistan: Spox
IRNA – The spokesman of Iran Foreign Ministry said on Monday at his weekly press conference that the Deputy Foreign Minister of…
Pentagon admits Iran’s key role in restoring calm to Afghanistan
Press TV – The Pentagon has acknowledged Iran’s key role in restoring peace and stability to war-torn Afghanistan, backtracking on Washington’s earlier claims that…