Afghanistan

China says Tehran meeting reinforces diplomatic channels

Tehran, IRNA – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hailed the Second Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan’s Neighboring Countries in Tehran, saying it will reinforce diplomatic channels.

Iran puts forward concrete proposal to solve Afghanistan crisis

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian detailed on Wednesday Iran's multi-level proposal to solve the crisis in Afghanistan, including formation of an all-inclusive government, the Taliban's responsibilities regarding security, and the distribution of humanitarian aids in the country.

Iran VP says reliance on foreigners not to safeguard any government

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber on Wednesday rejected any reliance on foreign countries because such dependence will not guarantee survival of any government.

Iranian FM hopes meeting on Afghanistan to send a unified message

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said that he hoped the meeting of foreign minister of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries could send a unified message to the global community and Afghanistan.

Tehran summit to help resolve Afghanistan's woes: Analyst

Tehran, IRNA - The second meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighboring countries is a platform to enhance regional cooperation and coordination on resolving Afghan people's problems, a political expert says.

Meeting of FMs of Afghanistan's neighboring countries kicks off in Tehran

Tehran, IRNA – The Second Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan's Neighboring Countries started work here on Wednesday.

Iran hosting 2nd conference of Afghanistan's neighboring states

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian اhas all through Monday welcomed his counterparts ahead of the second summit of foreign ministers of neighboring states of Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Iran urges int'l community to assist Afghans

Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi has urged the international community to assist Afghan people to stand with honor and dignity.

Spox: Tehran meeting conveys message of rejecting foreign interference in Afghanistan

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh in a message stressed that Afghanistan neighbors' meeting in Tehran is to convey the message of rejecting foreign interference in Afghanistan political structure.

Tehran calls for cooperation rather than competition among neighbors

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Tuesday that the message of the Tehran meeting is cooperation and convergence rather than competition among the neighbors.

Iran says will continue contacts with all sides in Afghanistan

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Tuesday that Iran will continue its contacts with all parties in Afghanistan.

'EU lately notices its diplomatic duty in Afghanistan'

London, IRNA - Member states of the European Union have just now noticed that they are responsible for destructive aftermath of war in Afghanistan and they should shoulder their diplomatic and economic duties in the war-torn country, a European academic says.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

The Afghanistan meeting is a constructive step

Tehran, IRNA - Holding the second meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighboring countries in Tehran is a smart move to harmonize the positions of the countries in the region regarding the resent events in Afghanistan. The presence of the participating foreign ministers in the meeting and the discussion on how to help for establishment of an inclusive government and create security and stability in Afghanistan could lead to a constructive conclusion in Tehran.

Iran, Turkmenistan FMs meet in Tehran

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met and held talks with his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov in Tehran on Tuesday.

EU realized its diplomatic duty in Afghanistan too late: Austrian academic

London, IRNA – A lecturer at University of Vienna said that the European Union realized too late that besides the military mission, it also had a diplomatic and economic duty in Afghanistan.

Iran Pres to address Afghanistan's neighbors' meeting on Oct 27

Tehran, IRNA – The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that the second foreign ministerial meeting of neighbors of Afghanistan plus Russia will be held here on Wednesday.

Iran, Indonesia FMs call for attention to Afghan refugees

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi called on the international community to pay attention to Afghan refugees' worrying conditions.

Inclusive government only way to establish peace, stability in Afghanistan: FM official

Tehran, IRNA – The director-general of West Asia in Iran’s Foreign Ministry said that despite many frameworks of talks on Afghanistan in place, only an inclusive government could establish peace and stability in the country.

Iran’s humanitarian aid cargo arrives in Afghanistan

Kabul, IRNA – Iran’s humanitarian aid to those affected by the terrorist attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, arrived in the region, the Islamic Republic of Iran Consulate in Kandahar said on Tuesday.

FM: Iran not willing to tie prisoner swap to nuclear talks

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a phone call with UN Secretary General António Guterres said Iran considers prisoner swap as a humanitarian issue and is not will to tie it with nuclear talks.

Iranian, Afghan officials discuss situation of refugees

Kabul, IRNA – Iran's Ambassador in Kabul Bahador Aminian and ex-chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah have held talks on situation of Afghan refugees, media office of Abdullah reported.

Iran FM invites Pakistani counterpart to participate in Afghanistan summit in Tehran

Islamabad, IRNA -- Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian has invited his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi to participate in the second Ministerial meeting of the neighboring countries of Afghanistan, to be held in Tehran next week.

US withdrawal from West Asia would ensure Muslim nations’ security: CCOIP

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Coordination Council on Islamic Promulgation (CCOIP) condemned terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, saying that the Muslim public opinion believed that US withdrawal from the West Asia region would ensure Muslim nations’ security.

Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism statement on terrorist attack in Kandahar

Tehran, IRNA - The Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism has condemned the terrorist incident in a statement at the Fatemieh Mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan

IRCS sends second humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) sent its second consignment of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan on Friday (yesterday).

Iran denounces terror attack on Kandahar mosque

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Friday condemned the terrorist attack on Kandahar mosque and warned against the divisive conspiracies of the enemies of the Islamic Ummah and stressed unity and integration between Shia and Sunni Muslims and denying violence and extremism under the topic of Islam.

Iran embassy slams suicide attack in Kandahar

Kabul, IRNA – Iran’s Embassy in Kabul in a statement condemned the suicide attack on Shia mosque in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.

Iran’s second humanitarian aid plane lands in Kunduz, Afghanistan

Kabul, IRNA – Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kabul said that the second plane carrying Iran’s humanitarian aid landed in Kunduz, Afghanistan on Friday.

German Ambassador appreciates Iran’s hosting of refugees, displaced

Tehran, IRNA – Germany’s Ambassador to Tehran Hans-Udo Mutzel in a meeting with Director-General of Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs Mehdi Mahmoudi, praised Iran’s hosting of refuges and the displaced.