Afghanistan
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Iran's FM spox discusses expanding cooperation with Afghan officials
Tehran, Nov 25, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh in a meeting on Wednesday with some current and former Afghan officials, discussed and exchanged views on the development and deepening of relations in cultural and media.
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Minister: Khaf-Herat railway to be inaugurated within weeks
Tehran, Nov 25, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mhammad Eslami said on Wednesday that Khaf-Herat railway project, joining Iran and Afghanistan, will be inaugurated within the next few weeks.
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Iran condemns twin terrorist blasts in Afghanistan's Bamiyan
Tehran, Nov 25, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Wednesday condemned recent terrorist blasts in Afghanistan's Bamiyan and condoled with the Afghan government and nation over the incident.
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US trying to destroy Afghan legal institutions: Spox
Kabul, Nov 25, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in an interview with IRNA that Washington is clandestinely trying to destroy Afghanistan’s legal institutions with its irresponsible pullout to create room for its return to the country.
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Zarif: Iran has always supported intra-Afghan dialogue
Tehran, Nov 24, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran has always supported intra-Afghan talks, urging the world put the people of Afghanistan before other considerations.
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Iran always supporting peace in Afghanistan: Speaker
Tehran, Nov 23, IRNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a meeting with the Afghan ambassador in Tehran on Monday that Iran has always supported the establishment of peace and stability in Afghanistan.
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Spox: Zarif to attend Geneva virtual confab on Afghanistan peace
Tehran, Nov 23, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to participate in 2020 Geneva virtual conference on Afghanistan peace.
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Iran Province to regulate border trade with Afghanistan
Mashad, Nov 22, IRNA - Northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan Razavi is to review ways to regulate border trade and economic cooperation with the neighboring Afghanistan at an economic commission meeting slated for the near future.
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FM: Afghanistan deems Tehran-Kabul ties important
Tehran, Nov 22 , IRNA – Afghan Foreign Minister said that Tehran and Kabul friendship and cooperation has a special significance for his country.
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Khaf-Herat railroad connects Afghanistan to Europe
Mashhad, Nov 21, IRNA -- Khaf-Herat railway on the eastern borders of Khorasan Razavi province will connect Afghanistan to Europe via Iran-Turkey railway network, said deputy head of Railway Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructure Construction and Development Company on Saturday.
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Iran: Kabul terrorist attack example of US proxy war in Afghanistan
Tehran, Nov 21, IRNA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Saturday morning's terrorist attack in Kabul is an example of a proxy war and what the US terrorist allies usually do in Afghanistan, and reiterated that the US should take direct responsibility for the attacks.
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Khorasan Razavi and Herat officials confer on expanding bilateral ties
Mashad, Nov 20, IRNA -- Governor-General of Khorasan Razavi province in a meeting with the chairman of the Herat provincial council emphasized the need to expand ties between the two provinces.
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Afghanistan willing to connect to Iran’s, region’s railroad
Kabul, Nov 17, IRNA – Afghanistan Government is willing to restore its place in the Silk Road through opening the Khaf-Herat railroad and connecting to China through Turkmenistan through Turghindi, northern Afghanistan.
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Minister urges holding Iran-Afghanistan economic commission
Tehran, Nov 16, IRNA – Iran's Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian in a meeting with Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab late on Monday stressed the need for holding the two countries' joint economic cooperation commission at the earliest possible time.
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Afghan official: Al-Qaeda's 'second-in-command' killed in Ghazni, Afghanistan
Tehran, Nov 16, IRNA - Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab said on Monday that al-Qaeda's 'second-in-command', Abu Muhsin al-Masri was killed in a special operation by the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Andar district of Ghazni Province.
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Iran-Afghanistan railway to become operational soon: official
Tehran, Nov 16, IRNA – Iranian Road and Urban Development Deputy Minister Kheirollah Khademi said on Monday that the Khaf-Herat railway will become operational by end of Autumn, noting that the project is worth more than 2,500 billion tomans.
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Tehran, Kabul stress finalizing comprehensive strategic cooperation document
Tehran, Nov 15, IRNA – Iranian and Afghan deputy foreign ministers on Sunday stressed the will of their countries to finalize comprehensive document of strategic cooperation as soon as possible.
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5th round of Iran-Afghanistan strategic cooperation talks held
Tehran, Nov 15, IRNA – The 5th round of Iran-Afghanistan strategic cooperation talks were held in the capital city of Tehran on Sunday.
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Iran, Pakistan special envoys confer on Afghanistan
Islamabad, Nov 11, IRNA -- Special representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan on Afghanistan reviewed Afghan peace process on Wednesday.
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Iran, Afghanistan need to promote cultural-scientific diplomacy
Kabul, Nov 11, IRNA – Iran and Afghanistan need cultural and scientific diplomacy to develop ties to the level the two neighboring countries with longstanding amity deserve.
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Iran, Uzbekistan favor easing tensions in Afghanistan
Tehran, Nov 10, IRNA – Iran and Uzbekistan on Monday stressed the need to reduce violence and establish a ceasefire as an important step in alleviating the sufferings of the Afghan people.
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Iran to launch direct flights from Qeshm to Turkey, Afghanistan
Qeshm, Nov 9, IRNA – Qeshm Free Zone Organization has plans to launch direct flights from Qeshm Island, southern Iran, to Istanbul, Turkey, and Kabul and Herat, Afghanistan, and vice versa, according to a provincial official.
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Iran supports Afghan Govt-led peace process in Afghanistan
Tehran, Nov 9, IRNA – Special representative of the Iranian Foreign Minister for Afghanistan affairs Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian said Iran considers peace and security in Afghanistan as its own and backs peace process led by Afghan Government.
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Iran-Afghanistan economic cooperation a requirement for regional security: Min
Tehran, Nov 9, IRNA – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Sunday that increasing economic cooperation between the two countries is one of the important requirements for achieving sustainable development and regional security.
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Araghchi, UN envoy discuss Afghan affairs
Tehran, Nov 8, IRNA – Visiting special representative of the UN secretary-general for Afghanistan affairs Deborah Lyons on Sunday discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan with Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
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Velayati: Iran standing by Afghan gov't, nation
Tehran, Nov 8, IRNA – A senior advisor to the Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ali Akbar Velayati said on Sunday that the Iranian and Afghan nations boast of numerous civilizational, historic and cultural commonalities and Iran is standing alongside Afghan people and government.
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Iran, Germany express concern about development of insecurity in Afghanistan
Tehran, Nov 7, IRNA – Special representatives of the Iranian and German foreign ministers for Afghanistan's affairs in a meeting on Saturday voiced concern over development of insecurity in Afghanistan and stressed the need to reach a political agreement through negotiations.
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Iran supports peace in Afghanistan: Official
Tehran, Nov 7, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry's special assistant for Afghanistan affairs Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian said that Iran supports establishing peace in Afghanistan.
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Iran, UN envoys discuss developments in Afghanistan
Tehran, Nov 6, IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to Kabul Bahador Aminian in a meeting with Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons reviewed the latest developments in Afghanistan.
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Video mapping projected on Azadi Tower to sympathize with Afghanistan
Tehran, Nov 5, IRNA – Tehran Municipality implemented a video mapping late on Thursday on the iconic Azadi Tower in southwest Tehran to express solidarity with Afghan people over the recent deadly terror attack in Kabul University.