Afghanistan
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Iran and Afghanistan conduct prisoner swap at Milak border crossing
Iran and Afghanistan exchanged prisoners at the Milak border crossing, where 199 Afghan detainees in Iran were repatriated, and two Iranian citizens were returned to Iranian authorities.
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Iran extradites 199 Afghani prisoners: Official
Iran transferred 199 Afghan inmates to their home country as part of its commitment to humanitarian principles and international agreements on prisoner exchange.
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Legal Afghan migrants in Iran face no restrictions: Iran’s U.N. envoy
Iran's UN Ambassador Says that legal Afghan migrants in Iran face no restrictions and Iranian consulates issue 5,000 visas daily.
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Kabul stresses strengthening ties with Tehran
The spokesperson of the Afghan caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid stresses developing relations with Tehran.
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Iran hosts one of the largest refugee populations globally: U.N. agency
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has commended Iran for supporting 3.8 million refugees with health, education, and livelihood opportunities.
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Iran calls for Afghanistan cooperation to combat drug trafficking
Iran calls for enhanced cooperation with Afghanistan to strengthen combat against drug trafficking.
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Iran, Afghanistan resolve long-standing water dispute: Envoy
Iran seeks to strengthen its relations with Afghanistan in various sectors as part of its “neighborhood policy.”
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Maximum interaction with Afghanistan is on agenda: Official
Ayatollah Khamenei believes that the problems of the region should be solved by the countries of the region, including Afghanistan, the Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif said.
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Araghchi’s visit to Kabul marks significant breakthrough in Iran-Afghanistan ties: Ministry
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the recent visit by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, represents an important development in bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Iran, Afghanistan share vision on border security: FM Araghchi
Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi says Tehran and Kabul consider the security of common borders very important.
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Iran’s, Afghanistan’s security and stability interconnected: Araghchi
Iran’s top diplomat calls for closer cooperation between Tehran and Kabul to resolve issues like the Afghan refugees and a water dispute.
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In photos: Iran’s top diplomat meets Afghanistan’s acting FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul on Sunday. Araghchi arrived in Afghanistan earlier in the day at the head of a high-ranking political and economic delegation for talks on mutual interest.
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Tehran urges Afghanistan's cooperation to remove obstacles on border rivers
Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei has urged Afghanistan's cooperation in removing obstacles with regard to border rivers.
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Iran criticizes Afghanistan for constructing Pashdan Dam on Harirud
Tehran, IRNA – The spokesman of Iran's water industry, Issa Bozorgzadeh, has said that the unilateral use of the Harirud River constitutes a violation of customary rights, noting that the construction of Pashdan Dam by the Afghan side will not only impact the drinking water supply and health of millions of people, but it will also result in significant harm to the downstream environment.
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Progress continues on northeast Iran-Afghanistan border wall project
Taybad, IRNA – The commander of the 277th Shahid Parviz Tavalaee Mobile Assault Brigade has announced that 150 kilometers of necessary infrastructure has been provided in order to continue building walls at the northeastern borders with Afghanistan.
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Iran supports lasting stability, security in Afghanistan: FM
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has emphasized Iran’s special focus on Afghanistan, reaffirming the country’s support for and assistance to the Afghan people in their pursuit of lasting stability, security, and sustainable development.
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Buzkashi competitions in Afghanistan
Buzkashi is not merely a sports competition. It is part of the culture of the people in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan. The competitions are held on the weekends (Thursdays and Fridays) when people from different parts of the city gather to watch the event. Buzkashi is an individual competition and the one who collects the most points in selected as the winner.
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Iran condemns assassination of Afghan minister in terror attack
Tehran, IRNA- The Islamic Republic of Iran has strongly condemned the assassination of Afghanistan's Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs, Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani.
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New head of the Iranian embassy in Kabul met with Amir Khan Motaghi
Tehran, IRNA - The new head of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kabul has met the acting minister of foreign affairs of Afghanistan.
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Iran, India, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan discuss facilitating transit through Chabahar port
Tehran, IRNA–Facilitating commercial transactions, as well as the transportation and transit of goods from Chabahar port, have been reviewed in the third joint working group of Iran, India, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan.