Iran, Afghanistan

Iranian border guards commander denies Afghan nationals were shot at

Zahedan, IRNA - Referring to the release of pictures of several injured people in the cyberspace, which some media outlets declared to be an attack by Iranian border guards on Afghan nationals, the border guard commander of Sistan and Baluchistan Province denied the news, saying that the published pictures and materials are based on lies.
28 days ago
Taliban welcomes return of migrants to Afghanistan

Tehran, IRNA – Afghanistan's Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, has said that his country welcomes the return of migrants to Afghanistan.
28 days ago
Nearly 60K illegal immigrants arrested on Iran-Afghanistan border since 2021

Tehran, IRNA — Around 60,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested on the border of Iran and Afghanistan since 2021, an Iranian military official says.
1 months ago
Iran Army building fences to secure eastern borders: Cmdr.

Mashhad, IRNA - The commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Force, during a visit to the border regions of northeastern Iran, inspected ongoing construction work to secure the frontier with Afghanistan.
2 months ago
Iran, Afghanistan confer on expanding ties to combat drug trafficking

Tehran, IRNA – The deputy of the Iranian anti-narcotics headquarters, Mohammad Zarei, has announced that Iran and Afghanistan have agreed to exchange information to intensify fighting against narcotics and drug trafficking.
2 months ago
Iran dispatches humanitarian aid to flood-affected Afghanistan

Tehran, IRNA — Iranian Red Crescent Society has delivered its humanitarian aid to those affected by the recent severe flooding in Afghanistan.
5 months ago
Iran calls on Afghan authorities to act according to int'l conventions

Tehran, IRNA – The officials of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs are expected to act in accordance with the 1963 Vienna Convention and in accordance with internationally recognized methods for any changes and transformations in their consular staff, says Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani.
5 months ago
Iran’s delegation attended major Afghan diplomacy forum: Diplomat

Tehran, IRNA – An Iranian foreign ministry delegation traveled to Afghanistan earlier this week to discuss enhanced cooperation between the two neighbors during a major diplomacy forum in the country.
6 months ago
Doha summit urged continued talks with Afghan rulers: Iran envoy

Tehran, IRNA -- Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi-Qomi says a recent United Nations-led international conference on Afghanistan called on the international community to keep communicating with the ruling authorities in that country.
8 months ago
Iran supports Afghanistan's territorial integrity

Tehran, IRNA – Iran will not support military action against Afghanistan's territorial integrity by any group, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kabul has said.
10 months ago
Photo: Akbar Tavakkoli

Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan meets Taliban FM

Foreign minister of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Iranian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi on December 24, 2023 in Tehran.
10 months ago
Iran FM calls for expanding economic, cultural ties with Afghanistan

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has emphasized the need to promote bilateral economic and cultural cooperation with Afghanistan.
11 months ago
Iran, Afghanistan sign 5 MoUs on economic cooperation

Iran and Afghanistan on Thursday (November 9, 2023) have signed five memorandum of understanding (MOUs) on various joint economic cooperation attended by Iranian Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht, Iranian President’s special envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi and Taliban's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. (IRNA Photos/M.Mahdi Pourarab)
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Tehran, Kabul target $10 billion bilateral trade volume

Tehran, IRNA - Economic Adviser of the Iranian President’s Special Envoy in Afghanistan Affairs Mohammad-Mehdi Javanmard-Ghassab, has said that according to the announcement of Taliban's Minister of Commerce and Industry, the trade volume between the two countries will reach $10 billion.
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All illegal Afghan migrants must leave Iran: Interior minister

Tehran, IRNA- Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said all illegal migrants from Afghanistan must leave the country, while stressing the need for more robust legal mechanisms to handle those who return to Iran after they have been deported.
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Iran urges Afghanistan to expedite repatriation of illegal immigrants

Tehran, IRNA – Tehran has urged Kabul to expedite the sustainable repatriation of illegal Afghan immigrants from Iran.
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Afghan earthquake: Iran says ready to coordinate relief aid

Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian Embassy in Kabul has expressed solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in Afghanistan, saying that the Islamic Republic is prepared to coordinate international assistance and increase border services to facilitate humanitarian aid delivery.
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Iranian Army commander warns against border incidents

Tehran, IRNA - Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces Brigadier General Kioumars Heydari has warned against any repetition of dangerous incidents on the border between Iran and Afghanistan.
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Kazemi Qomi appointed new Iran ambassador to Afghanistan

Tehran, IRNA – Former Iranian Presiden's Special Envoy for Afghanistan's affairs Hassan Kazemi Qomi has been appointed as Iran’s ambassador in Kabul.
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Iran's MOFA condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan’s Samangan

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Friday condemned the recent terrorist attack on a religious school in Afghanistan's Samangan province.
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Iran continues efforts to improving living conditions, security in Afghanistan: Special envoy

Tehran, IRNA – Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan affairs said that Iran would continue efforts to expand interaction with its neighbors and influential countries with the aim of improving living conditions and security in Afghanistan.
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US still major cause of instability in Afghanistan: Iran spl envoy

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's president’s special representative on Afghanistan says despite its shameful withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US is still the major cause of instability in the war-torn country whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran supports the formation of an all-inclusive government in the neighboring state to end the crisis.
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Iran's special representative on Afghanistan to meet Pakistani officials

Tehran, IRNA –The Iranian president's special envoy on Afghanistan arrived in the Pakistani capital on Friday morning to confer with Pakistani officials on issues related to Afghanistan.
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Iran talks with Taliban for resuming Khaf-Herat railway

Tehran, IRNA – Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways ( RAI) Miad Salehi in a meeting with Head of the Afghanistan Railway department, Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat, discussed ways to relaunch of Khaf-Herat Railway.
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Afghanistan keen on enhancing coop. with Iran: Official

Tehran, IRNA – "Afghan authorities are very keen on start of activities by Iranian mining firms in Afghanistan," Deputy Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade for Mining and Mineral Processing Affairs said on Tuesday.
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FM Amirabdollahian highlights need for inclusive government in Afghanistan

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in the meeting of Taliban's Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in China highlighted the need for an inclusive government in Afghanistan with the participation of all parties and groups.
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Iran suggests mechanism be created to reconstruct, develop Afghanistan

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in his statement in the Third Meeting of Afghanistan neighbors’ conference in China said that it was "necessary that Afghanistan’s neighbors and friendly countries come up with relevant mechanisms to strengthen cooperation in the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan."
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Islamic Revolution to stand with Afghan people forever: Iran envoy

Kabul, IRNA – The Islamic Revolution of Iran and Iranian people will stand with the Afghan nation forever, Iran's ambassador to Kabul Bahador Aminian said.
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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).
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Enemies sowing religious, ethnic discords in Afghanistan: Speaker

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf condemned recent terrorist crimes against Muslim prayers at a mosque in the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan, stressing that enemies are working to create religious and ethnic discords in the country.
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