Iran, Afghanistan
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.