PAN Monitor

Tehran is set to host a meeting of the Moscow Format Contact Group on Afghanistan later in the week, says a top Russian diplomat.

Ankara has annulled an agreement with Kabul for exempting diplomatic passport-holders from the visa formality.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed the Taliban movement could be removed from the list of terrorist outfits, says a media report.

Moscow plans to step up cooperation with Kabul in combating the scourge of global terrorism, says a top Russian diplomat.

In disregard of the UN court order for an immediate halt to military, Israeli forces pounded the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, early Saturday.

Russia believes the interim government in Kabul has the prowess to stabilise Afghanistan in the absence of external interference.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, will be laid to rest in the northeastern city Mashhad on Thursday.

Russia has evinced a keen interest in boosting the import of agricultural products from Afghanistan.

Russian and Indian diplomats have held bilateral consultations on the current situation in Afghanistan.

The interim Afghan government poses no threat to Russia, India and other neighbours, says a top Russia diplomat.

If formally requested by Kabul, Russia says it will dispatch assistance to Afghanistan for survivors of devastating floods.

Under a 10-year agreement with Iran, India will equip and operate Chabahar port terminals, says a media report.