Afghan

Afghan Foreign Minister has discussed bilateral relations and recent regional developments with his Omani counterpart.

Hundreds of Afghan migrants with legal documents are returning home from Iran each day through the Islam Qala crossing in western Herat province as tensions escalate between the neighbouring country and Israel, returnees and border officials say.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said efforts by the United States to transform Afghan society into a Western-style democracy were unlikely to succeed from the outset.

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) says 150 Pakistani soldiers have been killed, over 200 others wounded and around 40 military posts captured in retaliatory attacks by Afghan forces.

Afghan and Belarusian officials have discussed strengthening technical ties and expanding cooperation in various sectors.

Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have agreed to strengthen collaboration between their research institutions to advance the bilateral partnership.

Afghan and Iranian transportation officials have held talks to address challenges and remove obstacles facing road transport companies of both countries.

Afghan and Iranian officials have stressed the need to continue and strengthen border cooperation, agreeing that the next meeting of senior border officials from the two neighbouring countries will be hosted by Tehran.

The Afghan Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce and his Bangladeshi counterpart have agreed to organise joint exhibitions, appoint commercial attachés in both countries and establish a joint committee to address barriers to trade.

Afghan and Iranian officials have discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation in agriculture, modern irrigation and livestock sectors.

Afghan and Kazakh officials have discussed regional connectivity and linking Central and South Asian countries through Afghanistan, as well as the launch of practical work on the Torghundi–Herat and Herat–Kandahar railway lines.

The Chief Executive Officer of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat has met with Iran’s ambassador to Kabul and both sides discussed expanded cooperation in the fields of clean and renewable energy and the production of electrical equipment.