China and Iran have urged the caretaker government of Afghanistan to end restrictions on girls’ education and women’s work and form an inclusive government. In a joint statement released on Thursday, at the close of a visit to…
Some of its sites have come under drone attack, Iran’s defence ministry said on Sunday. A statement from the defence ministry in Tehran said the drone attacks were carried out at midnight. The ministry installations were attacked in…
More than 3100 Afghan refugees returned from Iran to the country during the past two days, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday. A MoRR statement said these individuals were repatriated via Islam Qala port…
Pakistan and Iran have renewed the imperative of forming an inclusive government in Afghanistan, their common neighbour. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reiterated the need during a phone call on Saturday.…
Authorities in western Nimroz province sent back 26 low-quality oil tankers to Iran after a laboratory test, an official said on Monday. Mufti Habibullah Elham, head of information and culture department, told Pajhwok that 26 tankers bringing poor-quality…
Iran is ready to invest in mines, power and railway sectors in Afghanistan, says the new acting ambassador of the neighboring country. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Iran’s special representative and new acting…
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said Afghanistan and Iran should positively use of the available joint opportunities. Muttaqi met in Kabul with deputy ambassador of Iran Hossein Mortazavi, diplomats, officials and representatives of Iranian government and…
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 3,191 Afghan refugees returned to the country from Iran in the past 24 hours via Islam Qala and Pul Abresham ports. MoRR on its twitter handle said the returnees included…
Iran’s special representative for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi has met Russian ambassador in Tehran Alexey Dedov and discussed with him Afghanistan. Qomi tweeted that they discussed mutual cooperation and concerns including “terrorism and its supporters in Afghanistan.” He…
Hundreds of individuals from different provinces travel illegally to neighboring Iran through the Islam Qala border in western Herat province. Poverty, unemployment, economic crisis in the country and other issues are the reason behind the illegal emigration…
Senior Pakistani and Iranian diplomats have reiterated their commitment to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and Iran’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Ghomi reaffirmed their resolve to…
About 8,659 Afghan refugees returned to the country from Iran during the past two days, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Wednesday. The ministry wrote on its Twitter page that 8659 Afghan refugees returned to the…
About 2,723 Afghan refugees returned from neighboring Iran during the past two days, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Monday. On its twitter page, the ministry said these Afghan refugees returned to the country through Nimroz’s…
Nine European Union countries have proposed a new package of sanctions against Iran, reports a German media outlet. The new sanctions have been presented in response to alleged violence against protesters in different Iranian cities by government security…
Nearly 5000 Afghan refugees returned from Iran during the past two days, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Monday. On its twitter page, the ministry said 4,822 Afghan refugees returned to the country from Iran through…
The caretaker government of Afghanistan on Friday strongly condemned an Islamic State-claimed attack on a shrine in the Iranian city of Shiraz, and expressed sympathy with families of the victims. At least 15 people were killed and 40…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in his meeting with Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan Sadiq Khan has said Iran uses all its capacities for restoration of peace and stability in Afghanistan. Sadiq Khan visited Iran for discussions and…
At least 224 people have been killed so far by Iranian security forces in an ongoing crackdown on anti-government protests in the neighbouring country, a human rights group said. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said…
Iran continued to forcibly expel Afghan refugees as more than 2,300 refugees returned from the neighboring country in two days. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation in a statement said more than 2,300 refugees returned to the country…
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation says more than 3,700 Afghan refugees have returned from Iran including over 1,900 people forcibly expelled during the past three days. The ministry in a statement said 1,598 Afghan refugees returned to…
At least 31 civilians have reportedly been killed in running battles between Iranian police and anti-government protesters in Tehran in the worst unrest there for years. The protests, now in their seventh day, have reached 80 other cities…
The number of Afghan students in Iranian schools has gone up to 800,000 from 500,000, an official said on Wednesday. Mehdi Fayyazi, the deputy minister of education, estimated that about 800,000 Afghan students were currently studying in schools…
Around 252,000 Afghan refugees returned from Iran and Pakistan during the ongoing solar year, including 135,000 forcibly expelled by Iranian authorities.
Iran promised cooperation with Afghanistan in improving health services and other sectors during an ongoing visit to the country by acting public health minister Dr. Qalandar Ebad, the Public Health Ministry said in a statement. The statement said…
