More than 1860 Afghan refugees returned to the country from Iran yesterday, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Friday. Of the returnees, 537 were expelled by authorities in Iran and 1325 returned on their own free…
Kish Air, Iran's semi-state airline, on Friday commenced its flights to Afghanistan, with the first flight landing in southern Kandahar province. In this regard a ceremony was held at Ahmad Shah Baba Airport in Kandahar city, in which…
Iranian authorities have deported 869 Afghan refugees while some voluntarily returned to the country, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Tuesday.
Iran on Thursday signaled its willingness for energy-sector cooperation with Afghanistan. Visiting Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian expressed his country’s readiness for energy cooperation at a meeting here with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. Problems of Afghan…
Iran has vehemently condemned Friday's deadly explosions in Kabul, calling for bringing the perpetrators to justice. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani voiced deep shock over the killing and injuring of innocent Afghan citizens in the blast. Concealed…
Pakistan has underlined the imperative of close cooperation with Iran on issues related to Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called for Tehran-Islamabad coordination on refugee management, regional security and institutional mechanisms. At a meeting with Iran’s Special…
Iran preferred the import of Afghan products and keen on friendly neighborhood with Afghanistan, the country’s envoy said on Sunday.
Iranian media reported that Afghan immigrants who have applied for registration and census would benefit from banking services. According to media reports, Iranian Minister of Interior Ahmad Wahidi raised this issue in a meeting of the Commission for…
Kabul on Monday urged Tehran to treat Afghan refugees more humanly and provide them with facilities. Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai met with Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan Bahadur Aminian here, a statement from the Afghan Ministry…
Top diplomats from Pakistan and Iran have conferred on fresh developments in Afghanistan, calling for stability in the neighbouring country. Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said: “We discussed the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.” Flanked by his Iranian…
A delegation of the Ministry of Water and Power will travel to Iran tomorrow (Tuesday) for talks on implementation of the "spirit and text" of Afghanistan's water agreement with Iran. Dr. Farooq Azam, advisor to the Ministry of…
Iran has sent back a number of military equipment that were taken to the neighboring country during the fall of the previous government, an official said on Wednesday. Islamic Emirate's deputy spokesman, Inamullah Samangani, wrote in a tweet:…
The Norm and Standard Authority in western Nimroz province has sent back 500,000 litres of poor-quality fuel to Iran. Zahir Noorzai, an official of the authority, told Pajhwok Afghan News 12 tankers of low-quality fuel, which arrived from…
Iran has accepted three diplomats the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has dispatched to the Afghan embassy in Tehran. One of three diplomats would work as the third secretary of the embassy, the BBC reported on Monday. The…
A high-level Afghan delegation is set to visit Tehran for talks on refugee-related issues and a border spat. Minister of Refugees and Repatriation Khalilur Rahman Haqqani, who will lead the delegation, said: “We are trying to visit Iran…
The main Iran-Afghanistan border crossing was closed on Saturday following skirmishes between guards of the two countries. Iranian media outlets reported Taliban authorities in the Islam Qala district of western Herat province were paving a road in the…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced condemned a series of bomb explosions across Afghanistan, causing dozens of deaths and wounding many others. At least 33 worshippers were killed when an explosion struck a mosque shortly after the Friday…
Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi blamed the terrorist groups and foreign countries which interfered in Afghanistan in recent years for the recent terrorist attacks in the war-torn country which killed tens of people, including students. In addition to the…
Acting Afghan foreign minister during a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart discussed the problems of Afghan refugees in Iran, recent incidents, bilateral relations and other important issues. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement received by…
The Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Tuesday said the activities of Iranian consulates in Afghanistan have been suspended until further notice. The statement said Iranian ministry of foreign affairs’ Director General for South Asia informed the…
Iran says its diplomatic missions in Kabul and Herat have been attacked, seeking enhanced security for its diplomats in Afghanistan. Less than 15 people gathered outside the Iranian embassy in Kabul while a larger number assembled near its…
The Iranian embassy in Kabul has warned of plots to spoil cordial relations between Tehran and Kabul. Reacting to a series of recent media reports, the embassy alleged such baseless stories were aimed at sowing discord between the…
The Iranian embassy in capital Kabul has termed images and videos of Iranian border guards mistreating Afghans as an attempt to destroy relations between the two countries. However, Pajhwok Afghan News report shows that a number of Afghans…
Iran has also welcomed a decree banning poppy cultivation and drug use in Afghanistan, saying it is ready to co-operate in cultivation of alternative crops and agriculture development. The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation…
