Commercial flights between Afghanistan, suspended after the Taliban’s takeover, resumed on Wednesday. Iran confirmed the resumption of flights between the neighbouring countries with the landing of the Mahan Air plane in Kabul. The return flight transported passengers from…
Iranian foreign minister says neighboring countries can play a constructive role in helping Afghanistan manage a political crisis by building national consensus. The statements were made by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullah Yan at the second meeting…
Former chairman of High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in a telephonic contact with Iranian foreign minister discussed counterterrorism and the creation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. A statement from Iranian foreign ministry said…
Educated youths in western Ghor province say they are trying to leave the country due to joblessness and poverty and ask the Islamic Emirate to establish the government as soon as possible to help people find jobs. Some…
Special envoy of Qatar, Iranian ambassador and Chinese representatives have discussed with Taliban officials, former president, Hamid Karzai, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar about finding a solution to the Afghanistan crisis. Karzai in a tweet today said…
An Iranian official on Tuesday denied the hijacking of a Ukrainian evacuation plane into the country from Kabul. "This plane landed at Mashhad airport yesterday for refueling. After refueling, it left for Ukraine and arrived at Kiev airport…
A Ukrainian plane that landed in Afghanistan for the evacuation of Ukrainians was hijacked on Tuesday, an official in Kiev said. Unidentified men flew the plane into Iran, Russian news agency TASS quoted Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny…
Iran says it stand ready to facilitate negotiations among Afghan factions on promoting the peace process in their country. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif expressed Iran’s readiness during a meeting with United Nations Special Envoy for Afghanistan Jean Arnault.…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday traveled to Iran at the head of a high-level delegation to attend the Iranian President Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi’s. inauguration ceremony. A statement from the Presidential Palace said Ghani would participate in the swearing-in…
Iran and India have called for promoting the intra-Afghan talks to ensure the participation of all stakeholders in the political process. The call came during a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam…
The ongoing withdrawal of foreign forces will remove all impediments to peace in Afghanistan, believes the Iranian foreign minister. After a meeting with representatives of Afghan political factions in Tehran on Wednesday, Javad Zarif hoped the Afghans would…
Qatar and Iran have practically started efforts for a breakthrough in the stalled peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban, reports say. These efforts come as Taliban captured more than hundred districts across the country in the…
A number of Afghan politicians and a Taliban delegation met in Iran on Wednesday on recent developments in the country, the movement’s spokesman said.. Dr. Mohammad Naeem tweeted that a Taliban delegation, led by the group;s senior negotiator…
The Attorney General’s Office on Thursday announced extraditing 10 Iranian prisoners to Tehran on the basis of an agreement between the two countries.
Top Pakistani and Iranian diplomats on Thursday discussed the Afghan peace process and the overall regional security environment. Amid foreign forces’ pullout from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Iran’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian…
Iran has assured the United Nations of its solid support for the resumption of intra-Afghan peace negotiations. Iranian foreign minister’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian held out the assurance on Monday, IFP reported. The Iranian diplomat…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar says Iran is playing an important role in reinforcing regional consensus on peace in Afghanistan. Atmar made the remarks during a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Bahador Aminian in Kabul on Friday.…
Iran is doing all it can to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan, a foreign ministry official said in Tehran. The ministry spokesman said: “We are concerned about what is happening in Afghanistan, and we have done our…
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey have commended Iran’s role in hosting Afghan refugees amid the latest push to stabilise the war-torn country. At their meeting in Istanbul, the three foreign ministers acknowledged the role of regional and neighbouring countries,…
Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar and his Iranian counterpart Javad have exchanged views on developments in the peace process. An Iranian news website reported on Saturday that Zarif called for preserving Afghanistan’s democratic achievements over the past 20 years.…
Iran has hailed the US announcement of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan as a positive move, urging the Taliban to shun violence. Foreign Minister Jawad said his country, believing the presence of foreign troops had not been beneficial…
Top diplomats of Iran and Uzbekistan have held talks on cooperation on the Afghan peace process, says a media report. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz, at a meeting in Tashkent, agreed on boosting…
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wedneday during the ineugation of Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz province stressed on implementation of Helmand Water Accord, saying Afghanistan would no longer give away free water to anyone and Iran should…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said four Afghan citizens had died on the Iran-Turkey border after being caught in cold and stormy weather. Meanwhile, images are circulating in social media showing a number of Afghan citizens…
