KABUL and Iran have held fresh talks on their common water resources, says a media report. Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar and Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian discussed shared water resources in Tehran on Monday. Mehr News Agency Ardakanian as…
Kabul and Tehran have vowed to take steps to tighten border controls in an effort to combat illegal crossings and human trafficking. On the conclusion of a two-day visit to Iran by a high-level Afghan delegation, foreign ministers…
KABUL and Iran have signed a document on comprehensive cooperation in different fields, The Tehran Times reported on Monday. Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar, currently on a visit to the neighbouring country, and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif inked the…
KABUL on Sunday rejected statements of an Iranian military official about the drowning of Afghan refugees in the neighbor country, saying the matter would be followed until justice was delivered. About a month ago, Iranian border forces threw a…
A high-level meeting of Afghan government officials on Tuesday discussed the legal status of Afghan refugees in neighboring Iran and ways to legalize their presence there. A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News said…
KABUL. High Council for National Reconciliation Chairman Dr. Abdullah and Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Bahador Aminian also exchanged views on intra-Afghan negotiations. Abdullah’s office said the two sides also conferred on issues of mutual interest, including prisoner swaps, and further…
Kabul and Tehran have discussed an ongoing probe into the alleged killing of Afghan migrants by the Iranian border guards. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mohsen Baharvand and High Council for National Reconciliation Chairman Dr. Abdullah reviewed results of…
The mayors of Kabul and Tehran have exchanged ideas on combating the Covid-19 pandemic, reports an Iranian media outlet. In a video contact, Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi and his Kabul counterpart Dawood Sultanzoy discussed the measures taken to…
KABUL, saying the effort must be led by the Afghan government. At a meeting with Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah, Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said the Afghans themselves should decide their fate. The two leaders met on the sidelines of…
KABUL. “Iran’s position is peace with the involvement of all Afghan parties, not with a foreign military power or involvement of just one party,” he said. Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaking in parliament on Sunday, claimed Iran’s relations with Pakistan, Afghanistan,…
KABUL (HPC) Secretary Omar Daudzai on Saturday left for Iran on a two-day visit to meet Iranian officials on the Afghan peace process, an official said. Sayed Ihsan Tahiri, spokesman for HPC, told Pajhwok Afghan News Daudzai would meet the…
KABUL representatives have held negotiations with Iranian officials, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. The Taliban delegation had arrived in Tehran on Sunday and launched peace talks with Iranian officials, Bahram Ghasemi said. The talks are designed to set…
KABUL's economy, a senior Afghan official says. Dawood Sultanzoy, a presidential advisor and chairman of the Afghan Airfields Economic Development Commission, also underlined the significance of Iran’s Chabahar port for Afghan goods. IRNA quoted Sultanzoy as saying: “Chabahar is very…
KABUL needs to work in close cooperation with Iran to ensure its security and stability, says Defence Minister General Tariq Shah Bahrami, who is currently on a visit to the neighbouring country. Referring to Iran’s influence in the region, he…
Kabul and Tehran should prioritise bilateral economic cooperation for their mutual prosperity, an Afghan diplomat in Iran says. Afghan Consul General in Mashad Syed Nurollah Raghi says economic issues be given preference over security subjects in engagement between…
KABUL on Friday rejected reports that the movement’s representatives would attend an international conference in neighbouring Iran. A day earlier, some media outlets reported that a Taliban delegation would participate in the upcoming Islamic Unity Conference, which began in Tehran…
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday stressed further development in relations and cooperation in all fields. During a telephonic conversation with Ghani, Rouhani underlined all-out expansion of mutual cooperation in various spheres,…
