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Afghanistan signs $6.5bn mine deals with China and other countries

2025-05-25 23:06

By Salman Parviz

China: Afghanistan’s top investor

West’s failure opens doors for East

TEHRAN -- Years of wars, occupation, and anarchy have left Afghanistan’s natural resources unexploited due to a lack of investment and the transfer of technology. According to the U.S. and UN assessments, minerals buried across Afghanistan’s rocky landscape are estimated to be worth a trillion dollars.

2025-04-18 02:16

Russian Supreme Court suspends ban on Taliban

Russia’s Supreme Court has suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than 20 years as “a terrorist organization”, Al Jazeera reported.

2024-12-13 22:26

Tehran condemns ISIS killing of acting Afghan minister

TEHRAN — Iran has unequivocally condemned the recent terrorist bombing in Kabul, which claimed the lives of several individuals, including Khalil Haqqani, the acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation in Afghanistan's interim government.

2024-11-30 22:26

Bigdeli begins post as head of Iranian mission in Kabul

TEHRAN – Alireza Bigdeli, Iran's newly appointed head of mission in Kabul, has commenced his duties in Afghanistan.

2024-11-18 22:25

Taliban agrees to extradite Afghan prisoners held in Iran

TEHRAN – Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has pledged cooperation with Iran on the extradition of Afghan prisoners held within Iranian borders.

2024-11-13 19:29

Tehran plans to repatriate 1,000 Afghan prisoners in agreement with Kabul

TEHRAN- The Deputy Minister for International Affairs and Human Rights within the Iranian Ministry of Justice, along with the head of the committee responsible for transferring foreign convicts, has announced plans to repatriate a thousand Afghan prisoners to their home country over the next two months.

2024-11-10 19:56

Iran completes 25-km of Eastern border wall to strengthen security

TEHRAN – Iran’s Army Ground Forces have successfully completed a 25-kilometer section of the country’s eastern border wall, reinforcing national security and strengthening anti-smuggling measures.

Taliban sweep into Kabul presidential palace in August 2021

2024-08-16 21:09

Why America’s longest and most expensive war in history failed: analysis

TEHRAN - On the third anniversary of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, three writers - Michael A. Cohen, a nonresident senior fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University; Christopher Preble, also from the Fletcher School and senior fellow and director of the Stimson Center’s Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy Program; and Monica Duffy Toft, an academic dean and professor of international politics at the Fletcher School and Director of its Center for Strategic Studies - analyzed the failure of the U.S. war against Taliban after 20 years.

2024-08-07 21:32

Tehran demands justice for 1998 killing of Iranian reporter and diplomats in Afghanistan

TEHRAN– Iran’s Foreign Ministry has urged the Afghan caretaker government to publicly announce the findings of its investigations into the assassination of Iranian diplomats and a reporter in Mazar-e Sharif on August 8, 1998, and to ensure that those responsible are held accountable.

2024-05-18 22:03

Flash floods claim more lives in Afghanistan

At least 50 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in central Afghanistan, officials have said.

2024-05-11 22:21

Iran can ensure stable energy supply to Afghanistan: deputy ambassador

TEHRAN - Iran's Deputy Ambassador to Kabul, Hassan Mortazavi, highlighted Iran's commitment to serving as a dependable energy supplier to Afghanistan during a meeting with Abdul Latif Mansoor, the Acting Minister of Water and Energy of Afghanistan's caretaker government in Kabul.

2024-04-14 21:16

Delays by Home Office risk return of vulnerable Afghan families to Taliban

Afghan families who helped UK forces and then fled to neighboring Pakistan are in danger of being deported back to the Taliban due to Home Office delays in bringing them to the UK.

Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan

2024-04-02 14:25

photo: AFA

Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan

The number of foreign tourists visiting Afghanistan rose 120 percent year on year in 2023, reaching nearly 5,200.

At least 60 killed in a terrorist attack outside Moscow

2024-03-23 13:19

Taliban condemns terrorist attack on concert hall in Russia

The Foreign Ministry in the Taliban-formed government of Afghanistan has strongly condemned Friday’s terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow, TASS reported.

2024-03-21 01:12

Former generals blame Biden admin for chaotic fall of Kabul

The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time.

2024-03-03 22:28

Taliban official says committed to honoring Iran water rights

TEHRAN- Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the political deputy minister of the caretaker government of Afghanistan (Taliban), has emphasized that the Islamic Emirate is committed to ensuring Iran’s water rights according to the 1973 treaty.

2024-02-19 23:20

UK blocked resettlement applications from elite Afghan troops

UK Special Forces blocked Afghan troops they had fought alongside from relocating to the UK after the Taliban seized power, according to BBC Panorama.

2024-01-21 22:41

Iran, Afghanistan judiciary officials seek more cooperation

TEHRAN- Kazem Gharibabadi, secretary of the High Council for Human Rights and deputy head of the Iranian judiciary, and Abdul Ghani Faiq, the deputy Taliban minister of justice, discussed ways for further cooperation.

2024-01-08 21:50

Taliban official describes Daesh as common foe of Afghanistan, Iran

TEHRAN- A Taliban political leader referred to the terrorist group Daesh as Iran’s and Afghanistan’s shared enemy.

Biden refuses to call for a ceasefire in Gaza

2024-01-05 20:05

Israel seeking to drag the U.S. into another ruinous war: analysis

In a commentary on January 3, The Nation said Israel is pushing the United States toward another “ruinous" war as Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip is gradually spreading.

2024-01-02 21:45

Taliban urges Iranian investment in Afghanistan

TEHRAN – In a recent diplomatic overture, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Taliban engaged in extensive discussions with key economic stakeholders from both Afghanistan and Iran.

‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth

2023-12-27 14:55

photo: AFA

‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth

Afghanistan is among the worst countries in the world for deaths in childbirth, with one woman dying every two hours.

From opium fields to agricultural innovation: Afghanistan's journey towards a drug-free economy

2023-11-22 13:32

Photo: Mohsen Eslamzadeh

From opium fields to agricultural innovation: Afghanistan's journey towards a drug-free economy

Farmers in Afghanistan are no longer allowed to cultivate cannabis and poppies after the country declared bold steps to fight against opium production and the drug trade. Experts say the landmark decision could bring about some economic challenges for the Taliban in the future. This photo collection features government forces combating guilt-ridden farmers.