Afghanistan

2025-03-16 22:08

By Matin Jamshidi

Attack on Yemen: Afghanistan and Iraq wars are before Trump’s eyes

TEHRAN - The United States carried out 40 air raids on Yemen on Saturday night and continued into Sunday morning.

2025-03-11 22:04

Iran UN envoy affirms support for Afghan migrants, asks intl. community to play its part

TEHRAN – Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, emphasized Iran's longstanding commitment to sheltering Afghan migrants and refugees during a UN Security Council briefing on the "Situation in Afghanistan."

2025-03-05 21:57

Kabul Airport bombing suspect during Afghanistan pullout caught and handed to US

A suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American service members during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has been taken into custody and is being brought to the United States to face charges, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night.

2025-01-26 21:52

Kabul visit yielded tangible progress on critical bilateral issues: Iran FM

TEHRAN – Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Foreign Minister, has called his visit to Kabul “productive, with tangible steps taken toward resolving key concerns.”

2025-01-14 22:04

By Mona Hojat Ansari

Biden’s foreign policy legacy: a mix of failure and crime

In his last speech, president claims US adversaries ‘weakened’, but reality shows otherwise

TEHRAN – In his last speech as the U.S. President, ailing Joe Biden defended his foreign policy legacy by asserting that he has left America and its alliances “stronger” and the adversaries of the United States “weaker”.

2025-01-12 22:36

Iran affirms commitment to Afghanistan as trade, cooperation discussions intensify

TEHRAN – Discussions aimed at bolstering economic ties between Iran and Afghanistan took center stage this week in Kabul, as the head of Iran’s diplomatic mission, Alireza Bikdeli, engaged in high-level meetings with key Taliban officials.

2025-01-10 22:10

Efforts underway to secure Hirmand water rights: Iran energy minister

TEHRAN – The Iranian Minister of Energy, Abbas Ali-Abadi, has emphasized his ministry’s determination to secure the Hirmand River’s water rights through diplomatic collaboration with neighboring Afghanistan.

2025/01/10

By Xavier Villar

Regional rivalries and resource battles: Iran's struggle for water rights in Afghanistan

MADRID – The relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan are far from straightforward. Despite deep ideological and religious differences, both countries maintain ties based on a complex web of regional interests and power dynamics, a context that is often oversimplified in Western analyses.

2025-01-03 22:14

Iran calls on Afghanistan to honor water rights in border river disputes

TEHRAN – The spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry has underscored the critical need for cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan to maintain the natural flow of water in shared border rivers.

2024-12-30 18:53

Afghanistan’s cultural night held in Tehran

TEHRAN - The ECO Cultural Institute hosted the “Afghanistan Cultural Night & Celebration of New Year 2025” on Monday evening.

2024-12-30 15:17

Iran objects to Afghanistan's construction of Pashdan Dam on Harirud

TEHRAN- The spokesman of Iran’s water industry considered the unilateral exploitation of the Harirud river to be a violation of customary rights and said the effects of this unilateral action by the Afghan side will not only affect the supply of drinking water and health of several million people, but also lead to widespread damage to the downstream environment.

2024-12-25 22:38

Head of diplomatic mission in Afghanistan outlines plans with FM Araghchi

TEHRAN – Alireza Bikdeli, the newly appointed head of Iran’s diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, held a meeting with Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss the roadmap for strengthening ties between the two nations.

2024-12-25 19:32

Afghan Taliban vow to retaliate after Pakistani air strikes kill dozens

Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border province of Afghanistan killed 46 people, the Taliban government spokesman told AFP on Wednesday, as the defense ministry vowed retaliation.

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.

2024-12-03 15:19

Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, top destinations for Iranian nano-tech products

TEHRAN –Iranian nanotechnology companies export their products to 49 countries around the world, mainly to Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, India, and China.

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.

2024-11-24 20:06

Iran names new ambassador to Afghanistan

TEHRAN – Alireza Bigdeli will be replacing Hassan Kazemi Qomi as the new Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, according to reports published on Sunday.

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.