Afghanistan

Iran beat Afghanistan at CAFA U19 Girl’s Futsal C'ship

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Iran eased past Afghanistan 16-1 at the CAFA U19 Girl’s Futsal Championship 2020 on Saturday.

Iran, Afghanistan discuss regional, peace developments

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan Bahador Aminian met and held talks with Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday in Kabul.

FM Zarif meets with Afghan security adviser in New Delhi

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdollah Moheb in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Iranian FM holds talks with Oman’s bin Alawi, Afghan’s Karzai

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif met and held separate talks with Foreign Minister of Oman Yusuf bin Alawi and former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on the latest regional issues.

Rouhani calls on regional states to unanimously slam US assassination of Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – In a phone call with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, President Hassan Rouhan said Iran expects friendly and neighboring governments to unanimously condemn the US assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.

Afghanistan's Abdullah offers condolences over martyrdom of Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has expressed condolences over the martyrdom of the commander of IRGC Quds Force, Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani.

Afghan soil will not be used against other nations: Ghani

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on Friday night issued a statement, saying “Afghan government reassures the Afghan people and the neighboring countries that Afghanistan’s territory will not be used against any other nation in the region.”

Iran’s rail network to be connected to Afghanistan soon

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development for Construction and Development of Railways, Ports and Airports said that Iran’s rail network will be connected to Afghanistan soon.

Abdullah calls Iran a ‘strategic partner’

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah described the Islamic Republic of Iran as a strategic partner for his country.

Abdullah Abdullah rejects initial election results of Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Minutes after the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan announced the preliminary election results, Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign in a statement called the results “fraudulent” and accused the IEC of supporting Ghani.

Intra-Afghan talks the only solution to establish peace in Afghanistan: statement

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Participant at the 2nd Regional Security Dialogue issued a statement on Thursday, pointing to the important topics discussed during the one-day event in Tehran.

SNSC’s sec.:

Iran not providing military assistance to Taliban

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said that the Islamic Republic does not provide the Taliban with military assistance.

Shamkhani:

Any move against Afghan govt. aims at strengthening terrorist groups

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iran's Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said that any move taken against Afghan government is aimed at strengthening terrorist groups.

FM spox:

Iran believes in peaceful ties with neighboring countries

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that Islamic Republic of Iran believes in establishing peaceful and amicable ties with neighboring countries.

Iran-India coop. in Chabahar to benefit Afghanistan’s economy

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Developing the strategic port city of Chabahar, southern Iran, through joint cooperation will facilitate the development of Afghanistan’s economy, said the deputy National Security Advisor of India.

Unilateralism main challenge of today’s world: Chinses min.

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Minister of State Security of the People's Republic of China Chen Wenqing, on Wednesday, named unilateralism and bulling behaviors as of major challenges of international arena, today.

US behind ISIL terrorists' transfer to Afghanistan: Russia

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Secretary of the Security Council of Russia blamed the United States for instability and insecurity in Afghanistan and also for the presence of ISIL terrorists in the war-torn country.

Terrorism, extremism, foreign powers main threats to ME region: Shamkhani

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iran's secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the main factors threatening the Middle East are terrorism, extremism and the intrusion of foreign powers in the region.

Promotion of ISIL Islam US, Zionist Regime's strategy: Shamkhani

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Promoting ISIL Islam is one of the strategies of the US and the Zionist regime to spread Islam phobia and create conflict, war, and crisis in the Islamic countries of the region, said Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani.

Russian security chief to attend Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in Tehran

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev is due to pay a visit to Iran on December 18 to attend the second session of Regional Security Dialogue with a focus on Afghanistan.

Shamkhani underlines role of Iranian, Chinese security bodies in reaching goals of common agreements

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, in a Tuesday meeting with Chinese State Security Minister Chen Wenqing, said “security bodies of Iran and China can play an important role in reaching the goals of the made mutual political, economic and defense agreements.”

Tehran to host Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The second session of Regional Security Dialogue with a focus on Afghanistan will be held in Tehran on Wednesday with the participation of high-ranking security officials from seven countries.

New Iranian envoy to Afghanistan submits credentials to Ghani

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s new Ambassador to Kabul Bahador Aminian submitted his credentials to the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday.

US intervention in Afghanistan peace process not acceptable: Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Iranian foreign minister lambasted the United States for intervening in other countries’ internal affairs, saying foreigner’s interference in Afghan peace talks is not acceptable for Tehran.

US lies spelled out in Afghanistan papers' shocking detail: report

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – A confidential trove of government documents obtained by The Washington Post reveals that senior US officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign, making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable.