Afghanistan

Iran calls for realistic regional, intl. aid in combating terrorism in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s UN envoy Es'hagh Al-Habib stressed the need for sustained regional and international support in countering terrorists in Afghanistan in a "realistic manner".

Iran’s police seize 2.2 tons of opium

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – The Police Chief of Sistan and Balouchestan province in southeastern Iran said Sunday that 2.215 tons of opium have been seized from drug smugglers in two operations.

Araghchi, Pres. Ghani confer on ways to overcome water shortage

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy FM Abbas Araghchi and Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani met in Kabul on Thu. to discuss ways to develop economic cooperation and confer on issues related to water shortage and climate change.

Iran dismisses reports of dispatching Iranian drug addicts to Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi dismissed recent reports on sending Iranian drug addicts to Herat of Afghanistan as "downright lie."

Iran, India, Afghanistan eye increased coop. in trilateral meeting

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced that the first trilateral meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Iran, Afghanistan and India, aimed at increasing regional cooperation, was held in Kabul.

FM Zarif:

Boorishness of rogue US regime knows no bounds

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif posted a message on his Twitter account lashing out at Trump’s administration’s measure against the International Criminal Court.

Kabul asks for Tehran coop. in fighting terrorism

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Afghanistan‘s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah told Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, that Afghanistan is endangered by terrorism and cooperation with Iran is necessary.

Increasing gas row with Turkmenistan upsetting for Iran: senior MP

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) –Iranian Parliamentary official says that deteriorating bilateral relations with Turkmenistan is upsetting for Iran, adding persisting gas row has caused more problems.

Soha Pharmaceutical Co. CEO:

Iranian company halts medicine exports to Iraq, Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Chief Executive of Soha Pharmaceutical Company, Kamran Yousefi, said the export of medicine to Iraq and Afghanistan has been halted due to Iran's new economic policies.

Iran condemns suicide bombings in Kabul

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry in a Thu. message has strongly condemned the twin suicide bombings in the Afghan capital, Kabul which killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens others.

Fedotov reassures UN understands Iran's concerns about drug trafficking

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – UN Under-Secretary-General Yury Fedotov told Iranian Deputy FM Dehghani that UNODC will strengthen its Tehran office to meet Iran’s concerns about drug trafficking from Afghanistan.

Iranian security official calls for more peace to solve refugee crisis

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaghari says the world system has lost its ability to resolve conflicts.

Afghanistan says there is no dispute with Iran over Helmand

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Afghan officials said that Iran and Afghanistan have prior agreements on the water of Helmand River and there exists no arguments on this issue between the two countries.

Afghan governor calls for easing transfer of goods to Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Abdul Basir Salangi, the provincial Governor of Farah Province of Afghanistan, says that the transfer and transit of goods to Afghanistan through Iran should be eased and facilitated.

Taliban to attend Afghan peace talks in Moscow: spokesman

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mujahid reaffirmed that the group will attend the Afghan peace talks in Moscow next month.

Energy min.:

Iran resumes power supplies to Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said Sat. that Iran has resumed electricity supplies to neighboring countries after it overcame its domestic power shortage.

Rockets hit near Afghanistan's Presidential Palace

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – At least nine rockets hit near the area of Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace in Kabul, where President Ashraf Ghani was delivering speech to celebrate the Eid al-Adha on Tuesday.

AEOI head:

Sponsors of terrorism to lose in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said on Saturday that those who support terrorists in Afghanistan should bear in mind that they themselves will finally be the losers.

Tehran-Kabul coop. growing in all domains: Afghan envoy

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Afghan ambassador to Iran said that bilateral cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan is enhancing in political, economic, cultural and security domains.

Taliban spox:

Taliban talks with US strictly aimed at ending occupation

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – An official spokesman for the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid, told Mehr News that the war in Afghanistan is under the control of Americans, saying Taliban’s talks with US aims at ending the occupation.

Iran strongly condemns deadly terrorist attack in Kabul

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has strongly denounced a suicide terrorist attack which rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday.

Amid surge in violence, Afghanistan sets date for 2019 presidential election

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Afghan authorities have announced April 20, 2019 as the date for next presidential election, when the five-year term of President Ashraf Ghani-led national unity government (NUG) comes to an end.

Iran, Afghanistan vow to boost bilateral transit

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The road ministers of Iran and Afghanistan met on Sat. and pledged to decrease costs in a move to develop road and rail transit between the two countries.

Imported terrorism after sowing discord among Afghan nation

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi strongly condemned a suicide bombing of a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.