Afghanistan

Iran transfers 215 Afghan convicts back home

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Minister of Justice Mahmoud Abbasi said the Islamic Republic has transferred 215 Afghan prisoners to their homeland.

Iran condemns deadly attack on Afghan military compound

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Iran has strongly condemned the deadly attack on a military compound in Maidan Wardak province, west of the Afghan capital Kabul, which killed scores of Afghan security personnel.

Kabul not to allow US to operate against Iran: envoy

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Afghan ambassador to Turkey said that Afghanistan will not let US units deployed in the country to operate against neighboring Iran.  

Iran FM says Afghans to decide degree of Taliban role in country

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry said that Taliban will have a role in the future of Afghanistan but Afghans themselves will determine the level of its role.

Leader’s adviser:

Iran facilitates talks between Taliban, Afghan govt.

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Leader's top military adviser Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said Wednesday that Iran is trying to facilitate talks between Taliban and Afghan government for the sake of Afghan nation.

Kabul ‘committed’ to deliver Iran’s share of water

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Afghan Deputy Minister of Water Khan Mohammad Takal says his country is committed to fulfilling its obligations over sharing the water from the Hirmand (also known as Helmand) River and its tributary to Iran.

Iran, Afghanistan bilateral trade to grow through reducing, removing motorway tolling

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – The head of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization says that reducing or removing motorway tolling between Iran and Afghanistan can help increase bilateral trade.

Talks with Taliban never to lead to talks with ISIL, Jabhat al-Nusra: Shamkhani

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the representative of Iran's Leader and secretary of the country's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) pointed to Iran’s recent negotiations with Taliban on the Afghan-Afghan peace issues, dismissing the possibility of holding talks with ISIL and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists.

Iran, Afghanistan to broaden bilateral trade ties

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Afghanistan will enhance their trade and business relationships.

Iran, Afghanistan vow to continue bilateral cooperation

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with Afghanistan’s Abdullah Abdullah Sat. to stress the continuation of bilateral cooperation.

Iran, Afghanistan kick off talks on Helmand water right

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – The 19th Joint Committee of Commissars on Helmand water right kicked off in Tehran, on Saturday.

Dep. FM Araghchi arrives in Kabul

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul this morning to confer over a host of bilateral and regional issues.

Iran ready to double electricity exports to neighbors

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Iran has the potential to double the current bulk of its electricity exports to neighboring countries, CEO of Tavanir Company said Saturday.

China praises Iran’s efforts to establish peace in Afghanistan: FM Spox

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang lauded the constructive role of the Islamic Republic of Iran to establish peace and stability in Afghanistan.

Iran’s talks with Taliban in coordination with Afghan gov.: official

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Chief of Staff of Iranian president said that negotiations between Tehran and Taliban are being held in coordination with the Afghan government.

Iran border guards seize 2.15 tons of illicit drugs in SE

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – The border guards’ commander of Sistan and Balouchestan province said that the force has seized 2,150kg of different illicit drugs in a Monday operation near the city of Zabol in southeast Iran.

FM spox:

Iran hopes talks with Taliban will help maintain peace in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Monday that the Islamic Republic hopes the recent talks with Taliban would help settle the security issues in Afghanistan

No competition between Gwadar, Chabahar ports: Pakistan parl. speaker

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Asad Qaiser, Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly, believes that “there is no competition” between Gwadar port owned by Pakistan and Chabahar port in Iran.

By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Pakistan fencing Afghan border to curb infiltration

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Pakistan and Afghanistan, the two estranged neighbors with a history of hostility and bad blood, have made concerted efforts in recent months to open a new chapter in their bilateral relations.

Iran holds talks with Taliban in coordination with Afghan gov.

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – The spokesman of the Supreme National Security Council says that Iran's talks with the Taliban have taken place with the knowledge of the Afghan government.

Iran's top security official:

Enemies seek to spread Takfiri terrorism in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani says that the enemies are seeking to destabilize the shared borders between Iran and Afghanistan in an organized way in support of Takfiri terrorism in the neighboring country.

By supporting terrorism, US seeks to loot countries at minimum cost: Shamkhani

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani says the United States’ strategy is to dominate the region with maximum looting at minimum cost.

Shamkhani:

Iran to continue talks with Taliban to settle security issues in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Leader’s envoy Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said Iran would continue talks with the Taliban to help settle the current security issues in the neighboing country Afghanistan.

Leader’s envoy arrives in Kabul for state visit

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Leader’s envoy Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani has arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul this morning for a one-day state visit.

Explosion rocks area near government compound in Kabul

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – A car packed with explosives blew up outside Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Works on Monday, with gunfire then breaking out, the interior ministry said.

Sistan and Baluchestan exports value up 90% in 8 months

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Close to 1.14 million tons of commodities worth $479.247 million were exported through the border crosses of Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran, during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (March 21- Nov. 21), a senior official said.

India officially takes over management of Shahid Beheshti port

CHABAHAR, Dec. 24 (MNA) – With the inauguration of the Indian Ports Global Ltd. (IPGL) office in Iran, the country has officially leased the operational control of Shahid Beheshti port to India under Chabahar agreement.

First follow-up committee held on Chabahar trilateral agreement

CHABAHAR, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Iran, Afghanistan and India held their first follow-up committee on Chabahar port’s trilateral agreement on Monday to review the conditions of its implementation.

Iran to build faculty of Persian literature in Kabul

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Iranian cultural attaché and chancellor of Kabul University have signed an MoU under which Iran will fund the construction of a faculty of Persian Language and Literature in the Afghan capital.

Foreign Ministry spox receives Afghan media delegation

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – A media delegation from Afghanistan on Tuesday sat for talks with Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi at the Ministry’s building in Tehran.