Afghanistan

Iran sympathizes with Afghanistan over Kabul terrorist attack

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has expressed regret over a deadly suicide attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed and injured dozens of people.

Amir-Abdollahian:

US seeks to organize terrorists’ presence in region

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Parliament Speaker Special Aide on International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the White House only considers its own interests under any circumstance, and seeks to organize the presence of terrorists in the region.

Ex-Taliban chief

Moscow conference 'futile' with no envoys from Afghan govt.

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – A former Taliban leader said the inter-Afghan reconciliation talks in Moscow will bear no fruit with the Kabul government not having any representatives at the event.

Moscow conference on Afghanistan kicks off

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Moscow is hosting the second meeting of the Moscow-format consultations on Afghanistan at the level of deputy foreign ministers and special envoys on November 9.

US exempts Chabahar port from sanctions

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – The United States said on Tuesday it would exempt Iran's port of Chabahar from new sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Iran FM meets with head of Afghan High Peace Council

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council (HPC) Mohammad Karim Khalili have held talks in Tehran over the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan.

Iran invited to Moscow meeting on Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry has invited Iran to take part in the next Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan to be held in Moscow on November 9.

Iran offers condolences to Afghanistan over chopper crash

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has offered condolences to Afghanistan on the losses of lives in a helicopter crash.

India wants Iranian Chabahar port exempted from US sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Southern Iranian port of Chabahar has posed a dilemma for the United States policy makers who are seeking to implement sanctions on Tehran.

Iran, Afghanistan hold talks on easing foreign currency return

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Iran and Afghanistan have held talks to build banking ties and expand commerce between the two countries, with a focus on facilitating the return of foreign currency from exports into the Islamic Republic.

Iran offers congratulations to Afghanistan on successful parl. elections

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has offered congratulations to the Afghan government and nation for successful of holding parliamentary elections in the country.

Uzbek official:

Connecting to Chabahar Port via railroad 'significant for Uzbekistan'

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – A senior official at Uzbekistan Railways said on Wednesday that connecting Uzbekistan to Chabahar Port, in southern Iran, will play a big role for Tashkent in promoting transit of goods and will lead to economic growth both Uzbekistan and the Islamic Republic.

Official denies assigning Chabahar port to India

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and CEO of Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Mohammad Rastad dismissed any claim behind assigning of Chabahar Port to India.

Tirumurti :

India eyes launch of Chabahar-Zahedan, Khaf-Herat railroads

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – India’s Secretary of Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs T. S. Tirumurti expressed New Delhi’s keenness on launching Chabahar-Zahedan, Khaf-Herat railroads as golden opportunities for trade between India, Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asian countries.

Official urges modifying transportation tariff in Chabahar agreement

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Managing Director Mohammad Rastad called for modifying and adjusting the transportation and customs tariffs between Iran, India and Afghanistan for the development and promotion of regional transit.

Iran, India, Afghanistan kick off talks on Chabahar Port project

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Iran, India and Afghanistan are reviewing the progress on completing the Chabahar Port project that will provide India a critical transport link to Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan.

Afghan elections 2018;

Afghans go to the polls to vote for parliamentary elections

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Some 8.8 million Afghans are expected to vote on Saturday in the country's parliamentary elections as tens of thousands of forces fan out across the country to protect 21,000 polling stations.

Iran supports any initiative to guarantee benefits of Afghan nation: FM spox

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has denounced a recent terrorist attack in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar which left a number of officials and ordinary people dead and wounded.

Deputy police chief says Iran seized 500 tons of narcotics in 9 months

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Police Chief Momeni said Mon. that Iran has carried out over 1,000 counter-narcotics operations in the past 9 months, confiscating 500 tons of various kinds of narcotics and busting 1,241 smuggling rings.

Iran, Japan sign MoU on training Afghanistan Customs staff

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iran and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly conduct training course for the personnel of Afghan Customs Department.

‘Rona, Azim's Mother’ wins Kim Jiseok Award at BIFF

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iranian feature movie ‘Rona, Azim's Mother’ directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi won Kim Jiseok Award at Busan International Film Festival.

World after neutralizing US’ anti-Iran sanctions: deputy FM

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Morteza Sarmadi, while stressing Iran’s resistance against US’ new sanctions, noted the gradual formation of a global will aimed at neutralizing the effect of sanctions on Tehran.

Iran, Afghanistan confer on refugee issues

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs, Hossein Zolfaghari, held talks with Afghanistan’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriations Hussain Alami Balkhi on the sidelines of the 69th session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme.