Herat province

Kazemi Qomi reportedly appointed new Iran envoy to Kabul

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – A senior diplomat said on Saturday the former Iranian presiden's special envoy for Afghanistan's affairs Hassan Kazemi Qomi has been appointed as the new Iran’s ambassador to Kabul

Blast in Afghanistan's Herat led to killing of Friday prayers

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Afghan sources reported an explosion in Herat which led to the death of Friday prayers leader of Gazergah Mosque.

Taliban ex-member found dead in Herat

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Afghanistan's ministry of defense on Monday announced that Maulavi Mahdi, one of the senior officials that was separated from the Taliban, was killed in Herat province.

Iran to hold joint economic exhibitions in Herat

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – According to Iran's Consul General in Herat, Iran is going to hold economic exhibitions in the Afghan province of Herat in the coming days.

Kabul people call for 'unity' between Iranian, Afghan nations

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – People in Kabul held a gathering in front of the Iranian embassy on Wednesday morning, calling for strengthening unity between nations of Iran and Afghanistan and foiling conspiracies of enemies.

Taliban official:

Demonstrations in front of Iran consulate unauthorized

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – The demonstration in front of the Iranian Embassy in Kabul and the Consulate General was unauthorized, said the head of Information and Cultural Department of Herat.

Khatibzadeh warns against anti-Iran and Afghanistan plots

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has pointed to deep-rooted historical ties between Iran and Afghanistan and decades-long hosting of Afghan refugees and warned against conspiracies to divide the two neighboring nations.

Iran strongly condemns Herat terrorist attack

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh strongly condemned Friday's terrorist attack on Afghanistan's Herat which killed and injured a large number of Afghan citizens.

ISIL claims responsibility for attack on Afghanistan's Herat

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack in the western Afghan city of Herat in a statement on Sunday.

Herat terrorist attack's victims arrive in Iran for treatment

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – In a humanitarian measure, the Islamic Republic of Iran transferred the victims of the Herat terrorist attack to the country for receiving essential medical treatment.

Afghan media say car bomb in Herat leaves many casualties

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Local media in Afghanistan have reported that a huge car explosion in Herat has had many casualties in the western city of Herat on Saturday.

Herat Governor:

Life back to normal in Herat province

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The wali of Herat province said that everything is back to normal in this province and the Taliban group provides security for people.

FM spokesman:

Iran embassy in Kabul, consulate general in Herat operating

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Saeed Khatibzadeh said Tuesday that the Iranian Embassy in Kabul and the Consulate General in Herat are open and operating.

Major northern Afghan city Mazar-i-Sharif falls to Taliban

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The Taliban has captured Mazar-i-Sharif, a large, heavily defended city in northern Afghanistan.

Herat-based diplomats of Iran in prefect health, safety

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian diplomats, like diplomats from three other countries in Herat, are in perfect health and there are no worries, the Director-General of the Department of South Asian Affairs at the Iranian Foreign Ministry reassured.

Tehran voices concern over violence in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman expressed concern over the escalation of violence in neighboring Afghanistan.

2 rockets hit Herat intl. airport

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Officials at Herat International Airport in Afghanistan say the airport has been targeted by two rockets.

Senior Taliban cmdr. killed in Herat

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – A senior Taliban commander has been killed in Afghanistan's Herat province.

Afghan gov. vows to retake Islam Qala from Taliban safely

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The head of the Joint Chamber of Commerce of Afghanistan Herat and Iran's Khorasan Razavi provinces said that the Afghanistan government has promised not to harm the traders in operation to retake Islam Qala border crossing.

Several killed, injured by suicide car bomb blast in Herat

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Several people killed and wounded by a suicide car bomb at Herat police headquarters in Afghanistan.

Iran's border with Afghanistan Herat province reopened

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Local officials in Afghanistan's Herat siad Tuesday the reopening of Iran's border for travelers with business, medical, student and resident visas.

An Afghan religious scholar assassinated in Herat prov.

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – ‘Sayed Salahuddin’ one of Afghanistan’s religious scholars, was assassinated by unknown gunmen on Wednesday in Herat.

34 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan: MoD statement

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) –Afghanistan Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that 34 Taliban fighters were killed and 10 others were wounded in clashes with government forces in the past 24 hours.

Fire breaks out at a gas storage tank in Afghanistan’s Herat

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – A fire broke out at a gas storage tank in Herat province in Afghanistan on Saturday.

3 consecutive explosions hit Afghanistan's Herat

TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – Afghan media reports three consecutive explosions in Herat province on Tuesday morning.

Car bomb blast claims 7 lives, injures 53 in Herat

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – A powerful explosion near a police station in Afghanistan's Herat province left at least seven people dead and injured more than 50 others.

Iran, Afghanistan border reopened after a hiatus

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – An Afghan official said that the Islam Qala Customs at the Iranian-Afghan border has resumed operation a few days after a massive fire broke out in the customs

Afghan VP hails Iran’s immediate help after tanker blast

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh expressed gratitude to the Islamic Republic of Iran for its immediate assistance after a massive blast and subsequent fire occurred at a customs post in the shared border areas on Saturday.