Taliban
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UK's secret plan to relocate Afghans after data leak
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Britain has set up a secret plan to bring thousands of Afghans to the UK following a major data breach that exposed their personal information, putting them at risk of retaliation by the Taliban.
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Tehran keen to cooperate with Kabul to resolve issues
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister that Iran is ready to expand cooperation with its neighboring country in an “environment of understanding” in order for the existing issues.
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China invites Taliban to Shanghai Cooperation Org. (SCO)
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The Taliban says China has invited it to participate in a meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) event.
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Pakistan army says it killed 16 militants on Afghan border
TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – Pakistan's army has killed 16 Taliban militants along the country's western border with Afghanistan, a statement said on Sunday.
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Mujahid stresses strengthening relations with Tehran
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – The spokesperson of the Afghan caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has stressed reinforcing brotherly relations with Tehran.
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Pakistani, Afghan security forces clash at closed main border
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Pakistani and Afghan security forces clashed on Monday at the recently shuttered main border crossing between the two countries, killing at least one combatant and injuring several, officials said.
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Shooting reported outside Afghanistan's interior ministry
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Local sources reported a shooting outside the Afghan interior ministry in the country's capital.
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Suicide bomber sets off explosion near ministry in Kabul
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – An explosion occurred near government offices in Kabul on Tuesday, Abdul Matin Qani, spokesperson for the Taliban Ministry of Interior, said, according to media reports.
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Issue of Iran's water share in Afghanistan resolved: embassy
TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The caretaker Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Kabul Alireza Bikdeli says that the issue of Iran's water share in Afghanistan is resolved.
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How Gaddafi's trust in talks with US turned Libya into ruins
TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Gaddafi's trust in the US and abandoning weapons programs in 2003 not only did not guarantee Libya's security but also led to his downfall and turning the African country into a war-torn ruin.
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Iran top diplomat meets Taliban acting PM in Kabul
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a meeting with Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the acting prime minister of Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Iran's foreign minister holds talks with Taliban delegation
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a meeting with Taliban officials in Kabul on Sunday morning.
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Iran's foreign minister in Afghanistan for talks
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Kabul on Sunday morning to hold talks with Taliban officials.
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Blinken defends US decision to withdraw from Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan was the greatest achievement of the administration of President Joe Biden.
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VIDEO: Taliban deploys troops to border with Pakistan
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – The Taliban has dispatched thousands of troops to its border with Pakistan.
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Explosion rocks Kabul
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Local sources in Afghanistan reported an explosion in the capital city of this country on Monday night.
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Saudi Arabia reopens embassy in Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia announced that it has reopened its embassy in Kabul after nearly two years.
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Pakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.
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Refugees minister in Afghnaistan killed by suicide blast
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – The Afghan Taliban interim government minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry’s offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said.
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Kyrgyz president calls for dialogue with Taliban officials
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has called for holding more dialogue with Taliban officials in Afghanistan.
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Russia to develop bilateral cooperation with Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Russia intends to develop bilateral cooperation with Afghanistan in various fields, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu told the country’s Acting Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed Abdul Kabir.
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Tehran, Kabul confer on extradition of Afghan prisoners
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban's acting foreign minister, has said that the interim government of Afghanistan is committed to cooperating with the Islamic Republic of Iran to extradite Afghan prisoners to their country.
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Taliban offers condolences over martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar
TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The interim Taliban government in Afghanistan has expressed sorrow over the martyrdom of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
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Explosion reported near Russian Embassy in Kabul
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Local media in Afghanistan on Saturday reported an explosion occurred near the Russian Embassy in Kabul.
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6 Pakistani security forces killed in NW
TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Terrorists killed six Pakistani soldiers in a shootout, the army said Saturday, the latest unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active.
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Iran, Taliban border guards hold meeting
TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – The border guards officials of Iran and the Taliban held a meeting to discuss border issues shared between Iran and Afghanistan.
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Iran summons caretaker of Afghanistan's embassy
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The caretaker of Afghanistan's embassy in Tehran was summoned to Iran's foreign ministry on Friday.
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Germany deports first group of Afghan refugees
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Germany on Friday said it carried out the first deportation of Afghans back to their home country since Taliban authorities took power in August 2021, as Berlin faces pressure to crack down on migration.
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Explosion reported in Kabul
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The local media in Afghanistan reported on Sunday an explosion in the 10th Security District of Kabul city, the capital of Afghanistan.
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4 Pakistani Army forces killed in clashes with terrorists
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The Pakistani army announced that 4 soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with terrorist elements in the northern country.