Taliban

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Explosion rocks Kabul

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Local sources in Afghanistan reported an explosion in the capital city of this country on Monday night.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tehran urges Kabul to punish consulate attack perpetrators

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has called on the Afghan caretaker government to announce the results of its investigations on the perpetrators of the assassination of Iranian diplomats and a reporter in Mazar-e Sharif in 1988.

Taliban:

There is no threat from Afghanistan against Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesman of the Taliban said that there is no threat from the borders of Afghanistan against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Blast in Afghanistan's Parwan, kills 2, injures 6

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – At least two people were killed and six others injured in a blast in east Afghanistan's Parwan province, Fazal Reem Maskin Yar, spokesman of the provincial police department, said on Saturday.

Taliban says ready for dialogue on security with Russia

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Representatives from the Taliban are ready for dialogue with Russia on security, Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Abdul Umari said.