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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.

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.

Kazemi Qomi:

Americans need to be held to account for Afghanistan problems

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s top envoy to Afghanistan says the United States is responsible for the current situation in Afghanistan, adding that the Afghans will experience stability and calm once the US stops helping and abetting terrorism.

Putin says necessary to build ties with Taliban

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has noted that it is necessary to build relations with the Taliban because it controls Afghanistan.

Removing Taliban from terror list proposal on Putin's table

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign and Justice Ministries have reported to President Vladimir Putin that the Taliban can be removed from the list of terrorist organizations, Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department said.

18 killed, injured in clashes between Afghanistan, Pakistan

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – At least 18 people were killed and injured following clashes between Taliban forces and Pakistani military forces.

Taliban says 315 killed in floods in 3 provinces

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, Taliban authorities said Sunday.

Taliban says its security forces detained two ISIL members

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – A media outlet close to the Taliban announced that two Tajik ISIL members were arrested on the shared Iran-Afghanistan border.

Russia says working on removing Taliban from terrorist list

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Russia said on Tuesday that it was working to remove the Taliban from its list of banned terrorist organizations.

Taliban says 8 killed in Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – A Taliban spokesperson said on Monday that Pakistani airstrikes killed at least eight people, including three children, in border regions of Afghanistan.

Iran reiterates need for inclusive government in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) –  The Iranian ambassador to the UN stressed the need for the establishment of a broad-based Afghan government that would safeguard the rights of all ethnic groups and combat terrorism.

Kabul calls for opening economic office in Iran's Chabahar

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Afghanistan’s ruling government has called for opening an economic representative office in Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar.

Taliban says committed to providing Iran's water share

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Taliban deputy foreign minister for political affairs Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai says that Afghanistan's ruling body is committed to providing Iran's water share from the Hirmand River.

Taliban rejects reports of missile attacks on Kabul airport

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Khaled Zadran, the spokesperson for the Kabul Security Command, has dismissed reports of missile attacks on Kabul Airport, calling them inaccurate.

Taliban defense ministry:

Iran, Taliban officials hold meeting at Islam Qala border

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The Taliban defense ministryt announced that they assured Tehran about any cooperation during a meeting with Iranian border officials at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province.