Afghanistan News

Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian, the Iranian Foreign Minister's Special Envoy for Afghanistan, has held a meeting with Deborah Lyons, the special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

Iran's Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami has expressed condolences to Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Higher Education Abbas Basir on the recent deadly terrorist attack on Kabul University.

The special envoys of Iran and Germany discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan, Mohammad-Ebrahim Taherian, has held separate phone talks with the Uzbek president's special envoy as well as Germany's envoy for Afghanistan.

The Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Afghanistan has slammed his American counterpart’s “untrue and irresponsible” remarks on the Islamic Republic’s role in Afghanistan.

Spokesman for the Iranian government Ali Rabiei says the US administration does not care about the people of Afghanistan and the country’s future, and is just seeking to reach a deal it can sell American people in the November elections.

Ebrahim Taherian, a special assistant to Iran’s Foreign Minister in Afghan affairs, recently visited Kabul to hold talks with top Afghan officials and pursue Iran’s principled policy towards the country, which is based on the importance of establishing sustainable stability with an emphasis on the country’s Constitution.

The Iranian Foreign Minister's assistant and special envoy for Afghanistan, Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian, has expressed concern about the spread of insecurity in Afghanistan after three attacks killed several Afghan security forces on Saturday.

An Iranian official has dismissed the recent remarks made by the US envoy for Afghanistan about Tehran’s “insufficient support” for peace in Afghanistan, saying Iran favours stability in the neighbouring country.

High-ranking officials from Iran and Afghanistan have discussed mutual cooperation on different fronts as well as a range of other issues.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and caretaker of the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have issued a joint statement at the conclusion of the top Afghan diplomat’s visit to Tehran.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed sorrow over the recent incident for Afghan nationals near the border with Iran, saying that human traffickers must be blamed for the tragic events as there is not enough monitoring at the borders.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani says the enemies of Muslim nations have targeted the good relations between Iran and Afghanistan in order to prevent the continuation of unity and friendship between the two nations.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with Mohammad Hanif Atmar, the caretaker of the Afghan Foreign Ministry who is in Tehran at the head of a high-ranking delegation.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has unveiled plans for an upcoming visit to Iran by caretaker of the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hanif Atmar.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly denounced the Tuesday Takfiri terrorist attack on the Wazir Akber Khan Mosque in the Afghan capital.

A senior Iranian official has expressed congratulations on the reconciliation deal in Afghanistan and, at the same time, rejected Afghan media reports suggesting Iranian border guards were involved in a recent tragic border incident.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has condemned the terrorist attacks on a hospital in Kabul and a funeral service in Nangarhar that have killed dozens of civilians in a double tragedy for Afghanistan.

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Afghanistan have agreed to launch joint investigation into the death of a number of Afghan nationals near the border with Iran.

Iran has once again dismissed reports of using force to send some Afghan nationals back to their country on border areas.

Special Representative of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian has held talks with Taliban’s political leaders regarding the political deadlock in Afghanistan.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has held telephone conversations with Afghan leaders as part of Tehran’s efforts to stabilize the political situation in Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Centre for Political and International Studies has held an international meeting via video-conference to discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held phone talks with his Chinese counterpart on the political crisis in Afghanistan.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have exchanged views on the Yemen and Afghanistan crises in a phone call on Sunday.