Moscow says the recent events in Afghanistan have clearly demonstrated the US-led NATO is “an absolute failure as a military-political bloc” after the Taliban group seized the war-ravaged country following the chaotic withdrawal of American troops.
The UN refugee agency reported on Friday Afghans have not been fleeing in large numbers across the borders to neighboring countries, Iran and Pakistan, in the wake of the Taliban’s return to national power, but some have crossed over indicating they intend to claim asylum.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh
has expressed his deepest condolences over the terrorist attacks which happened on August 26, including the bombings at the airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
The Iranian president says Tehran is ready to work with any country to establish peace in Afghanistan following the US withdrawal from the war-torn country.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani says Tehran supports the will of the Afghan people just as it has done for the past 40 years.
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has expressed Tehran's concern about the escalation of violence in Afghanistan and the country's people, especially the displaced.
and armed group occupies a large part of Afghanistan these days, and now they have reached the mountainous Badakhshan province on the border with China.
Jean Arnault, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues who is visiting Tehran at the head of a delegation, held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the latest developments in Afghanistan.
Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar called Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday night to discuss bilateral relations as well as the developments related to the peace process in Afghanistan.
The Iranian foreign minister’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian has discussed with Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar the latest status of peace negotiations in Afghanistan.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process conference held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, on March 29-30 to attend a ministerial meeting of the member states of the "Heart of Asia" initiative for Afghanistan.
Jean Arnault, the UN Secretary-General's personal envoy for Afghanistan and regional issues, had a phone conversation with Ebrahim Taherian, the Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Afghanistan.
Mohammad-Ebrahim Taherian, the Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Afghanistan, has held extensive talks with a number of world diplomats on the Afghan peace process as a Taliban delegation arrives in Tehran.
Iran’s foreign minister says the country has not yet removed the Taliban from its list of terrorist groups despite supporting the negotiations between the militant group and the Afghan government.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Saeed Khatibzadeh held meetings with several incumbent and former authorities of Afghanistan in a visit to Kabul.
Iran says those who persist in following their unwarranted policies in Afghanistan bear full responsibility for attacks such as the recent one which struck several diplomatic sites in the country.
Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian, the Iranian Foreign Minister's special envoy for Afghanistan, had a phone conversation with his Uzbek counterpart Ismatulla Irgashev on Monday.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons have discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan in a meeting in Tehran.
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.
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.