Afghanistan News

Afghanistan’s Minister of Counter Narcotics announced that less opium has been cultivated in the county in 2015, but it is not satisfactory yet.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry roundly condemned suicide bombing blasts that killed scores of people in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Saturday, renewing the call for joint efforts in the fight against terrorism.

Iran’s Ambassador and Charge d’Affaires to the United Nations, Gholamhossein Dehghani warned against the appearance of different terrorist groups derived from or affiliated to Daesh [ISIS] in Afghanistan. In his June 21 remarks, he noted that turning a blind eye towards the issue would lead to further deterioration of the situation there.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi said the body is to host a quadrilateral meeting on challenges related to Afghan refugees.

Head of Afghan Ghor Provincial Council says Daesh has purchased a plot of land in Tolack County, in this province near Herat to set up a camp.

An Afghan man fled his home in Faryab Province to join Taliban after cutting off his wife’s nose during a family quarrel. The young woman...

Photos of the reopening of a school for Afghan children after the Leader ordered that no Afghan migrant should be denied education in Iran.

A letter signed by the Taliban deputy leader warns Al-Baghdadi “against waging a parallel insurgency in Afghanistan".

The Afghan minister for refugees and repatriation has praised the Supreme Leader’s remarks that no Afghan children should be denied the right to education in Iran.

With the Afghan Cabinet lineup finally announced, two experts weigh in on the challenges the new government faces.

No country has made progress through charity aid, said Pir Mohammad Molazehi.

Iran views the establishment of American and NATO bases in the region as a threat to regional stability.

The United States says its military presence in war-weary Afghanistan will remain "significant" despite this year's drawdown.