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Iran-Afghanistan Relations

Latest news about Afghanistan-Iran relations – The latest news and views about bilateral relations between Iran and Afghanistan

Foreign Policy

Iranian FM Araghchi: Imported solutions cannot bring stability to Afghanistan

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Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said externally imposed solutions and extra-regional decision-making have failed to bring stability to Afghanistan, stressing that regional cooperation remains the most effective path forward.
Int'l Relations

Repatriation of undocumented Afghans aligns with international law: Iran’s envoy

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The Iranian ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has stated that Tehran’s return of undocumented Afghan nationals to their home country is in compliance with international law, a move that respects global legal standards and humanitarian norms.
Judiciary

Iran transfers 211 Afghan prisoners to Kabul as repatriation efforts accelerate

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Iran has transferred 211 Afghan prisoners to Kabul as part of an expanding bilateral program to repatriate Afghan nationals convicted in Iranian prisons, officials confirmed on Sunday.
Views

Iranian daily accuses Taliban minister of “deceit” over Helmand river water rights

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An Iranian newspaper has accused a senior Taliban official of making contradictory and misleading statements regarding Afghanistan’s obligation to release Iran’s share of water from the Helmand River.
Security

Iran’s Army chief inspects construction of border wall in northeast

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The Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, Major General Amir Hatami, visited the country’s northeastern border regions to inspect the progress of a new border wall project along the border with Afghanistan and assess the combat readiness of army units stationed in the area, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA).
Foreign Policy

Iranian deputy FM urges use of cross-border provincial capacities in talks with Herat governor

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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, met with Herat Governor Mawlawi Noor Ahmad Islamjar on Wednesday, emphasizing the need to utilize provincial capacities on both sides of the Iran-Afghanistan border to expand trade and economic cooperation.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s water rights from Helmand river remain unfulfilled despite treaty with Afghanistan

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Iran has once again raised concerns over Afghanistan’s failure to deliver its agreed share of water from the Helmand River, despite a 1973 treaty obliging Kabul to allocate 820 million cubic meters annually.
Foreign Policy

2nd Iran aid shipment reaches quake-hit Afghans

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Iran sends a second shipment of humanitarian aid to Kabul where it's supposed to be distributed among people affected by the recent earthquake in Afghanistan.
Foreign Policy

Iran offers aid after deadly earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan

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Iran has expressed condolences and offered humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake struck the country’s eastern provinces late Sunday, killing and injuring hundreds of people.
Foreign Policy

Iran criticizes Afghanistan over failure to meet Hirmand water treaty obligations

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Iran has accused Afghanistan of failing to comply with the Hirmand River water-sharing treaty, which obligates Kabul to deliver 820 million cubic meters of water to Iran annually.
Views

Iranian newspaper warns of Taliban’s water policies impacting Mashhad supply

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An Iranian daily has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities of cutting off a key source of drinking water to the northeastern city of Mashhad, warning that the move underscores hostile policies toward Iran.
Security

Iran extends deadline for undocumented Afghan nationals to leave by Sep. 6 amid high temperatures

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The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' representative in Razavi Khorasan Province announced that the deadline for undocumented Afghan nationals to leave Iran has been extended to September 6, citing infrastructural challenges and extreme summer heat.
Asia

Governor of Herat: No tensions in Iran-Afghan relations amid mass return of migrants

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The Governor of the Afghan province of Herat bordering Iran, Noor Ahmad Islamjar, reaffirmed strong bilateral ties between Iran and Afghanistan during a visit to the Dogharoun border crossing, where he oversaw the return of a large number of Afghan nationals from Iran in recent months.
Foreign Policy

Efforts underway to resolve Hirmand water dispute with Afghanistan

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Iran’s Government Spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani has said on the sidelines of the cabinet meeting that a portion of Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River is currently being transferred, and diplomatic efforts are ongoing to ensure the continuation of this process.
Handicrafts

Iranian officials urge action as Afghan markets exploit carpet heritage

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Iranian carpet officials have raised concerns over the unauthorized reproduction of Iranian carpet designs in Afghanistan, warning that sanctions have led to a surge in counterfeiting and mislabeling of Iranian products abroad.
Foreign Policy

President Pezeshkian says Iran keen to cooperate with Afghanistan to settle disputes

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister that Tehran is ready to collaborate with Kabul in an 'environment of understanding' in order to resolve the existing issues between the two countries.
Asia

Taliban FM promises cooperation with Iran in Helmand river, water dispute

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Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has said that providing water to Iran’s drought-stricken population is a “religious duty” and stressed that Kabul bears no ill will toward its neighbor.
Views

Iranian daily warns officials: Taliban acting as US proxy

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Iran’s Jomhouri-e Eslami daily has issued a stern warning to the country's officials, accusing the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan of serving as a proxy for the United States and criticizing what it calls a “dangerous diplomatic oversight.”
Local

Report: Afghan student beaten at Kabul’s Embassy in Tehran, fears for safety

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A PhD student at the University of Tehran was reportedly severely beaten by staff at the Afghan Embassy, where he had referred to renew his passport, leaving him hospitalized and fearing for his life.
Economy

Iran-Afghanistan trade via Dogharoun border exceeds $3 billion annually

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Iran’s Consul General in Herat, Alireza Marhamati, announced that annual economic exchanges between Iran and Afghanistan through the Dogharoun border have surpassed $3 billion.
Views

Daily: Afghanistan’s Taliban withholds Helmand river water share, Iran faces dual crisis of water shortage, illegal migration

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The Jomhuri-e Eslami newspaper has criticized the Taliban's refusal to release Iran's rightful share of water from the Helmand River, exacerbating Iran's water crisis while the country grapples with a surge in illegal migration from Afghanistan.
Asia

Satellite images show Taliban’s diversion of Helmand river away from Iran

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Satellite images confirm that the Taliban has once again diverted the flow of the Helmand River towards the Godzareh depression instead of allowing water to reach Iran as previously agreed.
Views

Iranian paper bashes Taliban for ‘unfulfilled promises, ongoing threats’

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An Iranian newspaper has repeated its salvo of criticism against the Taliban for what it called failing to honor its commitments to Iran despite receiving significant concessions over the past three and a half years.
Transportation

First Indian rail transit shipment arrives in Afghanistan via Iranian territory 

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The first rail transit shipment from India has entered Afghanistan through the Shamtigh rail border in Iran’s Khorasan Razavi Province.
Foreign Policy

Iranian envoy in Kabul: Water rights issue between Afghanistan, Iran resolved

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Alireza Bigdeli, the caretaker of Iran’s embassy in Kabul, announced that the long-standing water rights dispute between Iran and Afghanistan has been resolved through recent negotiations.
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