Iran-Afghanistan Relations

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly denounced the racist remarks made by US President Donald Trump against the nation of Afghanistan.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has condemned terrorist attacks on a police headquarters in Afghanistan's Kandahar and the University of Kabul.

A new by-law passed by the Iranian government provides foreign nationals, particularly those from Afghanistan, with a new chance to get Iran’s residency. But why and how should they do that?

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has condemned a deadly terrorist bomb attack that hit Kabul on Monday, voicing the Islamic Republic’s readiness to help Afghanistan restore security and stability.

An official with Iran's education ministry says there should not be any discrimination between foreign and Iranian national at schools and this has been announced through formal letters to school deans.

An Iranian official said above 84 percent of opium in the world originates from Afghanistan.

Senior Iranian and Afghan national security officials discussed ways to ensure sustainable security in Afghanistan at a meeting in Russia, with both urging coordinated efforts to tackle terrorism.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has called for a collective regional approach to hold talks with the Taliban in coordination with the Kabul government.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic is seeking to help restore peace, security and stability to Afghanistan, and thus will continue its relentless efforts to eradicate drug trafficking in the neighbouring country.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed condolences over the demise of Grand Ayatollah Mohaqiq Kabuli.

Iran has warned that if Europe fails to pay its share of fight against drug trafficking, it should get ready to collect illegal drugs gram by gram among its youths.

A boutique owner in Iran has been convicted of insulting the Afghan nationals after hanging a racist comment on the window of his clothing store and ordered by the court to make a public apology to the Afghan people, among other things.

An Iranian company has managed to export more than $1.5 million worth of nano-made textiles including Nano-socks.

Iran’s Health Ministry and the Immigrants Department of the country’s Interior Ministry have signed a memorandum of understanding on the assessment and promotion of the health of refugees and foreign immigrants, with a focus on fight against tuberculosis, AIDS, and Malaria.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly denounced a terrorist mine explosion at Khaf-Herat railway, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of several Iranian and Afghan nationals working on the project.

The US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells says Washington has agreed with the request of Kabul to exempt Iran’s Chabahar port from the US sanctions, considering the significance of the strategic port city for the development of Afghanistan.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Special Envoy on the Afghan Affairs, Deng Xijun, and his entourage have held talks with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi in Tehran.

Iran says it is hosting millions of refugees, including Afghan migrants, at a high cost, calling on Europe to meet part of the expenses.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly denounced separate terrorist attacks in the Pakistani city of Lahore and the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says Tehran welcomes and supports any process and dialogue that contributes to peace, stability, and sustainable security in Afghanistan.

The European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, who is on an official visit to Tehran for political consultations, has met a number of officials at the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

Following the devastating floods which struck parts of Iran and left 70 people dead, several countries and international humanitarian bodies have started dispatching their aid cargos to the crisis-hit areas of Iran.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised the Fatemiyoun corps, an all-Afghan unit involved in the fight against Takfiri terrorist groups, for their determination and steadfastness in confronting terrorism in the region.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has denounced the ISIS terrorist group’s deadly attack on a Nowruz gathering in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Iran’s president has, in separate messages, congratulated several heads of state on the arrival of Nowruz, which marks the start of the Persian New Year and is celebrated in many countries.