Iran-Afghanistan Relations

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Parliament

Iranian parliamentary delegation to visit Afghanistan to pursue water share

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An Iranian MP says a parliamentary delegation of the Islamic Republic is going to visit Afghanistan to pursue Iran’s right to the water of Helmand River.
Security

Official: Taliban allowed Iran experts to visit Kajaki dam amid row on water

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The caretaker of Iran’s Embassy in Kabul says the Taliban have issued the permission for a team of Iranian experts to inspect the reservoir of the Kajaki dam, amid a water dispute between Iran and Afghanistan.
Security

‘Iran, Taliban reach prisoner swap deal, release inmates’

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Iranian and Afghan media say Tehran and the interim Taliban government have reached an agreement on exchanging prisoners, and that four Iranian inmates have been released as per the deal.
Security

Iran MPs warn of ‘humanitarian disaster’ in east due to water shortage

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Over 200 Iranian lawmakers have backed the government’s efforts to secure the country’s share of water from the Helmand River, warning of a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Iran’s eastern regions if no water reaches there in three months.
Security

Iran’s share of Helmand River water blocked by Afghanistan’s dams: Images

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Satellite images reveal how the interim government in Afghanistan is blocking the flow of Helmand River, a lifeline for residents of Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan Province, into the other side of border, by building several dams on the river.
Human Rights

Official: Iran destination for some 63% of Afghan refugees

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The Iranian deputy justice minister says the Islamic Republic is the top destination of around 63 percent of Afghan refugees fleeing a host of crises in their homeland.
Security

Interior minister says situation at Iran-Afghanistan border normal after Taliban attack

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Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Monday that the country's border areas with Afghanistan is tranquil following the recent skirmishes between Iranian border guards and Taliban forces.
Views

Ex-envoy: Taliban using water, border closure as pressure lever on Iran

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Iran’s ex-ambassador to Afghanistan says the interim Taliban rulers are using shared water resources as well as the closure of Dogharoun border with Iran as lever against Tehran, calling for vigilance in the face of risks of fresh clashes with the Afghan side.
Economy

Iran closes major trade route with Afghanistan after deadly clashes

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Iran closes the Milak border crossing with Afghanistan, a major trade route, “until further notice,” following an exchange of heavy gunfire between Iranian border guards and Taliban forces.
Security

Two Iranian border guards killed in clashes with Taliban forces

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Two Iranian border guards have been killed in an exchange of fire with Afghanistan’s Taliban forces near a border post between the two countries, amid escalating tensions over Kabul’s violations of Tehran’s water rights.
Security

Clashes reported between Iran border guards, Taliban forces amid tensions over water

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Clashes have broken out between Iranian border guards and Afghanistan’s Taliban forces on the joint border between the two countries, media reports say.
Local

MP: Iran’s SE province to face problems if water doesn’t reach there in 3 months

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An Iranian lawmaker and ex-envoy to Afghanistan says the southeastern border province of Sistan and Baluchestan will face numerous problems if the water shortages, caused by the Taliban’s blocking of Helmand River’s inflow, drag on for three more months.
Foreign Policy

Iran rules out recognizing current Taliban rulers of Afghanistan

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Tehran is discontent with the fact that an inclusive government has not been formed yet in Afghanistan, adding Iran will not recognize the current Taliban rulers of Afghanistan.
Foreign Policy

Iran to seek arbitration if water share negotiations fail with Taliban: Vice president

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Iranian Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan says Tehran would seek arbitration if negotiations over water rights fail with the Afghan Taliban.
Foreign Policy

IRNA: Satellite images refute Taliban’s water shortage claims in dispute with Iran

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Newly-released satellite images show a considerable amount of water at the two controversial dams built by Afghanistan on the Helmand River shared with Iran, contrary to the Taliban’s claims of water shortages there.
Foreign Policy

Iran-Taliban talks end; Taliban calls for good ties with Tehran

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The Taliban defense ministry says Iran and Afghanistan concluded the talks between their military delegations with an emphasis on the international and border obligations of both sides in line with the interests of the two countries.
Local

Iranian paper says supporters of interaction with Taliban should be held accountable over water row with group

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Iran’s Jomhouri Eslami newspaper, in an article, has slammed proponents of interaction with the Taliban in Afghanistan as a water dispute with the group escalates.
Foreign Policy

Iranian military official in Kabul amid dispute over water rights

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A senior Iranian military official has travelled to the Afghan capital, Kabul, for talks with caretaker Taliban authorities, amid tensions between the two sides over Tehran’s water rights from the Helmand River.
Security

Taliban given 1-month ultimatum to allow Iran access to Helmand water share

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The Iranian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan says the interim Taliban rulers have one month to provide Iran access to its share of water from the Helmand River, and that they will be responsible for the consequences if they fail to do so.
Local

Leniency with Taliban does not work, Tehran should prove President Raisi warning serious: Iranian daily

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Even the Iranian apologists of the Taliban now know that putting up with the group doesn’t work, an Iranian daily says, amid the former group’s refusal to release Iran’s water shares from Helmand River into Iranian territory.
Foreign Policy

Top Iran official warns Taliban not to ‘misunderstand Tehran’s good-neighborliness policy’

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An Iranian vice president says Tehran will pursue its rights from the Helmand River under a “special” agenda in the wake of President Ebrahim Raisi’s warning to the interim Taliban rulers in Afghanistan.
Foreign Policy

Iran rejects Taliban claims over Helmand Water Rights

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected a claim by the Afghan ruling Taliban government over the group’s failure to provide Iran access to its water share from Helmand River.
Security

Iran says will use pressure against Taliban over Helmand if necessary

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Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Iran will use “pressure as a tool,” if necessary, to make the interim Taliban rulers in Afghanistan to allow the Islamic Republic access to its share of water from the Helmand River.
Foreign Policy

Raisi warns Afghan rulers not to withhold Iran’s share of Helmand River water

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President Ebrahim Raisi delivers a warning to the caretaker Taliban government in Afghanistan against ridding the people of Iran’s border province of Sistan and Baluchestan of their rights to get access to their share of water from the Helmand River.
Foreign Policy

Iranian foreign minister stresses Helmand water rights in conversation with Afghan counterpart

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has emphasized that Iran’s water rights from Helmand River are a serious matter and would affect ties with the Taliban government.
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