Iran-Afghanistan Relations

Iran urges Afghanistan to direct guards over border security

Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that Afghan authorities should direct the country’s border guards to observe security considerations. This follows a brief armed clash between Iran and Afghan forces along the borders.

Iran, Taliban govt. to form joint committee to end border clashes

Iran and Afghanistan have held a meeting following recent clashes between border guards in Hirmand area.

Iran interior ministry says Taliban should brief guards on border limits

Iran’s deputy interior minister for security affairs says the Taliban officials should make sure Afghan border guards know the geographical limits and frontiers of the country, to prevent tensions that flare against the will of both sides.

Taliban say Iran will receive water right from Helmand River

A Taliban official who serves as the Afghanistan's energy and water ministry’s spokesman has said Iran will receive its water right from Helmand River under the 1972 agreement between the two countries.

Iranian forces, Taliban clash again on Iran-Afghanistan border

Clashes between Taliban forces and Iran border guards have reportedly left at least one person dead on the Afghan side.

Iran FM warns Taliban against negligence over Helmand water share

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has warned If the issue of Iran’s share of Helmand River’s water is not resolved swiftly and seriously, it will negatively impact other areas of cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan.

Iran will not forgo rights to water from Helmand River: Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the Islamic Republic will forcefully pursue its right to water shares from the Helmand River in Afghanistan.

Official: Taliban withhold Iran’s water share

Iran and representatives of the Taliban administration in Afghanistan have failed to reach an agreement on the two countries’ share of water from the Hirmand River, an Iranian official says.

Iran says seeking to expand relations with Afghan rulers

Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan has said Tehran seeks to expand relations with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers in order to contribute to the security, stability, and economic improvement of the war-torn country.

Iran’s special envoy holds consultations with Pakistan FM on ties, Afghanistan

The Iranian president's special envoy for Afghanistan and the Pakistani foreign minister call for increased cooperation in order to strengthen bilateral ties and also explore ways of establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan.

Iran: Kabul backs implementation of 1973 treaty on Helmand water share

The Iranian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan says the current government in Kabul supports the implementation of a 1973 treaty on their share of the water from Helmand River, which pours into Iran’s eastern Hamoun Lake.

Iran urges Afghanistan to punish assassins of border guard

Iran’s special representative for Afghanistan has demanded the Taliban rulers bring the killers of an Iranian border guard to justice.

Iranian president: NATO nothing but death and destruction to Afghanistan

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said NATO’s occupation brought nothing to Afghanistan but death and destruction. He made the comment in a meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan General Nadeem Raza in Tehran.

Iran giving aid to quake-stricken Afghans

Rescue workers from Iran’s Red Crescent Society are helping people affected by an earthquake in southeast Afghanistan shoulder to shoulder with their Afghan peers.

Iran sends 4th aid shipment to quake-hit areas of Afghanistan

The fourth aid shipment sent to Afghanistan’s quake-hit people has arrived in the eastern region of the country that was hit by the tremor several days ago.

Raisi orders aid to quake-hit Afghans at ‘full capacity’

President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran’s Red Crescent Society has been instructed to deliver aid to the quake-stricken people in Afghanistan at full capacity.

Iran urges US to free Afghan frozen assets

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations has called for the release of Afghan assets confiscated by the United States. The war-stricken Asian country is now struggling with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed at least 1500 people.

Iran sends first team of rescue workers to Afghanistan’s quake zone

Iran has sent the first team of its rescue workers to Afghanistan to help with the search and rescue operation in the country’s quake zone.

Official: Kabul must prove respect for Iran’s Helmand water share in action

Iran renews protest against the Kabul government’s failure to respect the country’s share of the Helmand River at the joint border, saying mere words are not enough for Afghanistan to prove its commitment to Tehran’s water rights.

Iran’s aid supplies arrive in quake-hit Afghanistan

Iran’s relief and humanitarian assistance for the victims of a deadly earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan in the early hours of Wednesday has arrived in the quake-stricken country, the ruling Taliban’s spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said.

Iran FM offers condolences over deadly earthquake in Afghanistan

The Iranian Foreign Minister has offered condolences over the deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.

Iran condoles Afghanistan over deadly quake

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh offered regret over the horrific earthquake in Afghanistan and sympathized with the Afghan people and government.

Iran, Afghanistan seek to boost trade ties

An Iranian delegation has traveled to Afghanistan’s eastern Khost Province for talks with Afghan officials to step up trade ties between the two neighboring countries.

Iran extends census of illegal Afghan migrants for two weeks

Iran’s Interior Ministry has extended the census of illegal Afghan migrants, who hold no residency permit, for two weeks, saying 1.5 million of them have so far participated in the process.

Shamkhani: Certain countries transferring Takfiri terrorists to Afghanistan

Iran’s top security official says Tehran is in possession of “worrying” evidence that some regional and extra-regional countries have been transferring Takfiri terrorists to Afghanistan, calling for joint neighborly action to protect the region against destabilizing factors.

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