Afghanistan

Iran unhappy with water measurement access allowed by Taliban

Aug 15, 2023 01:22

Iran says it is unhappy with the level of access provided by Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban group to measure water levels in Helmand River as authorities insist they will pursue the case of water rights from Helmand based on the terms of a landmark treaty signed five decades ago.
Experts to visit Hirmand River sources in bid to secure water rights: Iran envoy

Aug 13, 2023 09:00

A group of Iranian experts are for the first time expected to visit the Hirmand River and its sources in neighboring Afghanistan, says Iran’s special envoy on Afghanistan affairs.
Iran vaccinates over 3,000 foreign nationals in province bordering Afghanistan

Aug 08, 2023 11:18

Some 3,300 foreign nationals have been immunized against measles, mumps, and rubella in Iran’s eastern province of South Khorasan, close to the border with Afghanistan, according to a provincial health official.
Iran remembers reporter, diplomats martyred in 1998 terror attack

Aug 08, 2023 09:55

Iran has commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of an Iranian reporter and eight diplomats martyred in a Taliban terrorist attack in Afghanistan, marking the National Reporter's Day.
US, Taliban officials meet for first time after Afghanistan takeover

Aug 01, 2023 09:59

Senior Taliban representatives and a delegation of US officials discussed the economic stability and drug trafficking in two-day talks in the Qatari capital of Doha two years after the Taliban swept back to power.
Twelve killed, dozens missing in flash flood in Afghanistan

Jul 23, 2023 11:50

Heavy flooding in Afghanistan left 12 killed and dozens missing as seasonal rain poured down in Maidan Wardak Province, West of Kabul, the Taliban spokesman said on Sunday.
Afghan girls excluded from university entrance exam

Jul 21, 2023 05:19

Thousands of Afghan girls who were hoping to pursue higher education have been barred by the Taliban from the university entrance exam. The move has sparked anger and criticism among the girls and their families, as well as human rights advocates.
Iran ready to back any regional initiative on Afghanistan: FM

Jul 18, 2023 04:42

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has announced the Islamic Republic’s readiness to contribute to the advancement of regional initiatives on the issue of Afghanistan under the auspices of the United Nations.
Cluster bombs dropped by US in Afghanistan continue to kill Afghan civilians

Jul 16, 2023 05:41

The globally-banned, mass-destructive cluster bombs dropped by US military forces in Afghanistan during their 20-year occupation of the country continue to wreak havoc among Afghans with the unexploded bomblets still remaining a major life-threatening risk to local civilians.
Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever outbreak raises concerns in Afghanistan

Jul 13, 2023 05:18

The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever outbreak is claiming more lives and infecting a growing number of people in Afghanistan. It has put the country's health system under immense pressure to provide adequate treatment for the patients.