Afghanistan

Zarif stresses peace, stability promotion in Afghanistan, pledges Iran's support for Afghans

Mar 16, 2019 15:55

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says only the Afghan people should decide on their country's internal affairs, reaffirming Iran’s support for its eastern neighbor in promoting peace.
US imposes visa bans on ICC personnel over probe into Afghan war crimes

Mar 16, 2019 04:08

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his country will restrict visas for International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel looking into the US military's alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan clashes with US over Taliban talks exclusion

Mar 15, 2019 04:05

The United States and Afghanistan have clashed publicly over Washington’s decision to exclude Kabul from its ongoing peace talks with the Taliban, a move that a senior Afghan official says is aimed at “delegitimizing” the Afghan government.
Afghanistan: Violence erupts In Balkh over appointment of new police chief

Mar 14, 2019 13:28

Gunfire and widespread shooting were heard in Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif city on Thursday close to police headquarters and the roads nearby were closed to traffic as armed forces loyal to former Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor are resisting the appointment of new police chief for the northern province.
India receives first shipment from Afghanistan via Iran’s Chabahar Port

Mar 14, 2019 13:25

The first shipment from landlocked Afghanistan through Chabahar Port, southern Iran, has arrived in India, marking a new beginning of trade ties between the two countries, via the strategic Iranian port.
US airstrike kills 5 Afghan troopers

Mar 14, 2019 07:56

At least five Afghan soldiers have been killed and nearly a dozen more wounded in a US airstrike in Afghanistan’s central province of Uruzgan, the Afghan Ministry of Defense says, blaming a “lack of proper coordination” between the sides for the incident.
Iran condemns Afghanistan's terror attack

Mar 08, 2019 03:50

Iran’s Foreign Ministry denounced a terrorist attack on a private firm in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad that killed and injured tens of civilians.
Afghan chief executive, ex-president unharmed after rocket attack in Kabul

Mar 07, 2019 10:52

An event attended by Afghanistan’s current chief executive and former president in the capital, Kabul, has been attacked with rockets, but the two are unharmed.
Bomb attack hits eastern Afghan city, causes multiple fatalities

Mar 06, 2019 05:59

A deadly bomb attack has hit Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad, killing at least 16 people.
Taliban attack US-Afghan base in Helmand, killing 6 Afghan soldiers

Mar 01, 2019 09:04

A heavy fighting has erupted between Afghan soldiers and militants after the Taliban stormed an Afghan army base in the country’s southern province of Helmand, killing at least six soldiers.