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India’s push on Iran's Chabahar puts US in tight corner
Sep 12, 2018 08:51India and Afghanistan have signaled their commitment to the development of Iran’s strategic Chabahar port ahead of a Thursday meeting with the US which is pushing for economic strangulation of Tehran.
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Rogue US regime's boorishness boundless: Iran FM
Sep 11, 2018 10:03Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the United States for launching a blistering verbal attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying the boorishness of this rogue US regime seems to know no bounds.
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Suicide bomber kills, injures 45 in Afghanistan
Sep 11, 2018 08:24A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed at least 22 people on Tuesday, while another 23 are reported to have been injured in the blast.
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Iran underlines joint fight against terrorism with Afghanistan
Sep 11, 2018 07:51Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi emphasized the necessity for mutual cooperation with Afghanistan in the war on terrorism, noting that Tehran attaches much importance to stability and security of the neighboring states.
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More Afghans displaced by drought than war: UN
Sep 11, 2018 05:47A total of 275,000 people have been displaced by drought in western Afghanistan — 52,000 more than the number uprooted by conflict this year — with over two million threatened by the effects of water shortages, the United Nations said.
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About 60 Afghan forces killed in clashes with Taliban
Sep 11, 2018 04:49Scores of Afghan security forces and Taliban militants have been killed in separate clashes in northern Afghanistan, officials say.
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US Defense Secretary Mattis makes unannounced visit to Afghan capital
Sep 07, 2018 03:08US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit as Washington is pressing ahead with efforts to hold peace talks with the Taliban.
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Iran slams terrorist blasts in Kabul
Sep 07, 2018 02:28Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned twin bomb attacks by Daesh terrorist group in the Afghan capital of Kabul that martyred at least 20 people, including two journalists.
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About 20 killed in twin bombings in Afghan capital
Sep 05, 2018 14:51At least 20 people have been killed and nearly 70 others injured in twin bombings inside a sports club in a mainly Shia Muslim area of western Kabul.
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Taliban announce death of founder of Haqqani militant network
Sep 04, 2018 12:10Afghanistan’s Taliban militant group says the founder of its affiliated Haqqani militant network based in Pakistan has died after a long illness.