Taliban captures key Afghan border crossing with Iran
Taliban fighters have seized control of a key district in western Afghanistan that includes an important border crossing with Iran, Afghan security officials said, as the armed group continues its rapid military advances around the country.
No insecurity along Iran’s border with Afghanistan, Tehran says
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has offered assurances about the security of the Iran-Afghanistan border amid ongoing clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan government along the border.
Tehran Hosting Intra-Afghan Talks, Ready to Help Restore Peace
As Tehran hosts a round of intra-Afghan talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells the representatives of the Kabul government and the Taliban group that the Islamic Republic stands ready to help the neighboring country resolve its conflicts and achieve lasting peace.
‘Political developments not affecting Iran-Afghanistan economic ties’
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official said on Sunday that despite the increased tensions in Afghanistan, trade between Iran and Afghanistan has not been interrupted.
Afghanistan is burning while Biden thinks of July
After 20 years U.S. troops are leaving Afghanistan without even achieving any success. This marks a historic defeat for the U.S. and its coalition.
U.S. irresponsible exit from Afghanistan will lead to civil war, researcher predicts
A Pakistani researcher is confident U.S. “irresponsible withdrawal” from Afghanistan will pave the way for a civil war in the country which will adversely affect the region in its entirety.
Iran continues efforts to broker peace in Afghanistan
The Iranian officials have repeatedly emphasized that the Afghanistan crisis must be settled through intra-Afghan talks. The Tehran Times examines efforts by the Iranian diplomats to broker dialogue between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
Taliban doesn’t represent entire Afghanistan but should be part of solution
Iran on Monday said the Taliban represent only part of Afghanistan and not the entire country not now and not in the future.
Iranian diplomat undertakes shuttle diplomacy on Afghanistan
The Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Afghanistan who had left Kabul for Islamabad on Thursday for talks with Pakistani officials on the latest security developments in Afghanistan, returned to the Afghan capital on Friday to resume his meetings with the country's political and defense officials.
Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan insist on close cooperation in terror fight
The foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan held a trilateral meeting in Antalya on Sunday to discuss peace in Afghanistan.