13 Killed in Explosions in Southern Afghanistan
At least 13 Afghan soldiers and policemen were killed in two separate explosions in the country's southern province of Helmand, provincial sources said on Monday.
District Chief among 3 Wounded in Roadside Bomb
The governor of Chardara district in the northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan along with two of his bodyguards were wounded after a roadside bomb struck his car on Sunday, provincial government spokesman Esmatullah Muradi said.
Ashraf Ghani in Kabul receives Iranian envoy
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani received Iranian government’s special envoy Ebrahim Taherian in Kabul on Saturday, where the two sides conferred on mutual relations and peace progress in Afghanistan The Iranian diplomat said that Tehran supports the Afghan-led peace process. He noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran honors the Afghanistan Constitution […]
At Least 24 Taliban Militants Killed in Afghanistan
At least 24 armed Taliban insurgents were killed and 31 militants affiliated with the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorist group surrendered to Afghan forces over the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday.
Negotiation with Afghan groups in Iran
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday confirmed that he met a Taliban delegation in Tehran, saying that Iran is open to negotiation with Afghan groups to help secure peace and security in the neighboring country. He made the remarks after a cabinet meeting in the capital city on Wednesday […]
ISIS relocating to Afghanistan: Zarif
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the Islamic State, ISIS relocating to Afghanistan, and all their bases from Syria and Iraq are transferring there. “The revival of IS the source of common concern between India, Iran, and Pakistan. The terror outfit is moving its base from Syria and Iraq […]
Tehran, Kabul Working on Strategic Document on Developing Ties
Afghanistan Ambassador to Tehran Abdul Ghafoor Liwal yesterday during meeting with Chairman of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce Gholamhossein Shafei said that Iran and Afghanistan are drawing up a comprehensive strategic document on developing ties and the document will be prepared in five fields.
US A ‘Dying Empire’
An American analyst said the US is a “dying empire”, adding that the world “has grown tired of the US and its lapdog Britain” for their engagements in military and economic terrorism against nations across the world.
PGS Refinery’s Exports Hit $100m
TEHRAN - Managing-Director of Persian Gulf Star Company Mohammad-Ali Dadvar says Persian Gulf Star Refinery has exported products worth $100m in the first seven months of the current year, adding that exports and stopping raw material sales are main goals of the company for materializing the Supreme Leader’s suggestions.
Northern Afghanistan in Huge Fire, stores brought to ashes
Tehran (Iran News) – At least 60 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in a district bazaar in Afghanistan’s northern province of Takhar overnight, local police said Monday. “A fire that raged in Rustaq district bazaar in northern Afghanistan on Sunday night was extinguished early Monday but the fire turned to ashes […]