Afghanistan’s politicians are on the warpath with government over peace talks with the Taliban, a situation that threatens to disrupt the fragile political environment in the run up to general elections in July. After refusing to hold talks with Afghan officials for very long, the insurgent group has finally agreed to talk to Afghan politicians, […]

 Trying to justify the US illegal presence in Syria and Iraq, US President Donald Trump says that he will keep the troops in Syria and Iraq in order to keep a close eye on Iran “because Iran is a real problem.” According to Reuters, Donald Trump made the remarks during an interview with CBS’ “Face the […]

The first export cargo from Afghanistan to India will be shipped through Iran’s Chabahar port within the next month using the international customs transit system (TIR system). According to Marine Link, Husne Mubarak Azizi, head of foreign affairs and Ministry of Transport of Afghanistan said that the country is preparing to ship the first cargo of five containers through Chabahar […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned a deadly attack on a military compound in Afghanistan’s Maidan Wardak province that killed scores of Afghan troops. In a statement released on Tuesday, Qassemi offered his sympathies to the Afghan people and government and the bereaved families of victims of the deadly raid on the Afghan military compound. […]

Former Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Rahimpour has said that Iran held talks with Taliban for security of its borders with Afghanistan. In an interview with ILNA published on Saturday, he said that Iran’s talks with Taliban have been in line with protecting security of borders and helping peace process in Afghanistan. He said Kabul has […]

 Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, a top military adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said Iran can help the Taliban and the Afghan government reach a common understanding for stabilizing Afghanistan. In an interview with IRNA published on Wednesday, Firouzabadi said security in Afghanistan is very important for Iran. “Iran holds talks with […]

Much to the chagrin of mandarins in Washington, Taliban have called off ‘peace talks’ with the U.S. officials in Qatar this week due to an “agenda disagreement”. This month’s talks, the fourth in a series of talks between the two sides in recent months, aimed was scheduled between Taliban leaders and U.S. special envoy Zalmay […]

Asserting that no country is immune to the “existential threat” of terrorism, India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said the need of hour is to ensure zero tolerance towards terrorism and those using it as an “instrument of convenience”. Swaraj made these remarks while speaking at the Raisina Dialogue organized by India’s leading […]

 Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Iran-Taliban talks is quite beneficial to Afghanistan. “Iran is in contact with the Taliban which is definitely beneficial to Afghanistan,” he told ISNA in an interview published on Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry announced that Iranian diplomats held a meeting with a Taliban delegation in Tehran on December […]

Afghan Deputy Minister of Water Khan Mohammad Takal says his country is committed to fulfilling its obligations over sharing the water from the Hirmand (also known as Helmand) River and its tributary to Iran. Iran and Afghanistan held the 19th round of Joint Committee of Commissars of Hirmand water in Tehran from Jan. 5-8. The negotiations […]