Electricity equipment exports to Iraq, Afghanistan hit $120m in a year
TEHRAN-Iran’s exports of electricity equipment to Iraq and Afghanistan showed 30 percent rise during the past Iranian calendar year of 1396 (which ended on March 20) and stood at over $120 million, IRIB reported on Monday. According to a member of Iran electricity industry syndicate, the exports are planned to reach $150 million by the […]
Iran spared no effort to help Afghanistan security
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri says that Iran has spared no effort to help the security of Afghanistan. Major General Mohammad Bagheri made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Afghanistan Defense Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami in Tehran on Sunday morning. “Since the victory of Islamic Revolution in Iran and […]
Afghanistan’s natl. defense min. lands in Tehran
Afghanistan’s Minister of National Defense Lieutenant General Tariq Shah Bahrami arrived in Tehran on Saturday morning. Tariq Shah Bahrami is visiting the Islamic Republic upon the official invitation of Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Amir Hatami; he is heading a high-level defense and military delegation to Iran. During his stay in Iran, he will meet with Iranian […]
Airstrikes kill 29 insurgents in S Afghanistan
At least 29 armed militants were killed during air attacks by Afghan air force in Helmand province, south of Afghanistan, on Saturday, Afghan Defense Ministry said in a statement released here on Sunday. “The air force’s warplanes targeted hideouts of Taliban militants in Gereshk, Nadali, Nahr-e-Saraj, Sangin and Marjah districts of southern Helmand province, on […]
Airstrikes kill 35 ISIL militants in N. Afghanistan
Air attacks against the hideouts of ISIL group in Qush Tepa and Darzab districts of Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province have killed 35 insurgents on Saturday, an army spokesman in the northern region, Mohammad Hanif Rezai said. “In deadly airstrikes against ISIL outfit which were conducted in Qush Tepa and Darzab districts at 04:45 a.m. local […]
Support for peace, stability in Afghanistan to continue: Iran’s UN envoy
Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations said on Thursday that security has remained the major challenge for Afghanistan, declaring Iran’s continued support for peace and stability in neighboring country. Gholamali Khoshroo made the remarks in a UN Security meeting on Afghanistan on Thursday March 8 to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance […]
Iran ready to help peace, security in Afghanistan
In a meeting with an afghan military delegation in Tehran on Wednesday, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Defense declared Iran’s readiness for helping security and peace in Afghanistan. According to the Public Relations of Iran’s Defense Ministry, Iran’s Deputy Defense Minister for International Affairs Mohammad Ahadi held a meeting with Tamim Assi, Afghanistan’s Deputy Minister of […]
U.S. transferring Daesh militants to Afghanistan: general
TEHRAN – Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces said on Tuesday that the United States is relocating Daesh militants to Afghanistan now that the group has been defeated in Iraq and Syria. Since Daesh and other terror groups lost their territories in Iraq and Syria, Washington has been relocating the terrorists to Afghanistan by various […]
US sends ISIL to Afghanistan to justify presence in region
Leader of Islamic Revolution, while voicing deep regret over the great loss of life in recent terror attacksin Afghanistan, said the US has sent ISIL terrorists there to justify its presence in the region and create security for the Israeli regime. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks on Tuesday, in reaction to the recent terrorist attacks […]
U.S. has “destroyed” Afghanistan, says former Afghan president
NEW DELHI – Addressing the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on Thursday, India’s flagship foreign policy conference held annually, the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at the United States, claiming that it had “destroyed” Afghanistan. Participating in ‘The Afghan Poser’ panel session, Karzai said he had invited the U.S. to Afghanistan to bring […]