Raisi says U.S. must be held accountable for human right abuses in Afghanistan

TEHRAN — At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that “a silent catastrophe” has occurred in Afghanistan, referring to the recent events in Afghanistan.

Zarif: Humiliation in Afghanistan shows U.S. must abandon fallacy of ‘all options on the table’

TEHRAN – Former Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that humiliation of the U.S. in Afghanistan proved that it is “high time” for Washington to abdicate the fallacy of “all options on the table”.

Free at last, free at last

TEHRAN — After 20 years of invasion, Kabul experienced its first night without Americans.

Taliban have not presented clear plan for running Afghanistan, ex-ambassador says

TEHRAN - The former Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan says that the Taliban have not presented a clear plan to govern Afghanistan, noting they have put ideological and ethnic superiority on their agenda.

Iran says U.S. just brought ‘death and destruction’ to Afghanistan

TEHRAN - Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said on Tuesday that two decades of the occupation of Afghanistan by the United States brought nothing except “death and destruction”.

Iran’s Afghanistan envoy meets German counterpart

TEHRAN - Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ali Taherian held talks on Sunday with his German counterpart Jasper Wieck over the latest political and security developments in war-torn Afghanistan, according to a statement by the Iranian foreign ministry.

Chaotic, bloody exit marks end of U.S. longest war

The last United States forces left Afghanistan late on Monday, ending a 20-year occupation that began shortly after Al Qaeda’s attacks on 9/11, cost over $2 trillion, took more than 170,000 lives and ultimately failed to defeat the Taliban who allowed Al Qaeda to operate there, the New York Times reported.

Iran says won’t rush to recognize Taliban

TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh reiterated that Iran seeks the establishment of an “inclusive” government in Afghanistan, and is ready to facilitate intra-Afghan talks.

U.S. “kills” 9 Afghan family members

Nine members of one family were killed in a U.S. drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, according to U.S. media citing a relative of those killed.

Iran has no problems in borders with Afghanistan, border guard official says

TEHRAN - The Deputy Commander of Iranian Police Border Guard Jalal Setareh said on Sunday that Afghan immigrants are treated with respect and dignity and are often returned to their home country.

Composer Hushang Kamkar dedicates “Another Grieved Land” to Afghan people

TEHRAN – Celebrated Iranian composer Hushang Kamkar dedicated his latest piece “Another Grieved Land” (“Faghanestani Digar”) to the oppressed people of Afghanistan.

It’s possible that the U.S. is giving rise to Daesh in Afghanistan

20 years of looting ends in fiasco

TEHRAN — 170 people were killed in four massive explosions in Kabul on Thursday. By who? ISIS!

Kam Air planes permitted to land in Iranian airports due to security threats

TEHRAN — The spokesman for the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) announced on Thursday that Iran has accepted a request that a number of planes from the private Afghan company, Kam Air, to land in Iranian airports.

Afghan terror sparks global response

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called a meeting of the permanent members of the Security Council to discuss the chaotic situation in Afghanistan, diplomats have told media.

Pakistani FM holds Afghanistan talks in Tehran

TEHRAN – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi met on Thursday with high-ranking Iranian officials to mainly discuss the mayhem in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over Kabul on August 16.

Iran strongly condemns deadly terrorist attacks at Kabul airport

TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday morning censured the deadly terrorist attacks at the Kabul Airport on Thursday and expressed deepest condolences over the heinous acts.

Afghan luminaries meet Iranian ambassador in Kabul

TEHRAN — Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai and former peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah have met with Iran’s ambassador in Kabul on Wednesday morning for talks on ways to restore stability to the war-torn country, following the collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban takeover of Kabul.

U.S should be held “accountable” for Afghan crimes 

China's envoy to the UN Human Rights Council says the U.S. army and the militaries of its coalition partners should be held accountable for potential rights violations committed in Afghanistan.

5th session of int'l conference on armed conflicts in West Asia to be held online

TEHRAN- The fifth pre-session of the international conference on international law and armed conflicts in West Asia is to be held virtually on August 26, 2021.

Ukrainian plane hijacked and unclasped in 30 minutes!

TEHRAN — Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister reportedly claimed on Tuesday that a Ukrainian plane that was taking part in evacuation efforts of the country’s citizens from Afghanistan was hijacked and flown to Iran, but the claim was later denied by the country’s Foreign Ministry.

U.S. extension of Afghan exit a “red line” 

The Taliban has warned there will be "consequences" if the United States and its allies try to remain in Afghanistan beyond a withdrawal deadline next week.