Total:273
-
2024-01-18 16:17
Iran qualify for 2024 IWBF AOZ semifinals
TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s wheelchair basketball team defeated Afghanistan 81-41 in the 2024 IWBF Asia Oceania Zone (AOZ) Championships on Thursday.
-
2024-01-15 22:31
Iranian special envoy for Afghanistan meets Pakistani diplomats
TEHRAN- Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran's Special Envoy for Afghanistan, held talks with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Khan Durrani and Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani in Islamabad on Monday.
-
2024-01-10 22:40
Iran prepared to widen ties with Afghanistan: diplomat
TEHRAN- Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, has expressed the Islamic Republic’s willingness to deepen ties with the neighboring nation.
-
2024-01-02 21:45
Taliban urges Iranian investment in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – In a recent diplomatic overture, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Taliban engaged in extensive discussions with key economic stakeholders from both Afghanistan and Iran.
-
2023-12-30 21:41
‘Tehran-Kabul ties on winning streak’
TEHRAN- Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister has characterized relations between Kabul and Tehran as progressing towards growth.
-
2023-12-27 14:55
photo: AFA
‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth
Afghanistan is among the worst countries in the world for deaths in childbirth, with one woman dying every two hours.
-
2023-12-25 21:47
Afghanistan needs to take practical steps to address issues with Iran: FM
TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Foreign Minister of Iran, says Afghanistan has to take practical steps to address the current issues, such as water sharing and border security, between the two nations.
-
2023-12-09 16:58
By Mohammad-Reza Manafi
Refugees, precious power to rebuild Afghanistan
TEHRAN - For about half a century, Pakistan and Iran, two friendly neighbors of Afghanistan, in spite of suffering from their own economic predicaments, have been hosting and serving millions of Afghan refugees.
-
2023-11-22 13:32
Photo: Mohsen Eslamzadeh
From opium fields to agricultural innovation: Afghanistan's journey towards a drug-free economy
Farmers in Afghanistan are no longer allowed to cultivate cannabis and poppies after the country declared bold steps to fight against opium production and the drug trade. Experts say the landmark decision could bring about some economic challenges for the Taliban in the future. This photo collection features government forces combating guilt-ridden farmers.
-
2023-11-21 18:01
Intl. festival of Iranian nomads & tribal economy opens in northern Iran
TEHRAN – On Monday, the 16th edition of an international festival of Iranian nomads & tribal economy was launched in the ancient city of Gorgan, northern Iran, among a crowd of various tribes and curious visitors.
-
2023-11-11 22:51
Afghanistan should uphold Iran’s water rights: MP
TEHRAN – An Iranian lawmaker on Saturday called on Afghanistan’s interim government to properly supply Iran with its share of water from the Hirmand River, and stay committed to a 1973 water-sharing treaty between the two countries.
-
2023-11-06 22:52
By Mohsen Eslam Zadeh
The end of Opium
TEHRAN- The interim government of Afghanistan has taken effective measures to prevent the production of opium in the country. But that could bring about some economic challenges for the Taliban in the future.
-
2023-11-06 22:47
Iran, Afghanistan discuss ties in high-ranking meeting
TEHRAN – Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi held talks with Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Taliban government on Monday.
-
2023-11-01 15:50
Sixth shipment of relief supplies sent to Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The sixth shipment of humanitarian aid has been sent to the earthquake victims in "Zinda Jan" district in Herat Province, Afghanistan.
-
2023-10-31 15:57
Over 1000 earthquakes occur in a month
TEHRAN - A total of 1070 earthquakes have been recorded across the country over the past calendar month that ended on October 22, according to the Seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
-
2023-10-31 15:57
IRCS reopens medical center in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The medical center of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) reopened in Zaranj, Afghanistan, Peyman Namdar, an official with the IRCS, said on Monday.
-
2023-10-30 16:15
Iran ready to co-op with UN on alternatives to poppy cultivation in Afghanistan
TEHRAN - The Iranian anti-narcotics headquarters has announced readiness to cooperate with the United Nations to offer alternatives to poppy cultivation and production in Afghanistan.
-
2023-10-25 22:20
Illegal Afghan immigrants should immediately leave Iran, interior minister says
TEHRAN- Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi on Wednesday criticized the Taliban for their lack of concern for the issue that has been brought upon Iran with the flood of refugees, stating that undocumented immigrants from Afghanistan have to be expelled from the country.
-
2023-10-22 15:07
Fourth consignment of aid sent to quake-hit Afghanistan
TEHRAN - The fourth consignment of humanitarian aid from Iran has been dispatched to Afghanistan which was hit by a series of devastating earthquakes earlier this month.
-
2023-10-18 17:15
Iran hosting regional conference on intangible heritage protection
TEHRAN – Iran is playing host to a regional conference that explores West and Central Asia’s intangible heritage protection in the face of climate change.
-
2023/10/17
By Mehdi Zare
The occurrence of fourth earthquake in Herat and future possible scenarios
TEHRAN - In Herat, Afghanistan, since October 15, when the first event with a magnitude of 6.2 was recorded, the fourth strong earthquake shook the region on the morning of October 23 at 8:06 a.m. local time with a magnitude of 6.4.
-
2023-10-09 22:56
IRGC offers earthquake relief aid to Afghanistan
TEHRAN- After a devastating earthquake that claimed more than 2,000 lives in Afghanistan, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has signaled readiness to offer help.
-
2023/10/09
Herat fault zone most likely caused Afghanistan earthquakes: expert
TEHRAN - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred on October 7 in Herat Province, Afghanistan, at 11:11 a.m. local time (10:11 a.m. Tehran time). Eight minutes later, an aftershock with a magnitude of 5.6 occurred.
-
2023-10-09 11:52
Iran sends aid to quake-hit Afghanistan
-
2023-10-08 23:18
Iran sympathizes with Afghanistan over deadly quake
TEHRAN – Iran has expressed solidarity with the Afghan people over a deadly earthquake that killed thousands of people.
-
2023-10-08 13:31
Iran sends aid, rescuers to quake-hit Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society dispatched a package of humanitarian aid and a team of rescue forces to Afghanistan which was hit by an earthquake on Saturday.
-
2023-10-06 17:29
Iranian minister proposes visa-free travels among ECO member states
TEHRAN—The Iranian tourism minister has proposed a visa cancellation program to be established among member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
-
2023-10-04 22:41
Afghan immigrants not a threat to Iran’s security: immigration official
TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s immigration organization on Wednesday rejected foreign media claims that the Afghan refugees living in Iran pose security threats to the country.
-
2023-09-29 22:12
Iran asks for independence in addressing Afghanistan’s crises
TEHRAN – Iran has asked neighboring countries to help solve Afghanistan’s grave issues “without relying on foreign states”.
-
2023-09-27 22:42
Tehran requests unconditional humanitarian aid for Afghanistan
TEHRAN- Amir Saeed Iravani, Iran’s permanent representative to the UN, has called for immediate and unconditional humanitarian aid for Afghanistan as the country is wrestling with economic woes.