Now, Iran’s agenda for Afghanistan might exceed soft power to include the use of the Fatemiyoun force, writes Kanishka Nawabi. Iran is a significant player in Afghan internal affairs, presenting a sustained and long-term threat to its national security. The ability of Afghan institutions to identify and counter these threats needs to be improved. In particular, Afghan agencies need to […]

During talks with a visiting Taliban delegation, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Sunday called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Iran’s foreign ministry said in a press release after the meeting between the Taliban delegation, led by the group’s deputy leader Mullah Ghani Baradar, and Zarif that Iran’s foreign minister welcomed the idea of the formation […]

Iran says the Taliban is part of Afghanistan’s present and future reality as the group is involved in direct negotiations with the country’s government of the country. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh, a spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry stated that the government of Iran not only has a close relation with Afghanistan but that it is “probably […]

During talks with a visiting Taliban delegation, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Sunday called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Army Chief Gen. Yasin Zia on Thursday hit back at Iran’s National Security Advisor Ali Shamkhani over his tweet hailing Taliban’s commitment to fighting the US in the region.

General Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General has spoken to US President Joe Biden on “Range of challenges that NATO allies face, such as countering international terrorism” in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The Taliban’s head of its political office, Mullah Baradar Akhand and an accompanying delegation arrived in Iran on Monday for talks with Iranian officials.

Chairman of Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami of Afghanistan Karim Khalili said the Islamic Republic of Iran was a powerful player in the region and a longtime neighbor of Afghanistan and that Kabul considers Tehran’s role in the Afghan peace process important and decisive.

Helmand provincial police chief Wali Jan Sarhadi said Wednesday that Afghan security and defense forces have cleared the Nawa district road of insurgents and that the road has reopened to traffic.

The top US diplomat has claimed, without evidence, that the Islamist militant group has established a new base of operations in Iran, moving away from Afghanistan and Pakistan. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that al-Qaida had established a new home base in Iran. He claimed the militant group had “burrowed inside” the country, making it harder for […]