Amu: Iran has appointed Alireza Bigdeli as the new head of its diplomatic mission in Kabul, according to Iranian media reports. The appointment was made through a directive issued by Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister. Bigdeli succeeds Hassan Kazemi Qomi, who had also served as Iran’s special envoy to Afghanistan. However, Iranian media reports state
Tolo News: Iran’s Interior Minister, Eskandar Momeni, claimed that the production of methamphetamine in Afghanistan has increased significantly, which he considers a threat to Iran, the region, and the world. Momeni added that closing the border with Afghanistan is part of an effort aimed at preventing illegal entry and drug trafficking. The Iranian Interior Minister
Khaama: Mohammad Pakpour, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ground forces in Iran, has attributed the rise in insecurity in the country to “foreign nationals,” claiming that ” citizens of Tajikistan and Afghanistan suicide bombers disguised as fuel carriers” are entering Iran. According to a report from Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with
Khaama: The news agency stated that the clash between the Taliban and Iranian border guards occurred after “forces from Border Post 4 of the Sasoli village garrison in Hilmand district fired at several Baloch fuel traders.” Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan over three years ago, their border guards have repeatedly engaged in
Ariana: Iranian forces have allegedly killed at least 260 Afghan migrants after opening fire on them near the Kalgan border crossing on Sunday evening. According to Haalvsh, an Iranian-based human rights organization, survivors of the shooting described horror scenes when Iranian military forces targeted the group. Haalvsh reported that two survivors said there had been
Khaama: Iran’s chief of police, Ahmadreza Radan, announced that the country’s police are determined to deport two million “illegal” Afghan migrants by the end of this year. Radan made the statement on Sunday, October 13, during a ceremony in Mashhad, stating that arrests of “illegal” Afghan migrants in Iran have increased. Iran’s interior minister, Eskandar
Khaama: Officials in Kandahar province report that 60 families were expelled from Pakistan and have entered Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak border. The registration and refugee identification committee at the Anjargi camp in Kandahar stated that 60 families, consisting of 323 individuals, returned to the country through Spin Boldak over the past two days. Click
Ariana: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday called on Afghanistan and other Islamic countries to tie defense belt against Israel. “If any nation wants to avoid the paralyzing siege of the enemy, it must open its eyes from the beginning, be awake,” Khamenei said in a Friday prayer speech in Tehran. “When it sees
Michael Hughes: Afghanistan’s trade with Pakistan has plummeted since the rise of the Taliban 2.0 regime, driven by political rows and security issues, and to compensate Kabul is hoping to enhance commerce with Iran, India, and neighbors across Central Asia. Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have resulted in closure of trade routes and stiff tariffs
RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi / Kian Sharifi September 30, 2024 Every day, hundreds of Afghans, some holding their children, are deported from neighboring Iran. Many of them crossed into Iran illegally to escape the brutal rule of the Taliban and the devastating humanitarian and economic crises gripping Afghanistan. In the Afghan border town of Islam Qala,