Amu: Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, former jihadi leader and a senior member of the National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan, has arrived in Iran for what Iranian media describe as a “medical visit.” Iranian state media reported Tuesday that during his visit, Sayyaf met with senior Iranian officials, though details of the discussions
Afghanistan International: Former Iranian diplomat Rasoul Mousavi has stated that the possibility of the Taliban administration being overthrown remains due to rebellion, civil war, or foreign intervention. He concluded that Afghanistan’s long-term stability hinges on the Taliban’s ability to integrate diverse ethnic groups into governance and address major human rights concerns. However, he warned that
Amu: A delegation from Iran, including members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), met with representatives of the National Movement for Peace and Justice, an opposition group led by Mohammad Hanif Atmar, in Istanbul, according to a source within the movement. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Ali Akbar Pourjamshidian, the Deputy Minister of Security and Police of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that despite the Taliban’s ban on the cultivation of narcotics, the smuggling of these drugs to Iran continues. Pourjamshidian said that smugglers in Afghanistan continue to maintain their drug stockpiles. Click here to read more (external
VOA News January 22, 2025 Washington — President Trump’s executive order suspending the U.S. refugee program would affect the resettlement of thousands of Afghans who helped the U.S. during the war in Afghanistan, an advocacy group said. AfghanEvac, a California-based coalition of organizations helping U.S. Afghan allies to resettle in the U.S., said Monday that the
8am: Following the Taliban’s announcement that the construction of the Pashdan Dam in Herat is 80% complete and will soon become operational, a wave of criticism emerged from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Eisa Bozorgzadeh, spokesperson for Iran’s water industry, stated that this dam would severely affect the drinking water supply for millions of Iranians
Afghanistan International: Fada Hossein Maleki, a member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Committee and a former ambassador to Afghanistan, called the Taliban’s rule a threat to all countries in the region. Referring to the Taliban’s non-compliance with Afghanistan’s commitments, Maleki said that the Taliban has neither a parliament nor a government. Click here to
Ariana: Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday Tehran will use all means to restore its water rights from Afghanistan and that the Islamic Emirate should take the issue seriously. Ismail Baqaei, the spokesman for the foreign ministry, said in response to a question at a press conference on the construction of water dams in Afghanistan,
Afghanistan International: After the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, Tehran has repeatedly called on the group to restore the flow of water from the Helmand River to Iran, but the Taliban, citing the drought, has claimed that the water has naturally decreased and has not been blocked. Iran has also recently raised criticisms of the construction
Afghanistan International: Issa Bozorgzadeh, the spokesman for the Islamic Republic’s water industry, said that Afghanistan’s “unilateral” exploitation of the Harirud River is a violation of Iran’s customary rights. Bozorgzadeh said that the construction of the Pashdan Dam will affect the supply of drinking water to several million people. Click here to read more (external link).