Taliban fighters sit on a vehicle along the street in Jalalabad province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2021. (AFP) October 20, 2021 Iran will host the foreign ministers from Afghanistan’s neighboring countries for a summit on Oct. 27, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Monday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters that the one-day [...]
A container terminal is seen at Mundra Port, one of the ports handled by India's Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, April 1, 2014. (Reuters) October 11, 2021 India's largest port operator Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone APSE.NS said on Monday that its terminals would [...]
Afghan men walk towards an Afghan-Iran border crossing in Zaranj on September 8, 2021. (AFP) October 9, 2021 The number of Afghans attempting to cross the border to Iran has soared since the Taliban swept to power almost two months ago, but few make it across, an official said. Before the Taliban came [...]
Iranian Consulate in Herat province, Afghanistan. (IranWire) October 8, 2021 Three days before Kabul fell to the Taliban, on August 12, 2021, the Iranian Consulate in Herat province suspended the issuance of tourist visas for Afghan citizens. New visas were restricted to medical staff and those visiting Iran on business. On paper, anyway. In fact, [...]
Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Farah, the capital of Farah province, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug 2, 2021. (AP) October 6, 2021 Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders met Tuesday with U.K. officials for the first time since taking power, a move the group hopes will pave the way for the country to refill [...]
Indian policemen stand guard at the Central Investigation Bureau (CBI) office. (Reuters) September 22, 2021 Indian officials said on Tuesday they had seized nearly three tonnes of heroin originating from Afghanistan worth an estimated 200 billion rupees ($2.72 billion) amid the chaos following last month's takeover of the country by the Taliban. Afghanistan [...]
Afghan women and children receive bread donations in Kabul's Old City, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2021. (AP) September 17, 2021 Pakistan’s prime minister has met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Afghanistan. The Foreign Ministry’s statement on Friday said the two leaders met on the sideline of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s meeting in Tajikistan’s [...]
A couple looks at jewelry in the gold market at Tehran's Grand Bazaar. (Los Angeles Times) September 17, 2021 A consignment of ancient jewelry has entered in Iran from Afghanistan and part of it has already been sold on the black market to a local buyer, a local website in Iran has reported. Sedaye Miras [...]
A plane from the Iranian private airline, Mahan Air. (AP) September 15, 2021 Passenger flights between Iran and Afghanistan resumed on Wednesday, Iran’s state-run al-Alam TV channel reported. An Iranian Mahan Air plane landed on Wednesday in Kabul with 19 passengers on board, coming from the city of Mashhad, it said. Regular passenger [...]
Qatari FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, March. 24, 2021. (AP) September 9, 2021 Qatar's foreign minister arrived in Tehran on Thursday and held talks with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani is visiting Iran two days after US Secretary [...]
