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 Iran’s UN ambassador deplored the seizure of Afghanistan’s foreign assets and the unilateral sanctions as the factors that have exacerbated the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. Addressing a meeting of the UN Security Council on “Situation in Afghanistan”, Saeed Iravani said the seizure of Afghanistan’s foreign assets and unilateral sanctions have …

President Raeisi has warned the rulers in Afghanistan not to violate the water rights of the Iranians in the southeast country from Hirmand, stressing the government is determined to defend the nation’s rights wherever it is. Iran’s water right from the Hirmand River is a serious issue, President Raeisi said …

 Iranian foreign minister held a telephone conversation with the Taliban foreign minister Wednesday, stressing that taking practical steps to release water in the Hirmand River to flow towards Iran is a serious Tehran’s demand. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a telephone conversation with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban interim government’s foreign minister …

 More than 97 percent of Afghans are affected by food shortages, the United Nations said. Afghanistan has been grappling with an acute food crisis, with over 22 million people, or more than half of the country’s population suffering from severe hunger and the majority unable to anticipate when their next meal will …

 International Union of Muslim Scholars condemned the US government’s decision to confiscate $ 7 billion in assets from the Central Bank of Afghanistan and called for release of the money and its spending on the Afghan people to alleviate their suffering. In a statement, the union called the US government’s …

 The Middle East is still trying to chart its own path in the context of global geopolitical shifts, which are further compounded by the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the IMF projects the Middle East will expand by 4.1% in 2022, but the reality is that with fiscal …

 Overseas pilgrims visiting the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, enjoy religious and cultural programs organized by the Astan of the holy shrine. Officials of the holy shrine’s Deputy Office for Foreign Pilgrims’ Affairs offer daily services such as reading Quran and supplication books, participating in …

The death toll from an explosion in Kabul yesterday (Saturday) has risen to six dead and seven wounded, Reuters quoted an official in the Afghan Taliban. The blast took place yesterday (Saturday) in a Shia area in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and Taliban confirmed that a number of people had …

An aide to ex-Afghan President Hamid Karzai and a source close to Head of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah strongly denied a report by CNN news network over house arrest of top officials, stating that talks with the Taliban are underway.

A spokeswoman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) said that the country has received a number of planes from Afghanistan’s Kam Air at the airline’s request.