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2026-10-17 20:09
Tehran seeks rail link to Afghanistan via Uzbekistan as Iran-Kazakhstan freight grows
TEHRAN- The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, on the sidelines of the two-day summit of ministers from Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member states in Kazakhstan, announced a review of obstacles to Iran-Kazakhstan rail cooperation and the issue of connecting Iran’s rail network to Afghanistan via Uzbekistan.
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2026-09-13 19:36
By Professor Tanveer Haider Naqvi
After 9/11…
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Sometimes, in the realm of what appears impossible, relief comes to the oppressed from an unexpected direction—almost as if from the unseen—when those who inflict oppression turn against one another.
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2026-09-04 14:47
IRCS keeps supporting Afghan children facing malnutrition
TEHRAN – A medical center affiliated with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) operates in Zaranj, Afghanistan, providing ongoing medical care for children suffering from malnutrition.
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2026-08-18 20:44
By Kurosh Alyani
Sarah’s war against the rest of civilization
TEHRAN – Sarah Little writes in The Economist about a “war on women” in Afghanistan. If one looks only at the Taliban’s regulations concerning women, the phrase does not seem unreasonable. But this is precisely where the problem begins. Why is what the Taliban does through law, policing, and direct command described as “war,” while what dominant economic structures in Western societies do through media, culture, fashion, markets, the beauty industry, and the production of desire is rarely placed within the realm of war, coercion, or even power?
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2026-07-24 19:20
By Wesam Bahrani
Neither victory nor peace: The futility of America’s imperial wars
TEHRAN – U.S. military superiority and ever-rising defense spending have not prevented Washington from repeating its wartime failures, making a victory against Iran highly unlikely.
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2026-07-01 15:15
Benefactors support IRCS to boost health services in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – With support from benefactors, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has enhanced health services for Afghans at its branch in Nimruz province, Afghanistan.
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2026-06-22 16:19
By Mahnaz Abdi
Iran emerges as critical transit link between Iraq, Afghanistan, South Asia
TEHRAN- Recent developments in Iran's transport and logistics sector have underscored the country's growing importance as a regional transit hub connecting the West Asia with Central and South Asia.
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2026-06-20 19:39
Combined rail transit from Iraq to Afghanistan begins from Kermanshah railway station
TEHRAN- The Director General of the Arak and Kermanshah Railway Region said: In an important step in the development of international transport corridors and increasing the railway's share in regional transit, the first combined rail transit shipment from Iraq to Afghanistan was operationalized through the western axis of the country and Kermanshah freight station.
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2026-06-13 14:51
Iran starts LPG exports from Khorramshahr Port to Afghanistan, Pakistan
TEHRAN- The Director General of Khorramshahr Port and Maritime Department announced the successful completion of the first liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) export operation via combined transport to destinations in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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2026-06-12 20:51
By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossvi
From the Gulf of Tonkin to today: The same American playbook
HAFIZABAD, Pakistan - From the Gulf of Tonkin to today, many people believe they have seen the same approach used again and again. The countries are different, the decades are different, and the reasons given are different, but the process often looks familiar: a disputed incident, dramatic headlines, growing political pressure, military action, and then years of conflict that ordinary people are left to live through.
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2026-05-22 16:33
Infertility treatment offered to couples from Australia, England, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
TEHRAN – Couples from Australia, England, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan have received infertility treatment at Royan Institute in the current Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21.
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2026-05-06 19:15
American military hegemony begins to look increasingly hollow: analysis
TEHRAN – In a commentary published on May 3, Statecraft analyzed how Donald Trump’s war on Iran is exposing limits to American power.
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2026-04-22 23:58
Iran: Hormuz action means war, Europe's silence unacceptable
TEHRAN — Iran’s top diplomat warned on Wednesday that blockading its ports constitutes an “act of war” and a violation of a fragile ceasefire, while sharply criticizing European countries for their silence over ‘unlawful military attacks’ by the United States and Israel against Iran’s peaceful nuclear infrastructure.
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2026-04-15 22:02
Iran, Afghanistan advance joint UNESCO dossier for Asbads
TEHRAN – Iran is moving closer to finalizing a “complex” UNESCO World Heritage nomination for its ancient wind-powered structures, known as Asbads, with officials confirming that the dossier will be submitted jointly with Afghanistan.
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2026-03-22 00:03
By Matin Jamshidi
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s great affection to eastern neighbors
Iran’s bonds with Pakistan and Afghanistan are unbreakable
TEHRAN - In his New Year message on March 20, the new Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei pointed to some key issues with a primary focus on national unity, resistance economy, and developing relations with Muslim countries, especially the eastern neighbors.
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2026-02-28 18:35
Pakistan carries out airstrikes inside Afghanistan with no letup in border fighting
Pakistan’s military, backed by artillery and air power, struck more military installations deep inside Afghanistan overnight and into early Saturday, after Pakistan said it was in “open war” with its eastern neighbor, the Associated Press reported.
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2026-02-27 23:12
Islamabad and Kabul trade deadly blows as border tensions erupt into open war
TEHRAN — Relations between Pakistan and the de facto authorities in Kabul plunged into a state of open conflict Friday as Islamabad declared “open war” following a massive wave of airstrikes on Afghan targets.
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2026-02-27 18:44
Iran urges Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve tensions through dialogue
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to show restraint and hold talks as the two countries have traded fire.
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2026-02-23 16:14
Deadly air raids fuel rising tensions between Islamabad and Kabul
A senior Pakistani official claimed military air raids along the Afghan border killed at least 70 fighters, though Kabul denied these figures amid escalating regional tensions, Al Jazeera reported Monday.
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2026-02-22 16:29
Afghanistan promises ‘appropriate response’ after deadly Pakistani strikes
Pakistan’s military early on Sunday carried out air raids in Afghanistan, targeting what it called “camps and hideouts” belonging to armed groups behind a spate of recent attacks, including a deadly suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad, Al Jazeera reported.
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2026-02-22 16:05
Nearly 450 Afghans return from Iran in one day
TEHRAN – Taliban authorities have said 449 Afghan refugees have been deported from Iran on Wednesday, February 18.
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2026-02-21 19:49
By Fatemeh Kavand
Iran is not Iraq, not Libya, and not Venezuela
The New York Post recently claimed that the United States could dismantle Iran’s power structure using a Venezuela-style model and even suggested a figure in exile as a transitional option. The Post’s piece does not read like political analysis; it reads like a performance staged in a Washington think tank, detached from political and historical realities.
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2026-01-18 15:05
Over 3.6 million Afghan migrants returned from Iran in 2025: IFRC
TEHRAN – More than 3.6 million Afghans returned from Iran in 2025, including around 1.2 million who were deported, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a report.
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2025-12-31 14:24
Afghans coming from Iran have ‘better education, food security’ than those returning from Pakistan
TEHRAN - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said those Afghan refugees returning from Iran often have more education, better food security, and housing than those returning from Pakistan.
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2025-12-28 18:07
Tehran to host Nowruz summit with ministers, ambassadors from 18 countries
TEHRAN – Iran is set to host an international Nowruz summit with ministers from 18 countries in Tehran from March 27 to 29, 2026, a senior official from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts said on Sunday.
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2025-12-23 15:40
Iran at forefront of providing support to refugees
TEHRAN – Over the past four decades, Iran has been one of the top countries hosting the largest number of refugees and migrants, despite many challenges facing the country.
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2025-12-19 21:52
Iranians working to facilitate, speed up engagement with Afghanistan: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN – Iran’s president says the country will make every effort to give fresh impetus to its interactions with Afghanistan along the border.
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2025-12-19 15:08
Over 1.7 million Afghans deported from Iran in first nine months of 2025: UNHCR
TEHRAN – In the first nine months of 2025, more than 1.7 million Afghan refugees have returned from Iran to Afghanistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported in a press release on October 27.
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2025-12-19 14:59
Afghanistan seeks to bolster health co-op with Iran
TEHRAN – A delegation from Afghanistan’s Food and Drug Administration met with Iranian counterparts in Tehran on Wednesday to explore the potential for expanding ties in the health sector.
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2025-12-16 16:53
'Sensitivities on registration of Behzad’s miniature, Samanu by Afghanistan, Tajikistan unfounded'
TEHRAN--Sensitivities regarding global registration of Iranian miniature painter Kamaluddin Behzad’s art (a detailed and symbolic form of painting scenes from history and literature) by Afghanistan and Samanu (a traditional Iranian sweet paste made entirely from mashed germinated wheat) by Tajikistan are unfounded, said Deputy Cultural Heritage Minister Ali Darabi.