Iran transfers nearly 300 prisoners to Afghanistan
Iran has transferred approximately three hundred prisoners to Taliban authorities, with all individuals handed over through the Dogharun and Islam Qala border crossings.
Iran has transferred approximately three hundred prisoners to Taliban authorities, with all individuals handed over through the Dogharun and Islam Qala border crossings.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi held a phone conversation on November 18, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
Iran's Foreign Ministry has announced plans to host a meeting in mid-December amid rising tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tehran also intends to bring Russia into the negotiating process
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have discussed over the phone attempts by the Britain, Germany and France to start an anti-Iranian campaign in the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
New clashes have erupted along the Afghan-Pakistani border amid ongoing peace negotiations between both countries in Türkiye.
Russia offers condolences to the families of those killed in an earthquake in northern Afghanistan and will provide more humanitarian assistance for the friendly Afghan people, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds and damaging the city's historic Blue Mosque, authorities said, with the death toll likely to rise.
Clashes on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border occurred in October. Following this, Pakistani authorities announced the closure of border crossings on the Afghan border.
Afghanistan and Pakistan have reached an agreement to extend their ongoing ceasefire following multilateral negotiations in Istanbul.
Afghanistan and Pakistan will restart peace talks in Istanbul, three sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a day after Islamabad said the discussions had ended in failure.
Afghan and Pakistani negotiators are meeting today in Istanbul to address security issues and establish a lasting ceasefire along their shared border after an outbreak of intense clashes.
Islamabad has confirmed that diplomatic discussions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are scheduled to take place in Türkiye this Saturday.
Türkiye will host Pakistani and Afghan delegations for talks next week, following their Qatar meeting where both parties agreed to implement an immediate ceasefire.
Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold peace talks in Doha on October 18, both sides said, after the neighbours extended a ceasefire following a week of fierce border clashes.
The ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been extended, the Dawn newspaper said, citing a high-ranking diplomatic source.
Pakistan has expressed openness to negotiations with Afghanistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced today, following yesterday's temporary ceasefire implementation
The Afghan government claims that Pakistan has violated the ceasefire regime on the border between the two countries by shelling Afghan territory with mortars.
Tourism to Afghanistan is unavailable from Russian tour operators
The agreement took effect at 6:00 PM local time
The Pakistani army shelled terrorist positions in Afghanistan, responding to an attack on Pakistani roadblocks in the Kurram of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the state-run PTV television reported citing the republic’s armed forces.