Iran-Afghanistan Relations

A railroad has been launched to link Khaf in northeastern Iran to Rozanak in Afghanistan’s Herat Province. The strategic railroad linkup took place in a ceremony on Tuesday, which was attended…

Despite their current estrangement from the West, Iran and Afghanistan have test run a roundabout rail link that aims to connect with the railroad networks of China and India. 

The Iranian interior minister said tensions eased on the eastern border with Afghanistan and the area is now secure after a deadly attack by Taliban forces on Saturday. Ahmad Vahidi made the…

Iran's share in Afghanistan’s gasoline and diesel market has reduced significantly over the last three months, the head of the Board of Directors at the Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical…

Defense officials of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration held a meeting with an Iranian military delegation in Kabul on Saturday, where they discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation…

Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is not allowed to trample upon Iranian people’s water rights in the drought-stricken Sistan-Baluchestan Province under lame excuses. President…

The Afghanistan Railway Authority says a trial run saw a freight train arrive in Herat Province on Monday via the Khaf-Herat railroad. Herat railroad officials say the freight train weighs more…

Negotiations with Afghan officials to release Iran’s fair share of joint water resources has been a dismal failure and a change of policy and a stronger political leverage is needed to force…

Iran’s trade with Afghanistan (non-oil exports plus imports) stood at 3,405 tons worth $1.66 billion in the fiscal 2022-23 (ended March 20), registering a 10% fall in terms of value compared…

Iran’s exports to Afghanistan during the 11 months since the Taliban took power in the neighboring country reached 959,783 tons worth $1.48 billion, registering a 52% and 31% year-on-year…

Afghanistan’s officials have agreed to release Iran's fair water share from Hirmand (known as Helmand in Afghanistan) River, a joint water resource blocked by the neighboring state.

Despite the claim of Afghan water officials, Iran has received less than 3 million cubic meters of water from Hirmand (known as Helmand in Afghanistan) River since the beginning of the current…

A total of 4.18 million tons of goods worth $1.84 billion were exported from Iran to neighboring Afghanistan during the last Iranian year (March 2021-22), registering a 40% and 20% decline in…

Iran called on the Taliban to ensure security at Iranian diplomatic sites in neighboring Afghanistan after Afghan protesters attacked the Iranian Embassy in Kabul and the country’s consulate in…

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations said the United States’ sanctions are acting as impediments in the way of the Islamic Republic’s efforts to assist Afghan refugees. Majid Takht…

Iran is exporting 110 megawatts of electricity to Afghanistan per day and this amount can be increased as the maximum export capacity to the neighboring nation is 175 MW, the energy minister’s…

The first meeting between Iran and Afghanistan’s chambers of commerce after the Taliban takeover of the neighboring country was held on Wednesday in a webinar. An agreement was signed during…

Trade with Afghanistan via Milak border crossing is back to normal, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration announced on Dec. 2. Clashes between Iranian soldiers…

Afghan transportation officials have recently released a directive indicating that each driver of Iranian fleet carrying export commodities can enter Afghanistan only once every 25 days,…

A senior Foreign Ministry official said Tehran will soon host a meeting of top diplomats from Afghanistan’s neighboring states, weeks after the Taliban took over the South Asian country and…

Flights between Iran and Afghanistan resumed on Sept. 15 after political upheavals in the neighboring country and problems at Kabul International Airport, also known as Hamid Karzai…

Iran’s steel exports to Afghanistan have reportedly halted amid the current political and logistical turmoil in the neighboring country, but a member of the Board of Directors of Iran Steel…

The situation in Afghanistan has become the most important foreign policy issue in the region after the withdrawal of US troops and the Taliban’s takeover of the country. There are some facts in…

A total of 619,199 tons of goods were exported through Dogharoun border crossing to Afghanistan via 22,364 trucks during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22),…

The Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan has got many companies and businesspeople in Iran worried as to the future of commerce between the two neighboring countries. Experts on Afghan issues and…