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Taliban's acting FM discusses economy, trade with Iran's envoy to Afghanis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 16 (ANI): Afghan acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Iran's special envoy to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi and discussed the economy and the development of trade between countries, local media reported on Tuesday.
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Over 1 million Afghans refugees deported by Iran this year: IOM
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 16 (ANI): Iran has deported over one million Afghan refugees to Afghanistan in 2021 so far, informed the United Nations migration agency.
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IREO Group Managing Director Lalit Goyal sent to 7-day ED custody
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): A special court in Chandigarh on Tuesday remanded Lalit Goyal, Managing Director of IREO Group of companies, for seven-day Enforcement Directorate custody.
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ED arrests IREO Group's Vice-Chairman Lalit Goyal in money laundering case
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of real estate group IREO, Lalit Goyal, in connection with a money-laundering probe, officials said on Tuesday.
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Biden, Xi discuss Afghanistan, Iran, during virtual summit
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): US President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday and discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and the Iranian nuclear program.
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Centre extends ban on fugitive Islamic evangelist Zakir Naik's IRF foundat
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday extended the ban imposed on Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), an NGO headed by Islamic evangelist and India-born preacher Zakir Naik for a further five years.
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Will Taliban check ISIS-K attacks on Shia community?
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): For decades, violence has torn through Afghanistan's Shiite community, perpetuated first by the Taliban -- who consider Shiites heretics -- and in more recent years by the Islamic State - Khorasan (ISIS-K).
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Iran expresses concern over increased terrorist activities in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): Iran is concerned with the increased terrorist activity in Afghanistan and has received information about the presence of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the troubled country, Sputnik reported citing the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday.
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2 civilians, 4 ISIS-K terrorists killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): At least two civilians and four Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan (ISIS-K) terrorists were killed during a large-scale operation in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Monday, local media reported.
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Taliban launch operation against ISIS-K in Kandahar after their escalated
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): The Taliban on Monday launched operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan (ISIS-K) branch in Kandahar province after the group recently escalated their attacks in Afghanistan.
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Iran says IAEA chief to visit Iran "soon"
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will make an official visit to the capital Tehran soon, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced on Monday.
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Turkey favours lifting of US sanctions against Iran: Foreign Minister
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey has urged the United States to lift the unilateral sanctions it imposed on Iran, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, describing the punitive measures against his country's eastern neighbour as "inappropriate."
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