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Afghan refugees wait for registration after their deportation from Iran, at a registration center near the Afghanistan-Iran border in the Islam Qala district of Herat province, Sep. 12, 2024. (Mohsen KARIMI / AFP)
September 25, 2024, 11:42 am
Driven out of Iran, Afghan refugees tell of government-led persecution, torture
Having fled decades of war and unemployment, refugees are now blamed for soaring crime and prices, with authorities vowing to expel them and punish those who help them
By Pascale TROUILLAUD and Qubad Wali
The foreign minister in Afghanistan's new Taliban-run cabinet, Amir Khan Muttaqi, gives a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 14, 2021. (Muhammad Farooq/AP)
January 8, 2022, 7:54 pm
Taliban FM makes first trip to Iran since group seized control of Afghanistan
Kabul says meetings in Tehran discuss ‘political, economic, transit and refugee issues’
By AFP
President Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech after taking his oath as president in a ceremony at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, on August 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 16, 2021, 3:27 pm
Iran’s Raisi: ‘Defeat’ of US in Afghanistan is chance for lasting peace
According to statement from presidential office, hardliner makes remarks in call with outgoing foreign minister; says Tehran wants good relations with neighboring Kabul
By AFP
President Joe Biden speaks about the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, in the East Room of the White House, July 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 9, 2021, 12:11 pm
Biden sets date for full Afghanistan withdrawal as Taliban seizes key crossing
Insurgent group claims to control 85% of the country as the US accelerates final pullout, set to be completed by August 31
By Agencies
A firefighter walks amidst wreckage of gas tankers after a fire accident at Islam Qala on the outskirts of Herat, in the border between Afghanistan and Iran on February 14, 2021. (HOSHANG HASHIMI / AFP)
February 14, 2021, 4:50 pm
Firefighters battle massive blaze on Afghan-Iran border for 2nd day
At least 20 people injured when tanker explodes at crossing; many trucks still on fire in conflagration seen from space
By Hamed Sarfaraz and TAMEEM AKHGAR
Oil tankers exploded at the Islam Qala crossing in Af`ghanistan's western Herat province on the Iranian border, on February 13, 2021. (Screenshot: Twitter)
February 13, 2021, 5:24 pm
Fuel tanker truck explodes on Iran-Afghan border, causing massive fire
At least 7 injured admitted to hospital from explosions powerful enough to be spotted by NASA satellites; cause remains unknown
By Hamed Sarfaraz and Amir Vahdat
In this October 7, 2019 photo, 21-year-old Afghan refugee Fatemeh Jafari poses for a photo at her basement Tehran coffee shop, in downtown Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
October 16, 2019, 10:47 am
Afghan refugee’s ‘Dream’ coffee shop in Iran becomes reality
Fatemeh Jafari, 21, manages to overcome Tehran’s tough bureaucracy and Iranians’ xenophobia to open rare cafe run by member of Afghan minority
By Nasser Karimi and Mohammad Nasiri
Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan, Iran's ground forces commander (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
November 16, 2015, 5:52 pm
Iran vows to intercept Islamic State on its borders
Senior Iranian army commander vows ‘decisive action’ against jihadists crossing borders from Iraq or Afghanistan
By AFP
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