Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defense cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and employment data indicates.
Lately, Afghan migrants in Pakistan have faced an alarming increase in police crackdowns and arrests. Many have expressed growing fears for their safety, with some
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – A number of Afghan migrants in Iran, expressing concern about their situation, ask the country to stop the forced deportations of migrants.
During a visit to Iran, a delegation from the Islamic Emirate, led by Abdul Malik Haqqani, the Administrative Deputy of the Supreme Court, asked Iranian officials for alternatives to the executions of Afghan prisoners.
Officials from Afghanistan’s Office of Prison Administration (OPA), under the Islamic Emirate, report that over the past three years, 1,100 Afghan prisoners have been transferred from Iran in two phases.
Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has stated that his country will engage in talks with Afghanistan’s de-facto government regarding the Helmand River water rights.
KABUL (SW) – In the wake of evident bilateral challenges, Iran’s top envoy for Afghanistan has met with the defense minister of the Islamic Emirate
In the first 10 months of 2024, at least 49 Afghans have been executed in Iran, with the sentences of 13 individuals carried out in October alone.
At least two waves of multiple explosions were heard in Iran’s capital Tehran and nearby military bases on Saturday, semi-official Iranian media said.
In continuation to Iranian officials’ concerns about drug trafficking from Afghanistan, Ahmad Ali Goudarzi, the commander of the Iranian border guard, stated that 80% of drug smuggling into Iran originates from the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Islamic Emirate has announced the formation of a committee to investigate reports regarding the shooting of Afghan migrants by Iranian border guards, which have circulated widely in the media over the past two days.
Restrictions on Afghan migrants in Iran, one of the largest host countries for Afghan citizens, are increasingly creating serious challenges for these individuals with children being the hardest hit.
