MONITORING (SW) – Iran simultaneously launched three satellites for the first time on Sunday using the Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier rocket developed by the Ministry of Defence, state media reported.
KABUL (SW) – The first meeting of the regional contact group on Afghanistan is scheduled to take place in Kabul on Monday, with the participation of representatives from various regional countries.
MONITORING (SW) – Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive southeastern border area of Iran on Saturday, Pakistan’s ambassador and Iranian state media said, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after tit-for-tat attacks.
MONITORING (SW) – An Israeli missile strike on Syria’s capital Damascus on Saturday killed four members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, including the head of the force’s information unit in Syria, a security source in the regional pro-Syria alliance told Reuters.
KABUL (SW) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Pakistan have reached a consensus to alleviate tensions, paving the way for the return of their ambassadors to the host countries.
KABUL (SW) – A new wave of regional tensions has unfolded with Iran’s recent missile strikes on Pakistan, Iraq, and Syria. Over two days, from Monday, January 15, to Tuesday, January 16, Iran targeted various areas in these three countries using drones, escalating concerns across the region.
KABUL (SW) – The Iran-Pakistan security meeting is set to be held in Pakistan on Monday, January 15, to review the security situation and threats from Afghanistan, Iranian media reported.
KABUL (SW) – Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s Ambassador and Special Representative for Afghanistan, has had another meeting with Amir-Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the de-facto government, to discuss the establishment of a regional contact group on Afghanistan, stated the Embassy of Iran in Kabul.
UZBEKISTAN (SW) – Uzbekistan plans to cover growing need in electricity primarily through renewable energy, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.
KABUL (SW) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the de-facto government, has met with Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran.
KABUL (SW) – On the sidelines of the ‘COP 28’ meeting, energy ministers of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan have urged Afghanistan to actively participate in the ‘Casa 1000’ electricity transmission project.
KABUL (SW) – The German Embassy in Kabul, which is currently located in Berlin and Doha, has donated 60 million euros for Afghanistan and its neighboring countries.
