Iran’s envoy and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN warns that terrorism and the emergence of terrorist groups pose a “serious threat” to Afghanistan, its neighbors, the region, and the entire international community. Addressing a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, Zahra Ershadi expressed concern over the ...
A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people including a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric in what authorities said was an attack. “18 have been killed and 23 have been injured,” spokesman for the interior ministry Abdul Nafi Takor told ...