Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi and Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar shared views on a range of issues, including Afghan peace talks, bilateral relations and finalization of a comprehensive document on long-term cooperation. Atmar appreciated Araghchi for his efforts in inaugurating the Khaf-...

President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that Iranian and Afghan nations have longstanding affinities in light of brotherly and good neighborly ties over the past several decades, and today inauguration of Khaf-Herat railway project will deepen their relations. Rouhani made the remarks in the virtual opening ceremony of Khaf-Herat railway ...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday that inauguration of Khaf-Herat railway is a historical event which will further strengthen and develop economic relations between Tehran and Kabul. President Ghani made the remarks, addressing the inauguration ceremony of Khaf-Herat railway in a video-conference participated by Iranian President ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the Khaf-Herat railway connecting the Afghan city of Herat to Mashhad in Iran and on to Turkey. The 200 km railway line was opened by the two presidents via video links on Thursday. Today marks an unforgettable day in (the two nations') history, Rouhani said ...

In a tweet on Wednesday, Iranian FM Zarif highlighted the importance of the Khaf-Herat railway noting that its significance is not only for Iran & Afghanistan but for the greater region. "The Khaf-Herat railways significance is not only for Iran & Afghanistan, but for the greater region," he tweeted. "As a gateway that'll boost ...

The first consignment of Iranian export goods has arrived in Afghanistan through the long-awaited Khaf-Herat railroad, which is slated to be officially inaugurated in coming days. The cement shipment was transferred from Iran to Afghanistan's Herat via rail, according to Jilani Farhad, the spokesman for Herat governor. The consignment was reportedly ...

Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says that completion and inauguration of Khaf-Herat railroad project is an important success for both Iran and Afghanistan. The railroad project will develop Tehran-Kabul economic cooperation, Saeed Khatibzadeh told IRNA in Kabul on Thursday. Khatibzadeh is in Afghanistan to hold talks with senior ...

Railroad project linking Khaf in northeastern Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan to Herat in neighboring Afghanistan strengthens Iran's position in the regional transit, an official announced on Thursday. Khaf-Herat railroad can facilitate Afghanistan's transit with other countries through Iran, chairman of Iran's transit commission affiliated ...

IRNA Iranian Embassy in Afghanistan issued a statement on Tuesday to detail about the terror attack that killed one Iranian and one Afghan on Sunday. 'On Sunday evening, one Iranian engineer and one Afghan soldier were killed when their car hit a landmine checking the third part of the Khaf-Harat railroad project in Shamtiq, Gourian, Harat Province,...

MNA Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi condemned a terrorist mine explosion at Khaf-Herat railroad that killed and injured a number of Iranian and Afghan nationals on Sunday. Some Iranian and Afghan nationals, while working on the railway implementation project, were reportedly killed or injured in the terrorist attack. In ...