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Muttaqi says foreign countries stepping up engagement with IEA
Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister has said countries around the world and in the region have decided to increase their interaction with the Islamic Emirate (IEA).
Giving feedback after his meeting with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, Amir Khan Muttaqi stated that the two sides agreed the level of diplomatic engagement between the two countries should be increased. He said he asked Iran’s foreign minister to officially accept credentials of the IEA’s ambassador to Tehran.
Muttaqi met with Araghchi, who was in Kabul on Sunday, for discussions on various topics that included political and economic developments as well as regional issues.
Iran’s ambassador to Kabul, Ali Reza Bekdali meanwhile said in an interview with Iranian media that Araghchi’s visit to Kabul does not signal Tehran’s move to officially recognize the IEA government but instead, it was recognition of a legal process based on international law.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei meanwhile said Monday that negotiations among neighboring states, including Iran and Afghanistan, are necessary to pave the ground for addressing shared concerns and interests.
In an interview with IRNA, Baghaei said that Araghchi is the first Iranian foreign minister to visit Kabul in eight years and that the visit was a significant breakthrough in the Iran-Afghanistan relationship.
He said such interactions are essential for finding solutions to shared challenges and concerns.
As to Iran’s concern about its water rights to the Helmand River, Baghaei said Afghanistan’s government has pledged to comply with its commitments under the Afghan-Iranian Helmand River-Water Treaty of 1973.
Baghaei told IRNA that officials in Kabul had also expressed hope that collaborative efforts would lead to solutions over the issue of illegal migrants in Iran.
The two parties also emphasized the need for enhancing cooperation in combating terrorism, in particular against Daesh, he said.
He also said that Iranian and Afghan officials held meaningful talks on advancing economic and trade exchanges and that the private sector delegation accompanying Araghchi played a vital role in identifying new opportunities for collaboration.
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Pakistan to repatriate nearly 20,000 Afghans awaiting US resettlement
Authorities will also share verified data of the affected individuals with relevant departments to support implementation.
Pakistan will repatriate nearly 20,000 Afghan nationals currently awaiting resettlement in the United States, The Nation reported, citing official sources.
The move affects 19,973 Afghans living across Pakistan.
A federal directive will instruct provincial chief secretaries and police chiefs in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Islamabad Capital Territory to begin the repatriation process immediately.
Authorities will also share verified data of the affected individuals with relevant departments to support implementation.
Following the Islamic Emirate’s return to power in 2021, more than 100,000 Afghans fled to Pakistan, many of whom had worked with the US and UK governments, international organizations, or aid agencies.
Thousands have remained stranded in Pakistan for over four years while awaiting US resettlement clearance.
Prospects for relocation have dimmed amid a suspension of case processing by the US administration, according to The Nation.
Under Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP), all Afghan nationals still awaiting US relocation will now be returned to Afghanistan.
Terrorist activities continue to be observed along Afghanistan borders and along the India–Pakistan–Afghanistan corridor, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Monday.
Speaking to Russia-based media outlet TV BRICS, Lavrov pointed to ongoing concerns in the Middle East, including its Asian regions.
He highlighted the importance of collaboration with India at the United Nations to advance a global counter-terrorism convention.
Lavrov stated that while the draft convention has already been prepared, consensus on its adoption has not yet been reached.
Russia has repeatedly expressed concern about militant threats from Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate, however, has dismissed the concerns saying that it will not allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against any country.
Noorullah Noori, Afghanistan’s Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs, held a phone conversation with Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, to discuss bilateral border cooperation.
According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening border collaboration, with a particular focus on the ongoing renovation and updating of border markers. They also agreed to accelerate joint technical and legal meetings to enhance coordination.
As part of the agreement, the next meeting of senior border officials from Afghanistan and Iran is scheduled to take place in Iran in 1405 (2026–2027).
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