By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 24, 2023Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, said on Wednesday that Iranian leaders must not threaten Afghanistan over water rights. Khalilzad said on Twitter, “Taliban authorities are being surprisingly restrained and statesmanlike over the issue. They acknowledged the treaty while arguing that the lower amount of water is due to drought and climate change.” He also said that the Taliban authorities had…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press, May 19, 2023The Taliban authorities responded to the Iranian president’s remarks about violating the water rights of the Iranian people over their shared Helmand River in a statement. The statement said the “water agreement between the two neighbouring countries was signed half a century ago in 1973 and is still valid, and the Islamic Emirate is committed to implementing its obligations.” The statement also stressed, “Due to severe…
Reuters REPORT, Mar 31, 2023 at 9:37 AMIn a partial victory for Iran, judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze assets of some Iranian companies and ordered the United States to pay compensation but left the amount to be determined later. However, in a blow for Tehran, the ICJ said it did not have jurisdiction over $1.75 billion in frozen assets from Iran’s central…
By Arif Ahmadi in The Khaama Press, 20 Oct 2022 at03:42 PMKABUL, Afghanistan – Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan on a trip to Iran talked about the current situation with Iranian officials, according to sources, pledging a joint effort on peace and stability in Afghanistan. Mohammad Sadiq Khan, the Pakistani Prime Minister’s special envoy for Afghanistan met with Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdolahian, agreeing on a joint effort to use their capacity in ensuring peace…