President Ebrahim Raisi has called for Iran and Tajikistan to expand their relations, saying this will pave the way for regional cooperation.

Iran and Tajikistan have called for the formation of an all-inclusive government in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover of that country last month.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi says the 20-year occupation of Afghanistan by the US forces only brought destruction and massacre to the war-ravaged country.

A Russia-led military bloc intends to hold large army drills in Tajikistan near the border of Taliban-held Afghanistan next month.

Tajikistan has summoned the US ambassador over President Joe Biden's offensive remarks about Tajik people.

The annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization that comprises eight member countries will take place from September 16 to 17 in Dushanbe.

“Against the backdrop of growing instability near Tajikistan’s southern border, we are working together to ensure the security of our states,” Major General Yevgeny Tsindyaikin said in a statement.

Russia says the US must release reserves of the Afghan central bank and cause no more problems for Afghanistan.

Senior foreign officials from around the world are in Tehran to participate in Raeisi’s inauguration ceremony as the new Iranian president.

The Russian Defense Ministry says troops from Russia and Uzbekistan have begun joint military drills near the border with Afghanistan.